Upgrade
VMware Aria Operations

You can run a pre-validation check from the product UI before upgrading
VMware Aria Operations
within an environment. You can also evaluate
VMware Aria Operations
upgrades and run an upgrade operation later. You can also validate the product compatibility matrix.
Verify that there is an older or existing version of
VMware Aria Operations
in the
Manage Environments
page.
  1. On the
    Lifecycle Operations
    page, click
    Manage Environments
    .
  2. Right-click the vertical ellipses of an existing
    VMware Aria Operations
    product and select
    Upgrade
    .
    The compatibility matrix information is displayed with new, compatible, and incompatible versions of products that must be upgraded.
  3. In the
    Product details
    section, select the repository type.
    Repository type
    Description
    Repository URL
    When you select this option, you can manually add the local upgrade file location in a
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    virtual appliance.
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    Repository
    When you select this option, you can enter the upgrade path available after mapping the binaries through
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    .
  4. Click
    Next
    .
  5. To run the file format select
    Version support from LCM
    and then click
    RUN PRECHECK
    .
    When the pre-check validation is finished, download the report to view the checks and validation status.
    When you upgrade the
    VMware Aria Operations
    instance, you have two options.
    • Run PreCheck
      : You must run to upgrade
      VMware Aria Operations
      .
    • Run Assessment Tool
      : You can use this option to run a
      VMware Aria Operations
      APUAT tool.
    The binary for the
    VMware Aria Operations
    APUAT tool is bundled with
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    . Once
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    is deployed, the APUAT tool is present in the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    VA location
    /data/lcmcontents/
    by default.
    If you want to run the pre-check again after evaluating the discrepancies, select
    Re-Run Pre Check
    . You can also re-run the pre-check by using the
    Submit
    toggle button.
    If the OS administrator password for
    VMware Aria Operations
    expires, the
    VMware Aria Operations
    upgrade pre-check operation fails during check-in. You can change the administrator password for
    VMware Aria Operations
    within the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    UI and then run the
    VMware Aria Operations
    pre-check option again. You can also change the
    VMware Aria Operations
    administrator password outside of
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    directly in
    VMware Aria Operations
    and then run an inventory sync for the selected
    VMware Aria Operations
    instance in the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    UI. In either scenario, you can click
    Run upgrade Precheck
    for
    VMware Aria Operations
    again.