![]() ![]() Many partners have been automatically migrated but there are still more to go. Usage Insight on Cloud Services Portal (CSP) is being migrated to Cloud Partner Navigator (CPN). Usage Meter 4.1 and 4.2 will stop being processed into reports starting after the November MBO (December 5th). If you are using Usage Meter 4.1 or 4.2, perform an in-place upgrade immediately. Usage Insight has stopped automatically reporting UM 3.6.1 reports to Commerce Portal after the October MBO. If you are using Usage Meter 3.6.1, I recommend deploying a new Usage Meter 4.4 appliance immediately and set it to test mode when you register it in Commerce Portal. Partners must upgrade to Usage Meter 4.4 immediately. If you haven’t heard already, Usage Meter 3.6.1, 4.1 and 4.2 are no longer supported in any capacity. Usage Meter and Metering Updates in General Updates to the features comparison content.No Term contract needed for Tanzu Basic, and partners will be provided licenses directly into their my.vmware accounts! So if you’ve been interested in supporting Modern Apps, this is how to get started!.Tanzu Basic is now included in Flex Core.Updates to content and descriptions, no price adjustments.The add-on SKU’s will be available until Feb 2022 and require manual adjustment of units to move from VSAN Enterprise to older SKU’s Replacing old “with Enterprise add-on” versions.No pricing adjustments, just how you get licenses. This has no effect on allowance for using NSX Adv Load Balancer Basic edition with Flex Core. Reverting back to One-Off Ordering for entitlements. ![]() There is also a new self-service invite process built into Commerce Portal! VUI is split across the CSP and CPN platforms, but transitioning to CPN for all partners.This also means that since UM 4.X requires Usage Insight, then automatic reporting and Usage Insight are required. Since UM 3.6.1 is officially no longer supported in any capacity, the PUG was updated to reflect that UM 4.4 and higher are required by partners for monthly reporting.The folowing is a list of the changes mentioned in the “What’s New” section of the PUG with a little explanation of the changes. And since UM 4.X requires Usage Insight, partner are required to now sign up for Automatic Reporting on Commerce Portal and register their new Usage Meter 4.4 or higher appliances. Partners should migrate off of Usage Meter versions 3.6.1, 4.1 and 4.2 immediately. I do want to take this moment and several others in this post to remind everyone that Usage Meter 4.4 or higher is now required to be used in the program. Over 77% of partners are using Usage Insight and 70.9% are using Usage Meter 4.X! Thats a HUGE difference from our last webinar. We still have some partners with customizations that are left but for the most part the migration is done for over 4400 partners! Over 99% of partners are now on the Flex Pricing Model! We’ve automatically migrated the remaining partners who had no price increase, while working hand-in-hand with partners who do, to make sure that everyones concerns were mitigated. Advanced w/ Networking & Management (12pts).This will affect partners currently reporting:.Price Protection is ending in May 2022.Get in touch with your sales contact to know more This is initially available for select qualified partners.Sovereign Cloud program was announced at VMworld.Usage Insight is migrating to Cloud Partner Navigator for a much better operational experience!.It is important that you move to the latest version to ensure no lapse in reporting No EoTG date, so they will be completely done.Usage Meter 3.6.1, 4.1, and 4.2 are all End-of-General-Support.Commerce Portal still shows them but that’s only because of the price protection that’s valid until May 2022.If you’d like to be included on the invite next time, make sure someone from your company (cloud provider or aggregator) has added you to the Commerce Portal user list.Īs is customary, we want to highlight some of the top updates in Pricing, Metering, and Reporting for Cloud Providers. If you missed the webinar, we’ve sent an email to all commerce portal users with a link to the recording. We had a great turnout globally and a LOT of engagement from our attendees. First, I wanted to thank everyone that joined us live for the webinar this quarter. ![]()
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