Key Updates in VMware Telco Cloud Automation (TCA) 3.1.1
- Updated Interoperability
- GitOps – Alternative CNF Lifecycle Management Solution
- CNF LCM Helm version updated to 3.13.0
- Infrastructure Automation – Allow provisioning of ESX hosts with single physical NIC (PNIC) as uplink during RAN/cell site provisioning
- VM configuration for ENS Receive Side Scaling (RSS)
- vSphere CSI Container File Volume Security configuration support
- VMware Aria Operations – Telco Cloud Automation Management Pack
- TCA audit events in VMware Aria Operations for Logs
Enhanced Interoperability with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid:
- TCA 3.1.1 now supports Tanzu Kubernetes Grid 2.5.1.
- Kubernetes versions updated to 1.26.14, 1.27.11, and 1.28.7.
- CIS hardening compliance added for Photon 5-based BYOI templates.
Important Note:
- Kubernetes versions 1.22 and 1.23 are no longer supported.
- Kubernetes version 1.24 is nearing EOL. Contact your Broadcom representative for details.
GitOps for CNF Lifecycle Management (LCM):
- Introduced GitOps-based CNF LCM as an alternative to the ETSI NFV approach.
- Enables efficient management of large-scale CNF instances, such as RAN workloads.
- Users can store Helm charts and DIP descriptions in a Git repository, register the repository in TCA, and define deployment parameters during instantiation.
- Updates to the Git repository automatically synchronize with deployed applications.
Helm Version Update:
- Helm version upgraded to 3.13.0 for compatibility with current applications and vendor-tested versions, addressing bugs in earlier versions.
Infrastructure Automation Enhancements:
- Added support for provisioning ESX hosts with a single physical NIC (PNIC) as uplink for RAN/cell site deployment scenarios, such as RAN DU hosts in LLS-C1 configurations.
ENS Receive Side Scaling (RSS) Configuration:
- RSS configuration is now exposed in the UI and DIP (VNFD infra requirements section), enabling improved data plane performance by utilizing multiple cores for incoming traffic processing.
vSphere CSI Security Configuration:
- Introduced support for configuring NetPermission in the vSphere CSI config file.
- Users can create and edit vSphere CSI Container File Volume Security configurations via the TCA UI, meeting telco security requirements for NFS volume access restrictions.
VMware Aria Operations Management Pack for TCA:
- Provides health monitoring for TCA instances and entities, with early warnings and customizable alerts.
- Offers insights into service health, inventory data, and topology through a dedicated management pack.
- Includes predefined alert definitions for enhanced monitoring.
Audit Event Logging in VMware Aria Operations for Logs:
- Audit events can now be automatically forwarded to VMware Aria Operations for Logs without requiring sub-system restarts.
- Additional events added for scenarios like login attempts, configuration changes, and password updates, ensuring comprehensive security tracking.