Latest enhancements to VxRail ACE
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VxRail ACE
February 4, 2020
One of the key areas of focus for VxRail ACE (Analytical Consulting Engine) is active multi-cluster management. With ACE, users have a central point to manage multiple VxRail clusters more conveniently. System updates for multiple VxRail clusters is one activity where ACE greatly benefits users. It is a time-consuming operation that requires careful planning and coordination. In the initial release of ACE, users were able to facilitate transfer of update bundles to all their clusters with ACE acting as the single control point versus logging onto every vCenter console to do the same activity. That can save quite a bit of time.
On-demand pre-upgrade cluster health checks
In the latest ACE update, users can now run on-demand health checks prior to upgrading to find out if their cluster is ready for a system update. By identifying which clusters are ready and which ones are not, users can more effectively schedule their maintenance windows in advance. It allows them to see which clusters require troubleshooting and which ones can start the update process. In ACE, on-demand cluster health checks are referred to as a Pre-Check.
For more information about this feature, you can check out this video: https://vxrail.is/aceupdates
Deployment types
Another feature that came out with this update is the identification of the cluster deployment type. This means ACE will now display whether the cluster is a standard VxRail cluster in a VMware Validated Design deployment, in a VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail deployment used in Dell Technologies Datacenter-as-a-Service, a 2-node vSAN cluster, or in a stretched cluster configuration.
Daniel Chiu, VxRail Technical Marketing