VMware Consolidate Backup (VCB) 1.5 U2 was released March 11, 2010. Release notes here. The release looks to be only fixes / resolved issues. Most (all?) known issues remain, didn’t take a look at it in depth.

Since data protection vendors are starting to release vStorage API for Data Protection products (Veeam Backup & Replication, Symantec NetBackup 7), VCB would likely begin to be phased out in many environments. Not that the vStorage API is a replacement for VCB as such, but it could be a good fit in many environments.