I wanted to go through the upgrade of vIDM 3.3.4 outside of lifecycle manager. I wanted to do it using the online upgrade via the console. Official documentation can be found here. First step is to log on to the console via the root credentials and upgrade the upgrade manager to 3.3.4
Because we are switching operating systems to Photon OS 3 we need to download the dual boot update package from here. Look for VMware Identity Manager Service Virtual Appliance Dual Boot Update and transfer it to the vIDM server
And finally run the update
/usr/local/horizon/update/updatemgr.hzn update
Specify the path to the dualboot file. It would look something like this:
If everything went through properly you would be greeted with something like this
All we need to do now is to reboot.
If you are greeted by the following screen follow my other post here
With the release of of VCF 4.1 i wanted to get my lab upgraded. The release blog can be found here and the release notes are here
In my case i pre downloaded the VMware Cloud Foundation Update 4.1.0.0 by going to Repository -> Bundle management -> Download now
The next step is to upgrade VCF by going to Inventory -> Workload Domains -> Select the workload domain -> Update/Patches -> Update Now
Next we are taken to the Upgrade page where we can follow the upgrade for each one of the components
Once the upgrade is complete we can click Finish to be returned back to the main screen
Because we are changing the SDDC-Manager version i would strongly recommend to clear cache and log back in before going forward.
The next update is the configuration drift bundle. We can go to nventory -> Workload Domains -> Select the workload domain -> Update/Patches -> Download now
Once the download is complete click on update now
Once the upgrade started i got redirected tot he Update status page. Considering the update is only 204 MB the upgrade went through pretty quickly. Once its completed we can click finish to get back to the main sddc manager page
Next step is to upgrade NSX-T installation to NSX-T 3.0.2. Click on Download now from the same page as above
Once the download is complete click on Update Now
We can view the status and the steps by clicking on View Status. Once the upgrade is complete we are redirected back to the available upates page showing that the vCenter server is next
Click on Download now and wait for the download to complete. Once the download is complete click on update now
We can view the task by clicking on View Status
Once the upgrade is complete we are taken back to the previous page where we can see that the ESXi servers are next. Click on Download Now
Once the download is complete we can click on Update now
If we have multiple clusters we can enable Cluster-level selection and select the specific luster(s) we want to upgrade.
We can also enable sequential cluster upgrade as well as quick boot
We get to review the options once again before we click finish to to submit the task
Once submitted we can view the status by clicking on View Status
And with that we are finished with the workload domain. We can get back to the Update/Patches page to see that there are no more updates available
Next is the Workload domains where we can follow the same instructions as above. The process will be allot quicker because the upgrades are already downloaded
In my previous post i went over the installation of vIDM which is a pre requisite for vRA. You can find the link here
Next, we need to create a new environment that will be used to deploy vRA. For this we can go to Lifecycle Operations -> Create Environment. Fill in the necessary information and click next
Select vRealize Automation, select the version and install type then click next
Review and accept the EULA then click Next
Next screen is the key. Click on Select and select the vRA key from the inventory. If we need to add the key manually we can follow the steps in my post here
Verify the key selection click on Validate Association and click on next
Select the certificate and click next. If a new certificate needs to be create follow the instructions on my post here
Make the proper selections for where the vRA server will get deployed and click Next
Fill in the proper network configuration and click next
Specify the proper network configuration for the product and click next
Run the precheck and verify that everything is green then click Next
Verify the summary and click submit
Next we are taken to the request details where we can follow the process that LCM is performing for us automatically.
We can see that the task completed
If we go to environments we can see that the vRA Environment
Because im running on a deployment from VCF i can see that the datacenter was already provioned for me under under Home -> Lifecycle Operations -> Datacenters
However it seems like my Environment is not completely configured. In order to configure we can go to Home -> Lifecycle Operations -> Create Environment
Add a new password to the vault that will be used by our installation wizards. We can add a password by clicking on the + sign next to the Default Password
Enter the password details and click add
Now i can select the new password by clicking on Select Default Password. I can select the Datacenter from the drop down and click Next.
Select the VMware Identify Manager and click Next
Accept the EULA and click Next
Select the certificate. If you do not have a certificate you can follow the instructions i have here. Click next
Select the proper details to where the server will be deployed
Fill in the network information and click next
Fill in the product information
Run the precheck and verify that everything is valid and click next
Verify the details in the Summary and click Submit
We are taken to the request details page
Once the deployment is complete we can see the vIDM server under Environments
While trying to deploy vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager in VCF 4, i was prompted by an error X-Region Application Virtual Network is not created
After doing some research i found out that the error is due to AVN not getting deployed part of the initial deployment. I remembered that VCF 4 doesnt actually require it so after i did some research i was able to find a kb article that allowed me to continue with my install. KB 78608
All i had to do is log in to my sddc manager with my root credentials and execute the following commands:
The official documentation for deploying the vRealize suite can be found here
First step is to download the bundle by going to sddc-manager -> Repository -> Bundle management. Look for VMware Software Install Bundle – vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.1.0-16256499
After the download is complete we can go to Administration -> vRealize Suite and a deploy button should be available. If the deploy button is not available due to X-Region Application Virtual Network is not created errorplease follow the instructions found here:
Verify the Prerequisites and click on begin
Fill up the network settings and click next
Fill up the Virtual Appliance Settings:
Review the summary and click Finish
We can follow the progress by click on the Task on the bottom of the screen
This allows me to see the subtasks that are running
Once the deployment is complete we can open the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager by clicking on the link
I wanted to reuse my VCF downloaded bundles on another SDDC Manager system so that i wont have to download it from internet again. Ive found an easy guide here in the VMware documentation. My goal was to download the specific bundle once and upload it on other SDDC Managers.
The first command from SDDC manager was to list the bundles. The lcm bundle transfer utility can be found in /opt/vmware/vcf/lcm/lcm-tools/bin
I replaced the ${depotUser} with my vmware email address and ${product_version} with the version of the VCF product i wanted to install in my case 4.0.1.1. I was greeted with a list of bundle IDs and the specific component that it was for:
Enter Myvmware user password:
Validating the depot user credentials...
Bundle Product Bundle Size Components
Version (in MB)
bundle-27565 4.0.1.1 10092.0 MB SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-4.0.1.1-16660200
bundle-27336 4.0.1.1 5220.0 MB VCENTER-7.0.0.10600-16620007-PATCH
bundle-27337 4.0.1.1 7613.0 MB VCENTER-7.0.0.10600-16620007-INSTALL
In my case i need the installer. To download a specific bundle we run
This allowed me to grab the download from /some/temporary/path and save it/upload it on my other SDDC Managers that were missing it.
Finally before the patch can be used in SDDC Manager we need to upload it to the repo. Please note that once we issue the upload command the download gets deleted, so make sure you save the download ahead of time
With all the recent releases for VCF i noticed that my file system was getting full and once the updates are complete i wanted to reclaim all that used space.
The first step was to identify the Bundle ID. We can find this by going to the bundle itself and checking out the details by clicking on View Details
For example this specific Bundle ID is ee194251-9fe4-4729-9c29-ca5172acffc6
At this point i had to log in to the sddc manager and issue the following command:
Once i logged on to my SDDC Manager i was able to see that na update is already available for me to download:
All i had to do was click on my management domain SDDC-MGT and then go to the Update\Patches tab
After reviewing the update notes click on Download now. The download will start and it will take some time to get there as it is about 11 GB. I took this time to check the environment to make sure everything was ready for the update
Once the download is complete click on Update Now
Once the upgrade starts we will get redirected to the update status page:
My update went thorough without a hitch and finished in 35 minutes. All i had to is click finish
Next is updating vCenter to 7.0.0c. Click on download now under Inventory -> Workload Domains -> Management domain -> Updates/Patches
Once the download is complete click on Update Now. This will initiate a task to perform the necessary steps to get the vCenter server upgraded to 7.0.0.c
Dont forget to follow the same steps for the workload domain if you have one
