We’re pleased to announce new Skyline Collector 2.8 and Advisor releases with support for vRealize Automation 8.1 and above, and vRealize Lifecycle Manager v8.2 and above, Customer Connect notifications, expanded Support Request visibility and LDAPS for Active Directory Authentication support.
We strongly recommend updating your Skyline Collector to take advantage of all the new features, as well as upcoming features in subsequent releases. If you have the Auto Upgrade feature enabled, your Collectors will update automatically. If not, you can download the new version from the Collector user interface. Note that if you’re running Collector v2.1 or below, you must upgrade to continue seeing data provided by those Collectors. After July 31st, 2021, customers running Collector v2.1 and below who have not upgraded will no longer see data provided by those Collectors in Skyline Advisor after that date. As a reminder, VMware supports n-2 versions of the Skyline Collector. Currently versions 2.5 and below are no longer actively supported under General Support.
A summary of the new features is below. For additional details review the Skyline Advisor Release Notes and the Skyline Collector 2.8 documentation. Log into Skyline Advisor today to see the new enhancements!
New features:
Support for vRealize Automation and vRealize Lifecycle Manager
Skyline now supports vRealize Automation 8.1 and above, and vRealize Lifecycle Manager v8.2 and above. Once you connect your vRealize Automation and vRealize Lifecycle Manager endpoints, Skyline will begin surfacing proactive Findings & Recommendations for those vRealize Automation instances. Skyline Log Assist also supports vRealize Automation for streamlined support log bundle uploads to VMware Technical Support.
Skyline Notifications Available in Customer Connect Portal
You will now see new critical Skyline Findings and Collector health alerts in the Customer Connect notifications panel, giving you easy access to high priority Findings and Collector status from within the knowledge and support portal. Log into Skyline Advisor to view additional Findings details and remediation guidance.
Enhanced Support Request Visibility
The Support Request (SR) visibility feature for Skyline Administrators has been enhanced. Previously, when Skyline Administrators enabled the SR Visibility setting in Skyline Advisor to view SRs across teams, they saw SRs from Skyline users and non-Skyline users. Now when the SR Visibility setting is enabled, Skyline Administrators will see SRs from Skyline users only.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAPS) Support for Active Directory Authentication
As part of our ongoing commitment to security adherence, Skyline Collector now supports LDAPS for Active Directory Authentication.
