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Upgrade
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle

You can check for and install updates to the
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
 appliance.
  • Verify that you meet the system requirements. See System requirements for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Take a snapshot of the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     virtual appliance. If you encounter any problems during upgrade, you can revert to this snapshot.
  • Verify that no critical tasks are currently in progress in
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    . The upgrade process stops and starts
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     services and reboots the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     virtual appliance, which might corrupt tasks that are in progress.
  • If you are upgrading
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     through a repository URL or CD-ROM, ensure that you download the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     upgrade binary from the MyVMware portal in advance. The file name is something like
    VMware-Aria-Suite-Lifecycle-Appliance-8.X.X.XX-XXXXXXXX-updaterepo.iso.
    You cannot use the easy installer iso file for an
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     upgrade, you must use the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     upgrade iso file.
You can also upgrade
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
 by using an ISO file to install the upgrade.
  1. From the
    My services
     dashboard, click
    Lifecycle Operations
     and click
    Settings
    .
  2. Click
    System Upgrade
    .
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     displays the name, version number, and vendor of the current
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     appliance.
  3. Select the repository type for
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     updates.
    Option
    Description
    Check Online
    You can check if the upgrades are available online. To use this option, the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     virtual appliance must have access to vapp-updates.vmware.com.
    URL
    Enter your repository URL for updates. To use this option, extract the ISO containing the upgrade files to a private repository. Do not use a private repository that requires authentication for a file access.
    CD-ROM
    You can update the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     Appliance from an ISO file that the appliance reads from the virtual CD-ROM drive.
  4. Click
    Check for Upgrade
    .
    After few minutes,
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     displays a message indicating if there are updates available.
  5. Select the
    Repository Type
    , and then click
    Upgrade
    .
    1. When
      VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
       is not connected to the internet, you can download the
      VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
      Update Repository Archive
       binary from My VMware portal.
    2. The downloaded ISO should be attached to
      VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
       VM's virtual CD-ROM drive. To do this, you can either upload the ISO in a content library of the
      vCenter
       server hosting
      VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
       or you can upload in a data store that the
      VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
       VM can access. After uploading, you must attach the ISO to the
      VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
       VM's CD-ROM device by editing the VM's hardware configuration from the
      vCenter
       inventory. From
      VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
       UI, select CD-ROM based upgrade option and proceed.
  6. In the
    Prerequisites
     section, click the
    Product snapshots
     check box and then click
    Next
    .
  7. Click
    Run Precheck
    . When the pre-check validation is finished, download the report to view the checks and validation status.
  8. Click
    Upgrade
     after a successful pre-check validation.
  9. After a few minutes, log in to the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     UI and click
    Settings
    System Upgrade
     to check for the
    upgrade successful
     message.
    When upgrade is finished,
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     displays the upgrade completion message. If you do not see this message, wait for a few minutes and refresh the UI.
For related information about upgrading from one release to another, see sample blog articles at VMware blogs.

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