Product Releases
| Skyline Health Diagnostic | 4.0.10 | 09/26 | Download | Release Notes |
| Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager | 8.18 P5 | 09/29 | Release Notes | |
| Aria Operations for Logs | 8.18.5 | 09/29 | Release Notes | |
| Aria Orchestrator | 8.18.1 | 09/29 | Release Notes | |
| Remote Console | 13.0.1 | 09/29 | Release Notes | |
| Data Services Manager | 9.0.1 | 09/29 | Release Notes | |
| HCX | 4.11.3 | 09/29 | Release Notes | |
| Live Site Recovery | 9.0.4 | 09/29 | Release Notes | |
| vSphere Replication | 9.0.4 | 09/29 | Release Notes | |
VMware Security Advisories History 2025
| VMSA | Release Date | Products | Level | CVSSv3 |
| VMSA-2025-0016 | 2025-09-29 | – vCenter – NSX | High | 7.5-8.5 |
| VMSA-2025-0015 | 2025-09-29 | – Aria Operations- VMware Tools | High | 4.9-7.8 |
| VMSA-2025-0014 | 2025-07-29 | vCenter | Medium | 4.4 |
| VMSA-2025-0013 | 2025-07-15 | – ESXi- Workstation- Fusion- Tools | Critical | 6.2 – 9.3 |
| VMSA-2025-0012 | 2025-06-04 | NSX | High | 5.9 – 7.5 |
| VMSA-2025-0011 | 2025-05-22 | Avi Load Balancer | Medium | 6.8 |
| VMSA-2025-0010 | 2025-05-20 | – VMware Fusion- VMware vCenter Server- VMware vSphere ESXi- VMware Workstation | High | 4.3 – 8.8 |
| VMSA-2025-0009 | 2025-05-20 | VMware Cloud Foundation | High | 7.3 – 8.2 |
| VMSA-2025-0008 | 2025-05-12 | Aria Automation | High | 8.2 |
| VMSA-2025-0007 | 2025-05-12 | VMware Tools | Medium | 6.1 |
| VMSA-2025-0006 | 2025-04-01 | Aria Operations | Important | 7.8 |
| VMSA-2025-0005 | 2025-03-25 | – VMware Tools | Important | 7.8 |
| VMSA-2025-0004 | 2025-03-04 | – VMware ESXi- Workstation- VMware Fusion | Critical | 7.1 – 9.3 |
| VMSA-2025-0003 | 2025-01-30 | – Aria Operations for logs- Aria Operations | High | 5.2-8.5 |
| VMSA-2025-0002 | 2025-01-28 | – Avi Load Balancer | High | 8.6 |
| VMSA-2025-0001 | 2025-01-07 | – Aria Automation | Medium | 4.3 |
Product Lifecycle
Lifecylce Overview until End of November
| Product | Version | EOL |
| Site Recovery | <= 8.8.0.3 | 11.10.2025 |
| vSphere Replication | <= 8.8.0.3 | 11.10.2025 |
| VMware Tools | 11.2.0 | 15.10.2025 |
| VMware Tools | 11.2.5 | 15.10.2025 |
| VMware Tools | 11.2.6 | 15.10.2025 |
| Aria Operations | <= 8.17.2 | 31.10.2025 |
| Aria Operations for Logs | <= 8.16.1 | 31.05.2025 |
| VKr | 1.31 | 28.11.2025 |
KB Articles
Some new and updated KB articles
| Subject | ID |
|---|---|
| Disabling PMem via ESXi when there is no server BIOS option | 412955 |
| How to Disable „dynamicruleset“ Firewall Rule on ESXi Host | 412954 |
| vSAN Witness Appliance “Evaluation” License Expiring on Aug 20, 2025, in VCF 9.0 | 412947 |
| Hosts in a 2 node stretched cluster fail to enter maintenance mode with ‚Full Data Migration‘ | 412918 |
| Check if Service Discovery Management Pack (SDMP) is enabled | 412871 |
| Users are not able to login as certificate has expired VMware Identity Manager (formerly Workspace Access) | 412868 |
| ESXi host showing as ’not responding‘ intermittently in vCenter. | 412851 |
| Understanding and Resetting Distributed Firewall (DFW) Rule Statistics in NSX-T | 412847 |
| After restarting ESXi, the template was migrated to the failover host. | 412812 |
| Multiple ESXi hosts dropping many packets – Rx packet drops – Cisco UCS servers | 412616 |
| Upgrading vCenter from a USB image of the ISO is not supported | 412578 |
| A specific virtual machine was restarted by vSphere HA. | 412509 |
| VCF Automation login throws „Authentication Error missing_verfier“ error when logging in | 412458 |
| ESXi is not able to connect with VASA Provider due to TCP Failure | 412434 |
| Host is down after changing NIC aliases | 412410 |
| Windows 11 VMs are unable to boot after upgrading from ESXi 8.0.3d to 8.0.3f | 412400 |
| Hosts with mismatched NTP configuration alert in vCenter Skyline Health | 412393 |
| PSOD on Cisco servers, when NFNIC 5.0.0.46 is in use | 412357 |
| How to Create a vTPM-Enabled Virtual Machine on a Host Without a physical TPM | 412270 |
| NSX UI tool Traceflow shows „Dropped by IP“ | 412190 |
| VCF Operations For Networks configuration best practice. | 412160 |
| Impact of the fix for 『ESXi fails to boot on systems with more than 512 logical CPUs in one NUMA node』 | 412076 |
| „A general system error occurred: Image is not valid. Software Solution com.vmware.vsphere-wcp with version 9.0.1.##.#.#-######## cannot be found in depot“, Image authoring in vLCM may fail even when the corresponding depots are imported into vLCM | 412074 |
OnSite Events
Incl. VMUG User/cons
| Explore On Tour – Paris (Registration now open) | 10/17 | |
| VMUG User/con Cincinnati | 10/22 | |
| Explore On Tour – Sydney (Registration now open) | 10/27 | |
| Explore On Tour – Tokyo (Registration now open) | 10/29 | |
| VMUG User/con Washington D.C. | 11/05 | |
| Explore On Tour – Frankfurt (Registration now open) | 11/11-12 | |
| Explore Las Vegas 2026 (Save the date) | week of August 31 | |
| Local VMUG Events Overview | ||
TAM Lab | Podcast | Webinar | Blog Posts
Podcasts , Blogs and Webinars published last week
| VCF Demystified — Breaking Down the Barriers, Your Questions Answered Architect’s Edge Live: 2-hour Ask Me Anything Expert Panel | Webinar |
| Join us for a special 2-hour Architect’s Edge Live AMA (Ask Me Anything) + Expert Panel, built to turn uncertainty into clarity. You’ll get:Live answers to your toughest adoption questions — no scripts, no fluff.Insights from specialists who have navigated greenfield, brownfield, and hybrid approaches.Real-world examples showing how organizations overcame perceived. blockers in areas like storage choice, NSX integration, operational security, and multi-site scale.Practical tips to avoid hidden pitfalls and accelerate time-to-value.Christopher Kusek | William Lam | John Nicholson | Bob Plankers | Chris McCain | Brock Peterson | Jon Schulz | Vincent Riccio | Victoria Gimma | Hersey Cartwright | Moe Ziaee | Eric Gray | Steve Ngo | Renee White | Shawn Kelly | Plus other special guest panelists! | |
| The Architect’s Edge: VMware News and VCF Insights – September 2025 The Architect’s Edge | News |
| This month’s edition is packed with updates, milestones, and urgency — and yes, we deliberately held off on publishing until today so we could bring you the fresh news of VCF 9.0.1 and Aria 8.18.5 hot off the press. | |
| Stream VMware Explore Sessions Now, On-DemandVMware Explore | VMware Explore |
| Good news: The VMware Explore 2025 in Las Vegas Video Library is now open for all! Tap into a discovery powerhouse with on-demand sessions anytime, on-demand. | |
| DSM 9.0.1 – New Microsoft SQL Server enhancements [Part 1] cormachogan.com | Blogpost |
| Whilst Microsoft SQL Server is still in technical preview in Data Services Manager 9.0.1, our team continues to release significant enhancements for our customers as we gravitate towards full support. As I mentioned in the DSM 9.0.1 overview post, this release includes the ability to specify […] | |
| How many VMware Cloud Foundation Instances can a VCF Fleet support? williamlam.com | Blogpost |
| With the release of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, a new architectural construct has been introduced called a VCF Fleet. This brings centralized fleet management and provides modern workload consumption across multiple VCF instances, all managed through a single deployment of VCF Automation [..] | |