Release date: November 8th 2023
Welcome to my VMware App Volumes series. The new version of VMware App Volumes, 2309, was GA on October 26th 2023, with the version being 4.12.81.0. The Release Notes contains the following info about what is new, and can be reviewed here: VMware App Volumes 4, version 2309 Release Notes
- Fast Attach for VMDK Packages (vSphere 8.0 Update 2 Required)
- Experience a significant boost in performance and productivity with Fast Attach for VMDK packages. This feature increases attachment speeds for VMDK packages on VMFS and vSAN storage, resulting in faster login times, quicker app launches, and less load on the vSphere components of your environment.The following are the key performance improvements:
- Twice the speed on VMFSFast Attach for VMDK packages speeds up the attachment of VMDK packages on VMFS storage, providing a more efficient and responsive experience.
- Three Times Faster on vSANFor users utilizing vSAN storage, this feature delivers a threefold increase in attachment speed, making your virtual machine operations seamless and efficient.
In this section I will describe how I upgraded my VMware App Volumes infrastructure to v. 2309, but first, at what point in an upgrade procedure should we upgrade the VMware App Volumes Components? According to VMware’s official documentation, this should be done as shown below.
Before beginning the upgrade, I also verify that the upgrade path is supported in the VMware Interoperability Matrix
The procedure used for upgrading is as follows:
VMware App Volumes Product Page
VMware App Volumes planning, deployment etc.
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