Beta end date: June 15, 2023
Welcome to the VMware SASE Release 5.2.0 Beta. In the Beta, you will be able to use the new features listed below.
Beta Features
- Enhanced Firewall Services
- High Availability Stability and UI Enhancements
- Amazon Web Service Transit Gateway Connect Configuration
- Route Summarization
- Route Visibility
- Edge Link Down Limit in Edge Management Partner
- Edge Link Down Limit in Edge Management Enterprise
- Customizable QoE
- Automatic Switchover
- CSP as default IDP
- External Certificate Authority
- IPv6 NSD via Edge
- OSPF v3
- High Availability Support for Platform Firmware
Notes:
Based on some initial feedback from beta, we note the following services are having issues with traffic being passed.
- Secure Access
- Cloud Web Security via Edge
We have isolated the problem and will be upgrading our gateways to fix this.
The upgrade has taken place and this is fixed
Based on beta feedback an issue has been found on vco58. This impacts new tenants or existing tenants with new profiles who enable IDPS functionality. The IDPS signatures are not being downloaded to the edges.
Workaround: If IDPS signatures are not working - Create a new profile and associate the edges under that new profile.
Beta Details
This Beta Community has links to the Beta Orchestrator, Documents and the Discussions forum.
We created your Orchestrator account. Please visit the Beta Orchestrator and click “reset your password”. You should receive an email to the address you used for the Beta Community registration. Follow the instructions in the email to reset your password and log into the Orchestrator.
Each organization has a partner account. All users within the same organization have Super User access to that account. In this partner account you can create additional users, your own enterprises and onboard Edges.
Beta Usage
As always, the VMware SASE Beta code is pre-release and has not undergone the full suite of testing that a released version does and may contain software defects. As such, this Beta Orchestrator/software must not be used in production environments.
Confidentiality Policy
VMware expects you to treat this Beta Program as strictly confidential. You are one of the very select beta sites, and you are considered trusted advisors.
You may not:
- Discuss this program publicly
- Discuss this program privately with anyone not registered for this private Beta Program
If you have any problems accessing either the Beta Orchestrator or this Beta Community, please email velo-beta@vmware.com.
For issues found during the Beta Program, please post the questions on the Discussions forum.
Thank you very much for participating in this Beta Program. We look forward to your feedback!
Happy Testing!
- The SASE Release 5.2.0 Team
