Release Details

Note

Shutdown the VMware Aria Automation appliance or cluster by using the
Power Off
day 2 action in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
Ensure that there are no snapshots on the appliances. If you have any, delete the snapshots as vCenter will not allow any resource expansion with snapshots.
Increase the memory of the VMware Aria Automation appliances to 54 GB by using the VMware vSphere Client and selecting the
Edit Settings
menu option.
Startup the VMware Aria Automation appliance or cluster by using the
Power On
day 2 action in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

Following the application of Product Support Pack 4 for version 8.16.0, the My VMware based operations in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle will no longer be available.
Post Day-2 migration from Customer Connect to the Broadcom Support Portal, operations such as downloading product binaries, patches, and product support packs, as well as connecting to the My VMware portal, are deprecated.
Customers are expected to manually download from the Broadcom Support Portal and then upload to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

Support Pack Installation Instructions

Verify that you have taken a snapshot of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Virtual Appliance (VA).
Download the product support pack file from the
Broadcom Support Portal
.
Login to the Broadcom Support Portal.
Select "VMware Cloud Foundation" as the product line.
Click on "My Downloads" and choose "VMware Aria Universal" or "VMware Aria Suite"
Navigate to Solutions, expand the options, and click on Subscription.
A list of patches and Product Support Packs will be displayed. Filter to find the appropriate one and click on it to open the download page for that specific Product Support Pack.
The syntax to search for a Product Support Pack is always in the format
vrslcm-8.16.0-PSPACKx
, where
x
is the Product Support Pack number
Log in to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle VA.
On the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Operations dashboard, navigate to
Settings
>
Product Support Pack
.
Select the
Support for Additional Product Versions
section.
To upload the downloaded product support pack file, click
Upload
and click
SELECT FILE
to select the .pspak file, and click
Import
.
When the list is populated, click
Apply Version
in
Settings
>
Product Support Pack
for the appropriate content version.
After the PSPAK installation is triggered successfully, VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle services are restarted and you are redirected to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle login page.
Note
: To verify your new PSPAK, on the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Operations dashboard, navigate to
Settings > Product Support Pack.