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Upgrading Aria Operations to 9.0 via Aria Suite Lifecycle

In this post I will go over upgrading Aria Operations 8.18.x appliance to 9.0 using Aria Suite Lifecycle. As a pre requirement we do need to have Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.18 Patch 2. Instructions can be found here. To get started we can go to Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. Click on Add Binaries under Product Binaries Due to changes after the 8.16 Aria Suite Lifecycle release (Release notes available here), My VMware based operations functionality has been deprecated. In my case, In this case, I choose to use Local and uploaded my .pak file to the /data/tmp directory on the Aria Suite Lifecycle appliance. The upgrade package can be downloaded from here. Don’t forget to also download the Lifecycle Manager Appliance. ...

June 20, 2025 · 3 min · Cosmin
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Upgrading Aria Operations to 8.18.3 via Aria Suite Lifecycle

In this post I will go over upgrading Aria Operations 8.18.x appliance to 8.18.3 using Aria Suite Lifecycle. As a pre requirement we do need to have Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.18. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade does not include the latest Product Support Pack. We can apply the latest Product Support Pack following the guide here. To get started we can go to Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. ...

February 4, 2025 · 3 min · Cosmin

Creating a Custom Role in vCenter for Aria Operations Actions

Introduction Monitoring your VMware infrastructure effectively is crucial for maintaining system health and performance. VMware’s Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations) provides comprehensive monitoring capabilities, but it requires specific permissions to function optimally. In this blog post, we’ll walk through the steps to create a custom role in vCenter specifically for the Aria Operations service account, ensuring it has the necessary permissions to monitor and take actions in your infrastructure. Prerequisites Before we begin, ensure you have the following: ...

May 13, 2024 · 3 min · Cosmin

Creating a Custom Role in vCenter for Aria Operations Monitoring

Introduction Monitoring your VMware infrastructure effectively is crucial for maintaining system health and performance. VMware’s Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations) provides comprehensive monitoring capabilities, but it requires specific permissions to function optimally. In this blog post, we’ll walk through the steps to create a custom role in vCenter specifically for the Aria Operations service account, ensuring it has the necessary permissions to monitor your infrastructure. Prerequisites Before we begin, ensure you have the following: ...

May 13, 2024 · 3 min · Cosmin