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Upgrade an Async Patched Version of VMware Cloud Foundation in Online Mode

After you apply an async patch, and one or more of the
VMware Cloud Foundation
 component versions deviates from the BOM, you may have to use the
Async Patch Tool
 to enable an upgrade to a later version of
VMware Cloud Foundation
.
  • Refer to KB 88287 to ensure that the target version of
    VMware Cloud Foundation
     is supported for upgrade. Contact Broadcom Support if you have questions about support for your upgrade path.
  • You must have the latest version of the
    Async Patch Tool
    .
    If an existing or older version of the Async Patch Tool exists in the directory, you will need to remove these files from both the Linux or Windows computer and the SDDC manager before downloading the latest version of the
    Async Patch Tool
    .
    rm -r <AP Tool directory>
    rm -r <outputdirectory>
    The default directory is
    /home/vcf/apToolBundles
     if
    outputDirectory
     was not specified when the
    Async Patch Tool
     was previously run.
  • Configure TCP keepalive in your SSH client to prevent socket connection timeouts when using the
    Async Patch Tool
     for long-running operations.
  • The
    Async Patch Tool
     is supported with
    VMware Cloud Foundation
     4.2.1 and later. This release also supports ESXi and VxRail Manager patching of VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail.
  • You are upgrading from
    VMware Cloud Foundation
     4.x to
    VMware Cloud Foundation
     4.y.
    This procedure is not required if you are upgrading from
    VMware Cloud Foundation
     4.x to
    VMware Cloud Foundation
     5.0.
After you apply an async patch, and one or more of the
VMware Cloud Foundation
 component versions deviates from the BOM, the process for upgrading to a later version of
VMware Cloud Foundation
 depends on the target version of
VMware Cloud Foundation
.
Target Version
Upgrade Process
VMware Cloud Foundation
 4.y
You must use the
Async Patch Tool
 to enable an upgrade to a later version of
VMware Cloud Foundation
.
For example, if you apply a
vCenter Server
 patch to a
VMware Cloud Foundation
 4.3.1 instance, you must use the
Async Patch Tool
 to enable upgrade to
VMware Cloud Foundation
 4.4.
The following procedure describes this process.
VMware Cloud Foundation
 5.0
Upgrades to 5.0 are automatically enabled and you can upgrade using the
SDDC Manager UI
.
This process is described in the
VMware Cloud Foundation Lifecycle Management Guide
.
You should still use the
Async Patch Tool
 to deactivate all async patches and run an inventory sync before upgrading to
VMware Cloud Foundation
 5.0. See "VCF Async Patch Tool Options" for more information.
If your
SDDC Manager appliance
 has a connection to the internet (either directly or through a proxy server), you can run the
Async Patch Tool
 from the
SDDC Manager appliance
 to download and enable upgrade bundles. Once the bundles are successfully enabled, you can use the
SDDC Manager UI
 to upgrade
VMware Cloud Foundation
.
If you configured a connection to the VMware Depot in the
SDDC Manager UI
 (
Administration
Repository Settings
), then the upgrade bundles get downloaded automatically. However, you cannot apply the bundles to a workload domain until use this procedure to enable the upgrade.
  1. SSH in to the SDDC Manager appliance using the
    vcf
     user account.
  2. Navigate to
    /home/vcf/asyncPatchTool/bin
    .
  3. Enable the upgrade.
    1. Run the following command:
      VMware Cloud Foundation
      : 
      ./vcf-async-patch-tool --enableVCFUpgrade
      targetVcfVersion
      --du
      broadcom_support_email
      --sddcSSOUser
      ssoUsername
      --sddcSSHUser vcf --it ONLINE
      VMware Cloud Foundation
       on Dell EMC VxRail: 
      ./vcf-async-patch-tool --enableVCFUpgrade
      targetVcfVersion
      --du
      broadcom_support_email
      --pdu
      dell_emc_depot_email
      --sddcSSOUser
      ssoUsername
      --sddcSSHUser vcf --it ONLINE
      • Replace
        targetVcfVersion
         with the target version of
        VMware Cloud Foundation
        . For example:
        4.4.0.0
        .
      • Replace
        broadcom_support_email
         with your Broadcom Support portal email address.
      • Replace
        dell_emc_depot_email
         with your Dell EMC depot email address. (VxRail only)
      • Replace
        ssoUsername
         with the management domain SSO user account, for example,
        administrator@vsphere.local
        .
      • --outputDirectory
         is optional and can be used to specify a location for the bundle download. If you do not specify a location, the
        Async Patch Tool
         download to the default location,
        /root/apToolBundles
        .
        Ensure that the output directory has enough free space for the bundles.
        If you connect to the internet through a proxy server, use the
        --proxyServer, --ps
         option to specify the FQDN and port of the proxy server. For example,
        --proxyServer
        FQDN
        :
        port
        .
    2. Enter
      Y
       to confirm that you are running the latest version of the
      Async Patch Tool
      .
    3. Enter
      Y
       or
      N
       to choose whether or not to participate in the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).
    4. Read the information and enter
      Y
       to acknowledge the pre-requisites.
    5. Enter the password for the super user (
      vcf
      ) account.
    6. Enter the password for the root user account.
    7. Enter the password for the management domain SSO user account.
    8. Enter your Broadcom Support portal password.
    9. If the product type is
      VX_MANAGER
      , enter your Dell EMC Depot user name and password. (VxRail only)
    10. Enter
      Y
       or
      N
       to choose whether or not to download vRealize bundles.
    The
    Async Patch Tool
     determines which bundles are required, downloads the bundles, and uploads them to the internal LCM repository on the
    SDDC Manager appliance
    .
  4. Log in to the
    SDDC Manager UI
     and apply the bundles to all workload domains.

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