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Upgrading Aria Operations for Logs to 8.14.1 via VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x vRLI appliance to Aria Operations for Logs 8.14.1 using VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. As a pre requirement we do need to have VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.14. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade does not include the latest PSPACK that contains the 8.14.1 Aria Automation Config release. Instructions to get the PSPACK can be found on my other blog post here. ...

December 5, 2023 · 2 min · Cosmin

Upgrading VMware Aria Automation Config to 8.14.1

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.14.1. As a pre requirement we do need to have VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.14. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade does not include the latest PSPACK that contains the 8.14.1 Aria Automation Config release. Instructions to get the PSPACK can be found on my other blog post here. To get started we can go to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. (If you haven’t added your My VMware credentials you will need to do that first by going to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> My VMware) ...

December 5, 2023 · 2 min · Cosmin
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VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Product Support Pack (PSPAK) Upgrade

In this guide i will go over the steps of getting an existing 8.x VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle (formerly vRSLCM vRealize Lifecycle Manager) appliance to support the latest product releases available. Here is a great blog that goes in to the details about what the Product Support Pack is https://blogs.vmware.com/management/2019/01/vrslcm-pspak.html. Typically the newer Product Support Pack is included part of the upgrade for LCM, however sometimes there are product releases in between releases where product support packs come in handy. ...

December 4, 2023 · 2 min · Cosmin
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Upgrading VMware Aria Automation to 8.14

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x vRA appliance to 8.14. As a pre requirement we do need to have VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.14. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade already includes the latest Product Support Pack so an update to the Product Support Pack is not required. To get started we can go to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. (If you haven’t added your My VMware credentials you will need to do that first by going to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> My VMware) ...

October 26, 2023 · 3 min · Cosmin
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Upgrading VMware Aria Automation Config to 8.14

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.14. As a pre requirement we do need to have VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.14. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade already includes the latest Product Support Pack so an update to the Product Support Pack is not required. To get started we can go to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. (If you haven’t added your My VMware credentials you will need to do that first by going to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> My VMware) ...

October 25, 2023 · 2 min · Cosmin
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Upgrading VMware Aria Operations to 8.14 via VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x vROPS appliance to 8.14 using VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. As a pre requirement we do need to have vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) upgraded to 8.14 Instructions can be found here. The upgrade already includes the latest Product Support Pack so an update to the Product Support Pack is not required. To get started we can go to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. (If you haven’t added your My VMware credentials you will need to do that first by going to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> My VMware) ...

October 25, 2023 · 3 min · Cosmin
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Upgrading Aria Operations for Logs to 8.14 via VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x vRLI appliance to Aria Operations for Logs 8.14 using VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. As a pre requirement we do need to have VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.14. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade already includes the latest Product Support Pack so an update to the Product Support Pack is not required. To get started we can go to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. (If you haven’t added your My VMware credentials you will need to do that first by going to vRealize Lifecycle Manager -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> My VMware) ...

October 25, 2023 · 2 min · Cosmin
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Upgrading VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle to 8.14

In this guide i will go over the steps of getting an existing 8.x vRSLCM appliance upgraded to the latest 8.14 release. The release notes can be found here. We can upgrade from vRealize Lifecycle Manager to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. The first step is to log in to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager under the Lifecycle Operations section Go to settings -> System Upgrade Click on Check for Upgrade ...

October 25, 2023 · 1 min · Cosmin
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Upgrading vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) to 8.12

In this guide i will go over the steps of getting an existing 8.x vRSLCM appliance upgraded to the latest 8.12 release. The release notes can be found here The first step is to log in to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager under the Lifecycle Operations section Go to settings -> System Upgrade Click on Check for Upgrade We can see that the check found a new version available for 8.12 ...

June 20, 2023 · 1 min · Cosmin
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Upgrading SSC (SaltStack Config) to 8.12.1 using vRSLCM

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.12.1. As a pre requirement we do need to have VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.12. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade does not include the latest PSPACK that contains the 8.12.1 SaltStack Config release. Instructions to get the PSPACK can be found on my other blog post here. To get started we can go to vRealize Lifecycle Manager -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. (If you haven’t added your My VMware credentials you will need to do that first by going to vRealize Lifecycle Manager -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> My VMware) ...

June 20, 2023 · 2 min · Cosmin