VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.16

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Upgrade vRealize Automation 8.x or
VMware Aria Automation
 by using
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle

You can upgrade vRealize Automation 8.x or
VMware Aria Automation
 by using
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
.
  • Ensure that you have upgraded the earlier versions of either vRealize Automation 8.x or
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     to the latest version of the product. For more information on upgrading your
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    , see Upgrade VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle for the target version.
  • Ensure that you have upgraded
    VMware Workspace ONE Access
    . For more information on
    VMware Workspace ONE Access
     upgrade and version support, see Upgrade Workspace ONE Access by using VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Perform the binary mapping of the
    VMware Aria Automation
     upgrade ISO from Local, myvmware, or NFS share. For more information on binary mapping, see Configure product binaries.
  • Increase the CPU, memory, and storage as per the system requirements of the target version of
    VMware Aria Automation
    . For more information, see the
    Hardware Requirements
     section of the
    Reference Architecture
     publication for the target
    VMware Aria Automation
     version. For related information, see the
    System Requirements
     section of the
    Easy Installer
     publication for the target
    VMware Aria Automation
     version. Both publications are available on the
    VMware Aria Automation
    documentation page.
To enable multi-tenancy for
VMware Aria Automation
, see Tenant management in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  1. On the
    Lifecycle Operations
     page, click
    Manage Environments
    .
  2. Navigate to the source product instance.
  3. Click
    View Details
     and click
    Upgrade
    .
    A pop-up menu appears, alerting you to perform an inventory sync.
  4. Click
    Trigger Inventory Sync
     of the product before you upgrade.
    A change in the environment outside of
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     can occur. Be aware of the current state of your system and verify that the inventory to upgrade is up-to-date.
    1. If the product inventory is already synced and up-to-date, click
      Proceed Upgrade
      .
  5. After the inventory is synced, select the
    VMware Aria Automation
     version that you are upgrading to.
  6. To specify the
    Repository Type
    , select
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Repository
     if you have mapped the ISO binary map or select
    Repository URL
     to use a private upgrade repository URL.
  7. If you selected
    Repository URL
    , enter the unauthenticated URL and then click
    Next
    .
  8. Click
    Pre-Check
    .
    Pre-check validates the following criteria:
    • SSH enabled - Verifies that SSH for the root user is enabled.
    • Version check - Verifies if the target version selected for upgrade is compatible with the current
      VMware Aria Automation
       version.
    • Disk space on root, data, and services log partition - Verifies if the required amount of free disk space is available in the root, data, and services log partition.
    • CPU and Memory Check - Verifies if the required amount of virtual CPU and memory are available in each
      VMware Aria Automation
       nodes before upgrade.
    • vCenter
       property existence check - Verifies if the
      vCenter
       details are present as part of each node in the
      VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
       inventory. Because a snapshot is taken during the upgrade process, it is important to have the right
      vCenter
       details within the
      VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
       inventory.
    • VMware Aria Automation
       VMs managed object reference ID retrieval check - Verifies if the managed object reference ID of the VM can be retrieved from the details available in the
      VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
       inventory. This is required as you perform snapshot-related operations on the VMs, finding the VM using the same.
  9. Click
    Next
     and
    Submit
    .
    After you click
    Submit
    , you can navigate to the
    Request Details
     page to view the upgrade status.
    You can also monitor the upgrade process by using the
    vracli upgrade status --follow
     command.
    At various stages of the upgrade process, logs capture stage activity. The following commands can also be helpful in monitoring the upgrade progress:
    • tail -f vami.log
    • tail -f postupdate.log
    • tail -f deploy.log
    • tail -f /var/log/vmware/prelude/upgrade-2022-11-06-15-22-15.log
To learn more about the
VMware Aria Automation
 upgrade stages, see VMware Aria Automation stages in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle workflow.

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