Upgrade VMware
Aria Operations
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. - On theLifecycle Operationspage, clickManage Environments.
- Right-click the vertical ellipses of an existingVMware Aria Operationsproduct and selectUpgrade.The compatibility matrix information is displayed with new, compatible, and incompatible versions of products that must be upgraded.
- In theProduct detailssection, select the repository type.Repository typeDescriptionRepository URLWhen you select this option, you can manually add the local upgrade file location in aVMware Aria Suite Lifecyclevirtual appliance.VMware Aria Suite LifecycleRepositoryWhen you select this option, you can enter the upgrade path available after mapping the binaries throughVMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
- ClickNext.
- To run the file format selectVersion support from LCMand then clickRUN PRECHECK.When the pre-check validation is finished, download the report to view the checks and validation status.When you upgrade theVMware Aria Operationsinstance, you have two options.
- Run PreCheck: You must run to upgradeVMware Aria Operations.
- Run Assessment Tool: You can use this option to run aVMware Aria OperationsAPUAT tool.
The binary for theVMware Aria OperationsAPUAT tool is bundled withVMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. OnceVMware Aria Suite Lifecycleis deployed, the APUAT tool is present in theVMware Aria Suite LifecycleVA location/data/lcmcontents/by default.If you want to run the pre-check again after evaluating the discrepancies, selectRe-Run Pre Check. You can also re-run the pre-check by using theSubmittoggle button.If the OS administrator password forVMware Aria Operationsexpires, theVMware Aria Operationsupgrade pre-check operation fails during check-in. You can change the administrator password forVMware Aria Operationswithin theVMware Aria Suite LifecycleUI and then run theVMware Aria Operationspre-check option again. You can also change theVMware Aria Operationsadministrator password outside ofVMware Aria Suite Lifecycledirectly inVMware Aria Operationsand then run an inventory sync for the selectedVMware Aria Operationsinstance in theVMware Aria Suite LifecycleUI. In either scenario, you can clickRun upgrade PrecheckforVMware Aria Operationsagain.