When a new version of a solution add-on in your environment becomes available, you can upgrade your existing solution add-on instances.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that upgrade is supported for the current version of your solution add-on instance.
  • Upload the .iso file for the new solution add-on version to the Solution Add-On Landing Zone.
  • Verify that the solution add-on instance that you want to upgrade is running.

Procedure

  1. From the primary left navigation panel, under More, select Solution Add-On Management.
  2. In the card of the solution add-on, click Instances.
  3. On the left of the name of the solution add-on instance that you want to upgrade, click the vertical ellipsis () and select Upgrade.
  4. Select the version to which to upgrade.
  5. If there are any changes to the license agreements associated with the solution add-on, read them and click I Agree.
  6. If there are any changes to the input parameters for the solution add-on instance, enter the new values, and click Next.
  7. Review your settings and click Finish.

What to do next

If the upgrade fails, you can roll back to the previous state of the solution add-on instance or retry the upgrade.

Roll Back a Failed Upgrade of a Solution Add-On Instance in VMware Cloud Director

If the upgrade of a solution add-on instance fails, in the VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal, you can either retry the upgrade or roll it back.

Procedure

  1. From the primary left navigation panel, under More, select Solution Add-On Management.
  2. In the card of the solution add-on, click Instances.
  3. On the left of the name of the solution add-on instance, click the vertical ellipsis () and select Rollback.
    If the operation is successful, the instance is rolled back to its previous version.
  4. (Optional) To attempt the upgrade again, click the vertical ellipsis () and select Retry Upgrade.