Subject
Automated Uptime Layer (AUL) Release 7.0.2.0 for ESXi 7.0 Update 2 is Generally Available on 26-July-2021

Type:   Information
Severity:   Not Applicable
Affected Channel:   Customer
Mandatory?   No
Product Class:   Software
Product Source:   Stratus
OS Affected:    ESX
OS Revision(s):   7.0.2.0
Part Number(s)
CSS Product:    Software Distribution (SDS)

Summary
Automated Uptime Layer (AUL) Release 7.0.2.0 (build 389) for ftServer ESX systems

28x0, 48x0 and 68x0
29x0, 49x0 and 69x0

is Generally Available (GA) as of 26-July-2021. This release supports VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0 Update 2


Issue
This is a bug fix release of Automated Uptime Layer for ESXi which supports VMware vSphere 7.0 Update 2

Available Fixes
Bug fixes available in AUL 7.0.2.0 are:

======================== ftesx_build:38416 ========================

Description: Add support for vSphere 7.0 Update 2.

======================== ftesx_mgt:38412 =========================

Description: Update management appliance to CentOS 7.9

======================== ftesx_inst:38210 =========================

Description: Switch from Oracle Java to CentOS-supplied OpenJDK in the
management appliance.

======================== ftesx_inst:38391 =========================

Description: Add updated CentOS sudo rpm to management appliance to address
CVE-2021-3156

======================== ftesx_kernel:38346 =======================

Description: Running 'vm-support -p' can cause system hang/reset if run during
CPU bringup.

======================== ftesx_kernel:38401 =======================

Description: During installation on a system with NVMe drives, Pivot process
fails with "No CRU 11 disks available for pivoting" reported in
the ftsys-firstboot.log file if only a single pair of disks are
inserted.

======================== ftesx_mgt:38414 =========================

Description: ftweb network display shows incorrect information if vSwitch
names contain spaces.

======================== ftesx_kernel:38451 =======================

Description: vSwitch configuration may have one vmnic removed during reboot if
system had booted multiple times with one enclosure removed or
powered off.

======================== ftesx_asn:38476 =========================

Description: Update ft-sra_asn script to add the ability to enable/disable
remote Stratus support dial-in.

======================== ftesx_inst:38521 =========================

Description: Upgrades of management appliance may fail with RPMTransaction
error reported if the Locale is configured for non-English
language.