New in vSphere 6.0 Update 1

New in vSphere 6.0 Update 1

Disclaimer - VMware has not relived official repeat notes. All info has been taken from VMWorld 2015 session INFO5060 What’s new with vSphere 

The upcoming release of vSphere 6.0 Update 1 in Q3 2015 contains several new features and improvements along with the requisite bug fixes that normally accompany VMware's Update structure. Here are some of the new capabilities for vSphere 6 U1.

vSphere vCenter Appliance

Easy install update and upgrade

• vSphere update manager support in web client – The Update UI points to VMware’s online repository can also configure it to use an ISO or a existing repository (VUM will still require a separate Windows system)
• Upgrading vSphere 6.0 VCSA to Update 1, can now be accomplished by an in-place upgrade or sometimes refer to as a build-2-build. Just mount the U1 ISO to your existing VCSA 6.0 appliance to perform the upgrade. 

Continued improvements in web client – performance and layout have been improved to more closely match the installable client.

Faster evacuation time for maintenance mode – Get those VMs moved in a hurry for a speedier evacuation to maintenance mode.

Certificate authority management - Simplified management in Web Client for certificate management, you won’t be forced to use the CLI to move certificates around.

Throughput enhancements vs using windows vCenter server – According to the presenter along with the VCSA supporting the same sizing scenarios as the Windows Server vCenter Install and improved throughput over Windows, U1 will boast another 20% increases in performance over the Windows install.

The VCSA now supports both vCenter Server as well as ESXi as a deployment targets. Pre U1 ESXi was the only available target.

The ability to convert a single server VCSA deployment to an external Platform Services Controller or PSC. This allows starting with a simple Embedded VCSA deployment and as they get comfortable with the VCSA and want to scale out to an External PSC you can, this allows you to use features like Enhanced Link Mode.

A new Platform Services Controller UI that uses the same backend as the PSC configurations found vCenter Web UI. This way provides the ability configure SSO when the Web Client is unavailable. Troubleshooting should get a lot simpler.

I will update this post as new information is reviled.