You can run a pre-validation check from the product UI before upgrading VMware Aria Operations within an environment. You can also evaluate VMware Aria Operations upgrades and run an upgrade operation later. You can also validate the product compatibility matrix.

Prerequisites

Verify that there is an older or existing version of VMware Aria Operations in the Manage Environments page.

Procedure

  1. On the Lifecycle Operations page, click Manage Environments.
  2. Right-click the vertical ellipses of an existing VMware Aria Operations product and select Upgrade.
    The compatibility matrix information is displayed with new, compatible, and incompatible versions of products that must be upgraded.
  3. In the Product details section, select the repository type.
    Repository type Description
    Repository URL When you select this option, you can manually add the local upgrade file location in a VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle virtual appliance.
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Repository When you select this option, you can enter the upgrade path available after mapping the binaries through VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  4. Click Next.
  5. To run the file format select Version support from LCM and then click RUN PRECHECK.
    When the pre-check validation is finished, download the report to view the checks and validation status.
    Note: When you upgrade the VMware Aria Operations instance, you have two options.
    • Run PreCheck: You must run to upgrade VMware Aria Operations.
    • Run Assessment Tool: You can use this option to run a VMware Aria Operations APUAT tool.

    The binary for the VMware Aria Operations APUAT tool is bundled with VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. Once VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle is deployed, the APUAT tool is present in the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle VA location /data/lcmcontents/ by default.

    Note: If you want to run the pre-check again after evaluating the discrepancies, select Re-Run Pre Check. You can also re-run the pre-check by using the Submit toggle button.

    If the OS administrator password for VMware Aria Operations expires, the VMware Aria Operations upgrade pre-check operation fails during check-in. You can change the administrator password for VMware Aria Operations within the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle UI and then run the VMware Aria Operations pre-check option again. You can also change the VMware Aria Operations administrator password outside of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle directly in VMware Aria Operations and then run an inventory sync for the selected VMware Aria Operations instance in the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle UI. In either scenario, you can click Run upgrade Precheck for VMware Aria Operations again.