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Download offline bundles (vRealize Lifecycle manager and others) for reuse or for air-gapped networks using:
# rsync root@&lt;sddc-manager&gt;:/opt/vmware/vcf/lcm/lcm-tools/ to a machine with Internet access  ('''Ideally jump box.''').   The tools work in CentOS 8 Stream OS without any modification / extra library requirement.
#: You can also download the same from my VMware site from under tools for vCF (particular version)
# Execute lcm-bundle-transfer-util to get manifest using:
#:<pre>
#:: ./lcm-tools/bin/lcm-bundle-transfer-util --download -manifestDownload --depotUser <my-vmware-Username> -depotUserPassword <my-vmware-password> -outputDirectory output1
#:</pre>
#: The above should create output1 folder with lvmManifestv1.json file
# Upload manifest to SDDC manger '''This machine should resolve SDDC manager via FQDN and also have access to Internet!! - Ideally jump box'''
#:<pre>
#::  ./lcm-tools/bin/lcm-bundle-transfer-util --update --sourceManifestDirectory output1 --sddcMgrFqdn <FQDN> --sddcMgrUser <administrator@vsphere.local> -download -outputDirectory output2 -depotUser <my-vmware-username> -p <releaseNumber>
#:</pre>
#: Make sure there is enough space in the folder where this is run.  The output might indicate that there are '''no''' new bundles to be downloaded. 
# On SDDC manager generateMarker using:
#:<pre>
#:: cd /root
#:: /opt/vmware/vcf/lcm/lcm-tools/bin/lcm-bundle-transfer-util --generateMarker
#:</pre>
#: Copy generated markerFile and markerFile.md5 to output3 folder on the jump box (Internet access machine)
# Download all possible bundles using:
#:<pre>
#:: ./lcm-tools/bin/lcm-bundle-transfer-util -download -outputDirectory $PWD/output4 -depotUser <my-vmware-username> -markerFile $PWD/output3/markerFile \
#::      -markerMd5File $PWD/output3/markerFile.md5
#:</pre>
#: Avoiding selection of package / bundle / platform to show list of all valid bundles
#: '''Choose n to avoid downloading all bundles'''
# Download specific bundle using names listed in above output using:
#:<pre>
#:: ./lcm-tools/bin/lcm-bundle-transfer-util -download -outputDirectory $PWD/output4 -depotUser <my-vmware-username> -markerFile $PWD/output3/markerFile \
#::      -markerMd5File $PWD/output3/markerFile.md5 -bundle <bundle-name>
#:</pre>
#: Bundles to download might include latest install version of following:
#:* vRealize Life Cycle manager
#:* Workspace one access
#:* vRealize log Insight
#:* vRealize operations manager
#: '''Only one bundle can be downloaded at a time.  Automation creates and deletes tmp directory which creates issues with multiple parallel download'''
# rsync output1 to output4 folders to SDDCmanager at /nfs/vmware/vcf/nfs-mount/output4/ using:
#:<pre>
#:: rsync -vtrp output1/ root@<sddc-manager>:/nfs/vmware/vcf/nfs-mount/output4/ 
#:: rsync -vtrp output2/ root@<sddc-manager>:/nfs/vmware/vcf/nfs-mount/output4/ 
#:: rsync -vtrp output3/ root@<sddc-manager>:/nfs/vmware/vcf/nfs-mount/output4/ 
#:: rsync -vtrp output4/ root@<sddc-manager>:/nfs/vmware/vcf/nfs-mount/output4/ 
#:</pre>
# '''On SDDC Manager''' run
#:<pre>
#:: chmod -R 0777 /nfs/vmware/vcf/nfs-mount/output4/
#:: chown -R vcf_lcm:vcf /nfs/vmware/vcf/nfs-mount/output4/
#:</pre>
# '''On SDDC Manager''' Import the bundles using:
#:<pre>
#:: cd /opt/vmware/vcf/lcm/lcm-tools/bin/
#:: ./lcm-bundle-transfer-util -upload -bundleDirectory /nfs/vmware/vcf/nfs-mount/output4/ -bundle <bundle-id>
#:</pre>
#:where bundle-id should be given for each downloaed bundle one-by-one
#  '''On SDDC Manager''' Delete the folder after all bundles are uploaded
#:<pre>
#:: rm -rf /nfs/vmware/vcf/nfs-mount/output4
#:</pre>

Refer:
* https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/66612
* https://blog.bertello.org/2019/11/vmware-cloud-foundation-offline-bundle-download-3-x/
* https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-Foundation/4.2/vcf-42-lifecycle/GUID-8FA44ACE-8F04-47DA-845E-E0863094F7B0.html




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