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4.16+

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https://issues.redhat.com/browse/OSDOCS-16317

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CHANGE MANAGEMENT REQUIRED

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🤖 Thu Oct 02 16:41:05 - Prow CI generated the docs preview:

https://99835--ocpdocs-pr.netlify.app/openshift-enterprise/latest/installing/installing_vsphere/ipi/ipi-vsphere-installation-reqs.html
https://99835--ocpdocs-pr.netlify.app/openshift-enterprise/latest/installing/installing_vsphere/upi/upi-vsphere-installation-reqs.html
https://99835--ocpdocs-pr.netlify.app/openshift-enterprise/latest/storage/container_storage_interface/persistent-storage-csi-vsphere.html
https://99835--ocpdocs-pr.netlify.app/openshift-enterprise/latest/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-hardware-on-nodes-running-on-vsphere.html

@sslocket sslocket changed the title OSDOCS-16317# Doc update for removal of VCF 4.3 support. OSDOCS-16317# Doc update for removal of VMware 7.x and VCF 4.3 support. Oct 1, 2025
@sslocket sslocket force-pushed the OSDOCS-16317 branch 2 times, most recently from 0dcd6fc to 8464f0c Compare October 1, 2025 13:10
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sslocket commented Oct 1, 2025

@jcpowermac @gnufied @gcharot PTAL and leave LGTM if everything looks accurate.

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I think we should update VCF support from 4.3+ to 4.4+ instead of 5.0.
@rvanderp3 @jcpowermac thoughts?

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* You have cluster administrator permissions to execute the required permissions in the vCenter instance hosting your {product-title} cluster.
* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 7.0U2 or later.
* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 8.0 or later.
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8.0 Update 1 to match what what is in other doc

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* You have cluster administrator permissions to execute the required permissions in the vCenter instance hosting your {product-title} cluster.
* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 7.0U2 or later.
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same

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* You have cluster administrator permissions to execute the required permissions in the vCenter instance hosting your {product-title} cluster.
* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 7.0U2 or later.
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same

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* Version {product-version} of {product-title} requires VMware virtual hardware version 15 or later.
* Before upgrading OpenShift 4.12 to OpenShift 4.13, you must update vSphere to *v7.0.2 or later*; otherwise, the OpenShift 4.12 cluster is marked *un-upgradeable*.
* Before upgrading OpenShift 4.12 to OpenShift 4.13, you must update vSphere to *v8.0 or later*; otherwise, the OpenShift 4.12 cluster is marked *un-upgradeable*.
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gcharot commented Oct 2, 2025

Can we remove the vsphere 7 entries from the doc? Looks a bit brutal. Shouldn't we change the lines instead saying that 7 support is now deprecated (or removed as you prefer). Optionally include "if you have questions, please contact Red Hat support, blabla"

Also shouldn't we add a relnote entry ?

Last, we have some storage doc sections that are refering to vsphere 7
https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.19/html/storage/using-container-storage-interface-csi#persistent-storage-vsphere

I suggest you sync up with @lpettyjo

@sslocket sslocket changed the title OSDOCS-16317# Doc update for removal of VMware 7.x and VCF 4.3 support. OSDOCS-16317# Doc update for removal of VMware 7.x and VCF 4.x support. Oct 2, 2025
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sslocket commented Oct 2, 2025

@gcharot relnote is in this PR #99960

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LGTM for change management

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gcharot commented Oct 3, 2025

If we're ok to remove the lines without warning then LGTM

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lpettyjo commented Oct 6, 2025

These files also need to be changed:
persistent-storage-csi-drivers-supported.adoc
persistent-storage-csi-vsphere-migrating-cns-vols-between-datastores.adoc

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