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Managing VMware HCX

Managing VMware HCX

Accessing the HCX management consoles

To manage the VMware HCX® service, you must access the HCX Cloud console or the HCX Manager Admin console:

  1. Use the IBM Cloud® infrastructure VPN or a jump server to allow access to the IP address of the HCX Manager virtual appliance (HCX Manager). You can find the IP address on the HCX service details page in the IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions console.
  2. To access the HCX Cloud console, click View HCX Cloud console on the HCX service details page, and then log in by using the VMware vCenter Server® credentials.
  3. To access the HCX Manager Admin console, click View HCX Manager Admin console on the HCX service details page. Then, log in by using the HCX Manager credentials that are listed on the same service details page.

For more information, see Ordering services for VCF for Classic - Automated instances.

Applying updates to HCX

HCX is deployed with the most recently tested build of VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension technology. VMware® provides updates to the builds regularly, which include important fixes and new features. These builds are pushed to HCX installations automatically, including on-premises HCX installations.

To apply any maintenance fixes pushed to your environment, you must use the HCX Manager Admin console in your on-premises data center and your VCF for Classic - Automated instance.

Open an IBM Support ticket by following the steps in Getting help and support for the following situations:

  • You do not see a build update that you are expecting.
  • You have problems with HCX.
  • You want to have the most recent HCX build pushed to your system immediately.

Considerations when you delete HCX

Review the following considerations before you delete the HCX service:

  • Before you delete the service, you must remove any personal VMs from storage that is deployed with this service. HCX only orders personal VMs if it’s not vSAN.
  • Ensure that the service mesh and extended networks between the on-premises source site and the IBM Cloud target sites are deleted. To remove the service mesh and extended networks, use the HCX user interface in the on-premises VMware vSphere Web Client.
  • Ensure that the site pairings between the on-premises source site and the IBM Cloud target sites are removed. To remove the site pairings, use the HCX user interface in the on-premises VMware vSphere Web Client.
  • If you delete a workload cluster and that cluster is the service mesh cluster, the HCX service is automatically deleted.
  • The deletion of HCX is automated. The following procedures are completed for the successful deletion of this service:
    • The HCX license that is ordered for the cloud-side HCX Manager is deactivated.
    • HCX Manager is deleted.
    • The vMotion IP addresses that were reserved for HCX are released.
    • The HCX management edge appliances are deleted.

Only the VMs that were deployed during the initial installation of the HCX instances are deleted. Any node that is deployed after the installation is not cleaned up.