You can check for and install updates to the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle appliance.
You can also upgrade VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle by using an ISO file to install the upgrade.
Prerequisites
- Verify that you meet the system requirements. See System requirements for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
- Take a snapshot of the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle virtual appliance. If you encounter any problems during upgrade, you can revert to this snapshot.
- Verify that no critical tasks are currently in progress in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. The upgrade process stops and starts VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle services and reboots the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle virtual appliance, which might corrupt tasks that are in progress.
- If you are upgrading VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle through a repository URL or CD-ROM, ensure that you download the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgrade binary from the MyVMware portal in advance. The file name is something like VMware-Aria-Suite-Lifecycle-Appliance-8.X.X.XX-XXXXXXXX-updaterepo.iso.
Note: You cannot use the easy installer iso file for an VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgrade, you must use the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgrade iso file.
Procedure
What to do next
For related information about upgrading from one release to another, see sample blog articles at VMware blogs.