VMware Identity Manager CSP-102092 Patch - Coordinated Upgrade Sequencing
Identity management infrastructure demands coordinated patching across multiple appliance layers to maintain authentication service availability while addressing security vulnerabilities. VMware Identity Manager (vIDM) and Aria Suite Lifecycle operate in a tightly coupled deployment model where patch sequencing directly determines service continuity and upgrade success probability.
The CSP-102092 patch for vIDM 3.3.7 addresses critical security vulnerabilities while simultaneously improving system stability through Grub2 bootloader upgrades and Kerberos configuration enhancements. This cumulative patch includes all fixes from previously released patches, simplifying the upgrade path for environments running older patch levels and eliminating the need to apply multiple sequential updates. However, the patch deployment process introduces a critical service dependency: VMware Identity Manager authentication services remain completely non-operational until Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18 Patch 5 is subsequently applied and activated.
This service dependency necessitates a mandatory maintenance window where authentication services are unavailable to all integrated systems—including vCenter SSO, NSX Manager authentication, and any third-party applications leveraging vIDM for SAML-based SSO. Organizations must plan for approximately one hour of downtime per appliance component during patch installation, with sequential patching required for clustered deployments following the strict order of Primary → Secondary 1 → Secondary 2. Parallel patching of cluster nodes is explicitly unsupported due to database synchronization requirements and risks cluster corruption that requires complete rebuild.
Pre-patch preparation is essential for successful deployment and rapid recovery if issues arise. The prep-for-upgrade-lcm.sh script performs comprehensive environment validation, checking service health, configuration integrity, and system prerequisites before patch installation begins. Disk space requirements mandate 15 GB free space in the patch installation location, frequently requiring disk expansion in space-constrained virtual appliances deployed with minimal storage allocations. Snapshot creation provides critical rollback capability but requires non-memory snapshots to avoid service disruption during snapshot creation itself—memory snapshots would pause the appliance, disrupting active authentication sessions. Inventory sync for the Global Environment must complete successfully before proceeding, ensuring the Aria Suite Lifecycle database accurately reflects current Identity Manager configuration state and preventing synchronization conflicts during patch application.
Source KB: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/412021
KB Number: 412021
Orchestrator Integration: Automation Workflow
Goal: Automate vmware identity manager csp-102092 patch - coordinated upgrade sequencing configuration and validation to reduce manual effort and ensure consistency across environments.
Workflow steps (VMware Aria Orchestrator)
• Create a workflow: 'vIDM and Aria Lifecycle Coordinated Patch Deployment'
* Inputs: vidmClusterNodes (array), lcmApplianceIP (string), patchVersion (string), maintenanceWindow (dateTime)
* Step 1: Pre-patch validation gate - query each vIDM appliance health status via REST API, verify cluster synchronization, check minimum version 3.3.7 GA or higher
* Step 2: Disk space verification - SSH to each appliance, execute 'df -h /data' command, validate minimum 15 GB free space; if insufficient, trigger disk expansion workflow per KB guidance
* Step 3: Trigger inventory sync in Aria Suite Lifecycle - POST to /lcm/lcops/api/v2/inventory, poll for completion status, fail workflow if sync fails
* Step 4: Create recovery snapshots - via vCenter API, create non-memory snapshots of all vIDM appliances and Aria Suite Lifecycle appliance, tag with KB 412021 reference and timestamp
* Step 5: Transfer patch preparation script - SCP prep-for-upgrade-lcm.sh to /data directory on each vIDM node, set executable permissions chmod +x
* Step 6: Execute prep script on each node - SSH execution, capture output, validate script completion status code
* Step 7: Orchestrate sequential patch deployment for vIDM cluster (critical for availability):
- Patch Primary node first - upload patch, execute installation via vIDM API, monitor installation logs
- Wait for Primary node service restoration and cluster status 'healthy'
- Patch Secondary 1 node - repeat process, verify cluster maintains quorum during patch
- Patch Secondary 2 node - final node patching with full cluster health validation
* Step 8: Post-vIDM patch validation - test authentication flow, verify SAML integration, check Kerberos configuration (common failure point per KB)
* Step 9: Immediately proceed with Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18 Patch 5 installation (required dependency):
- Upload patch binary to /data directory via SCP
- Map patch binary in UI via API call to /lcm/lcops/api/v2/settings/patch-binaries
- Trigger patch installation via API, monitor progress with 60-minute timeout
* Step 10: Post-LCM patch validation - verify vIDM services now operational (they're down until this completes), test end-to-end authentication
* Step 11: Comprehensive validation suite:
- Test user authentication against Active Directory
- Verify SAML SSO to vCenter and other integrated products
- Check vIDM cluster health and node synchronization
- Validate Kerberos configuration (execute test from KB if errors present)
- Review application logs for error patterns
* Step 12: If any validation fails, trigger automated rollback - revert to snapshots, alert operations team with failure details
* Step 13: Generate compliance report documenting: nodes patched, versions before/after, downtime duration, validation results, KB 412021 reference
Expected outcome
Zero-touch patch deployment with coordinated sequencing eliminates vIDM service outage risks, reduces 3-4 hours manual work to 90-minute automated process, provides documented compliance with validation gates.
