AWS evs documentation change
Summary
Added version compatibility warnings, ESXi->ESX terminology changes, and explicit esxVersion parameter in CLI examples.
Security assessment
While the changes emphasize version matching to prevent validation failures, there's no direct evidence of addressing security vulnerabilities. The additions are operational best practices rather than security fixes or security feature documentation.
Diff
diff --git a/evs/latest/userguide/evs-env-create-host.md b/evs/latest/userguide/evs-env-create-host.md index 200644488..493076c32 100644 --- a//evs/latest/userguide/evs-env-create-host.md +++ b//evs/latest/userguide/evs-env-create-host.md @@ -23 +23 @@ Amazon EVS hosts use a custom vendor add-on to provide important host functional -If you have updated your ESXi version after the Amazon EVS environment deployment, SDDC manager may fail during VCF host validation in the commission hosts step. For steps to troubleshoot this issue, see [SDDC Manager fails VCF host validation during host commissioning](./troubleshooting.html#troubleshoot-sddc-failure-host-commission). +If you have updated your ESX version after the Amazon EVS environment deployment, SDDC manager may fail during VCF host validation in the commission hosts step. For steps to troubleshoot this issue, see [SDDC Manager fails VCF host validation during host commissioning](./troubleshooting.html#troubleshoot-sddc-failure-host-commission). @@ -28,0 +29,10 @@ Ensure that your Amazon EVS host count per EVS environment quota is correctly se +###### Note + +If you don’t specify an ESX version when adding hosts to your environment, Amazon EVS automatically uses the default ESX version associated with your environment’s VCF version. See [VCF versions and EC2 instance types provided by Amazon EVS](./versions-provided.html) for more information. + +###### Important + +When adding an ESX host, select an ESX version that matches your target vSphere cluster. If the same version is unavailable, deploy an older version and upgrade using vSphere Lifecycle Manager. For more information, see [SDDC Manager fails VCF host validation during host commissioning](./troubleshooting.html#troubleshoot-sddc-failure-host-commission). Upgrades may require host reboots and increase the time it takes to commission the host. + +A host with an ESX version newer than your vSphere cluster image ESX version cannot be downgraded. You will need to delete the host and recreate it with the correct ESX version. + @@ -50 +60 @@ Amazon EVS console and SDDC Managuer UI - 10. Add the new host to the cluster, using SDDC Manager. For more information, see [How to Add an ESXi Host to Your vSphere Cluster by Using the Quickstart Workflow](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/use-quickstart-to-add---host-to-a-cluster.html) in the vSphere documentation. + 10. Add the new host to the cluster, using SDDC Manager. For more information, see [How to Add an ESX Host to Your vSphere Cluster by Using the Quickstart Workflow](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/use-quickstart-to-add---host-to-a-cluster.html) in the vSphere documentation. @@ -67 +77,2 @@ AWS CLI and SDDC Manager UI - "instanceType": "i4i.metal" \ + "instanceType": "i4i.metal",\ + "esxVersion": "ESXi-8.0U3g-24859861"\ @@ -74 +85 @@ AWS CLI and SDDC Manager UI - 5. Add the new host to the cluster, using SDDC Manager. For more information, see [How to Add an ESXi Host to Your vSphere Cluster by Using the Quickstart Workflow](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/use-quickstart-to-add---host-to-a-cluster.html) in the vSphere documentation. + 5. Add the new host to the cluster, using SDDC Manager. For more information, see [How to Add an ESX Host to Your vSphere Cluster by Using the Quickstart Workflow](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/use-quickstart-to-add---host-to-a-cluster.html) in the vSphere documentation.