Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods for efficiently and effectively applying upgrade bundles to an SDDC. The upgrade bundles can update various software components of the SDDC. A version-compliance configuration matrix provides version-compliance information across various software components to ensure that all components function properly after upgrading. Each upgrade bundle can include metadata that provides information sufficient to utilize the configuration matrix. A super bundle can include multiple upgrade bundles, as well as instructions for applying the multiple upgrade bundles in a particular order to avoid compatibility issues. The super bundle can be used to upgrade multiple software components of an SDDC without disrupting the functionality of the SDDC.

Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for allocating a host of a pre-configured hyper-converged computing device to a workload domain, a pre-configured hyper-converged computing device including a plurality of hosts is managed, wherein the plurality of hosts is allocable to workload domains. A pool of unallocated hosts of the plurality of hosts is managed within the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device, wherein hosts of the pool of unallocated hosts have associated hypervisor versions. An allocation request to allocate at least one host of the pool of unallocated hosts to a workload domain is received, the allocation request including a requested hypervisor version of at least one host upon allocation. The at least one host is updated to the requested hypervisor version of the allocation request while the at least one host is in the pool of unallocated hosts.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for version aliasing mechanisms and cumulative upgrades for software lifecycle management are disclosed. An example method includes cumulating, by executing an instruction with a processor, a plurality of software updates identified in a first manifest file with a plurality of software updates identified in a second manifest file, the second manifest file corresponding to a version older than a version corresponding to the first manifest file; and flagging the cumulative manifest files as cumulative, the cumulative manifest file containing a plurality of software updates that update the old version to the new version.

Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods for efficiently and effectively applying upgrade bundles to an SDDC. The upgrade bundles can update various software components of the SDDC. A version-compliance configuration matrix provides version-compliance information across various software components to ensure that all components function properly after upgrading. Each upgrade bundle can include metadata that provides information sufficient to utilize the configuration matrix. A super bundle can include multiple upgrade bundles, as well as instructions for applying the multiple upgrade bundles in a particular order to avoid compatibility issues. The super bundle can be used to upgrade multiple software components of an SDDC without disrupting the functionality of the SDDC.

Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods for efficiently and effectively managing upgrades to an SDDC. More specifically, examples described herein relate to allowing various upgrade paths that can upgrade an SDDC directly to a desired version, without the need for intermediate upgrades. The upgrades can be selected by a user through a graphical user interface (“GUI”) described herein. The examples further describe a version-compliance configuration matrix that identifies various acceptable combinations of software components and versions. The examples also describe a process for providing a customized upgrade package suited to a particular customer or user. Additional examples describe a mechanism for retracting and correcting bad patches or upgrades after they have been released.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for version aliasing mechanisms and cumulative upgrades for software lifecycle management are disclosed. An example method includes cumulating, by executing an instruction with a processor, a plurality of software updates identified in a first manifest file with a plurality of software updates identified in a second manifest file, the second manifest file corresponding to a version older than a version corresponding to the first manifest file; and flagging the cumulative manifest files as cumulative, the cumulative manifest file containing a plurality of software updates that update the old version to the new version.

Abstract: In a method for managing an upgrade of a virtualization infrastructure component, a plurality of metadata manifests corresponding to a plurality of software upgrade bundles is received, a software upgrade bundle for upgrading a virtualization infrastructure component from a source version to a target version, a metadata manifest comprising a listing of applications comprised within a corresponding software upgrade bundle and installation instructions for the applications comprised within the corresponding software upgrade bundle for upgrading the virtualization infrastructure component from a particular source version to a particular target version.

Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for allocating a host of a pre-configured hyper-converged computing device to a workload domain, a pre-configured hyper-converged computing device including a plurality of hosts is managed, wherein the plurality of hosts is allocable to workload domains. A pool of unallocated hosts of the plurality of hosts is managed within the pre-configured hyper-converged computing device, wherein hosts of the pool of unallocated hosts have associated hypervisor versions. An allocation request to allocate at least one host of the pool of unallocated hosts to a workload domain is received, the allocation request including a requested hypervisor version of at least one host upon allocation. The at least one host is updated to the requested hypervisor version of the allocation request while the at least one host is in the pool of unallocated hosts.