Using the Easy Installer you can migrate your VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

Watch the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Migration with Easy Installer video:

Procedure

  1. Click Install on the Easy Installer window.
  2. Click Next after reading the introduction.
  3. Accept the License Agreement and click Next. Read the Customer Experience Improvement Program and select the check box to join the program.
  4. To specify vCenter Server details, enter these details on the Appliance Deployment Target tab.
    1. Enter the vCenter Server Hostname.
    2. Enter the HTTPs Port number.
    3. Enter the vCenter Server Username, and Password.
  5. Click Next and you are prompted with a Certificate Warning, click Accept to proceed.
  6. You must select a location to deploy virtual appliances.
    1. Expand the vCenter Server tree.
    2. Expand to any data center and map your deployment to a specific VM folder.
  7. Specify a resource cluster on the Select a Compute Resource tab.
    1. Expand the data center tree to an appropriate resource location and click Next.
  8. On the Select a Storage Location tab, select a datastore to store your deployment, and click Next.
  9. On the Network Configuration and Password Configuration tabs, set up your Network and Password configuration by entering the required fields, and clicking Next.
    1. For a VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle VM, enter the NTP Server for the appliance and click Next.
  10. Set up VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle configuration settings,
    1. Enter a Virtual Machine Name, IP Address, and Hostname.
    2. Provide configuration information. Enter the Data Center Name, vCenter Name and Increase the Disk Space fields.
    3. Click Next.
  11. One the Migration Details tab, provide your source environment details and click Next
  12. Select either Install New VMware Identity Manager or Import Existing VMware Identity Manager.
    1. If installing a new VMware Identity Manager, enter the VMware Identity Manager configuration and click Next.
    2. If importing an existing VMware Identity Manager, review the notes about using an existing VMware Identity Manager and click Next.
      Note: After importing your existing VMware Identity Manager, you must upgrade it to version 3.3.2 to make it compatible with VMware Aria Automation 8.2 components.
  13. Review the Summary and click Submit.

Results

Your VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle is migrated.