In the appliance management interface, you can upgrade to the latest version by using the default VMware repository.

Prerequisites

Verify that the appliance has an external Internet access to the VMware repository.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management interface of the appliance.
    1. In a Web browser, go to https://Appliance-IP-address/ui/admin.
    2. Select Appliance login or SSO login and enter the root or the single sign-on user credentials.
    3. Click Login.
  2. In the left pane, click Settings.
  3. Under Version, next to Product version click Check for updates.
  4. To upgrade, complete the Update wizard.
    1. On the Repository page, select Use Official Online Repository then click Next.
    2. On the Available updates page, select the update then click Next.
    3. On the Release notes page, read the notes for this version then click Next.
    4. On the EULA Review page, to accept the end-user license agreement click Next.
    5. On the Ready for update page, confirm creating a backup by selecting the I have created a backup archive of the appliance. checkbox then click Finish.
      The upgrade process starts. Wait for the installation process to finish.
      Note: If you see either of the following messages, wait a few minutes before attempting to log back in:

      Timeout has occurred or Operation aborted due to an unexpected error.

  5. After the appliance restarts, verify that the upgrade is successful.
    1. Connect to the appliance console either by using a Secure Shell (SSH) client or by using the vSphere Client and log in as the root user.
    2. Open the upgrade log file. 
      less /var/log/upgrade.log
    3. When upgrading to version 4.6.x, verify that the upgrade log contains the following log entry near the end.
      'Postupgrade to 4.6.x complete.'
      Once the following tailing lines are logged at the end of the log file, the appliance automatically reboots in 15 seconds: [date-timestamp] # set -o pipefail; /usr/bin/systemd-run --on-active=15 /usr/sbin/reboot 2>&1 | /usr/bin/gawk '{ print strftime("[%Y-%m-%d %T %Z]"), $0 }' | tee -a /var/log/upgrade.log 1>&2 [date-timestamp] Running timer as unit: run-re595c8a07fe845bbb87e6c36f866caf2.timer [date-timestamp] Will run service as unit: run-re595c8a07fe845bbb87e6c36f866caf2.service
      The upgrade was successful! Scheduling reboot in 15 seconds.

What to do next

After you upgrade the appliance, complete the upgrade with a post-upgrade configuration. For more information, see Post-upgrade configuration.