What's New

The following tables provide an overview of the significant changes to this guide for the current release. The tables do not provide an exhaustive list of all changes made to the documentation or of the new features in the release.

What's New in CloudControl, Version 6.4.1

Feature Description Where Documented

OpenID Connect (OIDC) Support for External Authentication

External authentication now supports OIDC identity providers, such as Azure AD.

See About External Authentication.

Multi-Factor Authentication Rename

Multi-Factor Authentication is now called External Authentication.

See About External Authentication.

New port forwarding CLI commands

Added new CLI commands for port forwarding for vCenter using the Published IP.

See the CloudControl Release Notes for 6.4.1.

What's New in CloudControl, Version 6.4

Feature Description Where Documented

VMware Cloud Foundation support

Added support for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and SDDC Manager.

See Adding SDDC Manager to CloudControl.

SAML 2.0 Support for External Authentication

External authentication now supports SAML 2.0 identity providers, such as Ping Federate, Okta, and Duo.

See About External Authentication.

Managed Credential Accounts for vCenter

A credential management account allows you to access stored vCenter, NSX-T and VCF credential information from either the Entrust Secret Vault or CyberArk.

See Creating a Credential Management Account.

Support for SNMP v3

You can now use SNMP v3 trap and polling servers for your alert monitoring.

See Configuring Alert Monitoring with SNMP v3.