To ensure you are following the correct upgrade paths, you install a specific VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Product Support Pack (PSPAK).

UI Procedure

Connected Environment
  1. Log in to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle at https://<aria_suite_lifecycle_fqdn> as vcfadmin@local.
  2. On the My services page, click Lifecycle operations.

  3. In the left pane, click Settings and click the Product Support Pack card.

  4. Submit a product support pack request.
    1. On the Product Support Pack page, click Check Support Packs online and follow the path to check the request status.
    2. On the Request details page, verify the request is Successful.
  5. Create a snapshot.

    1. In the left pane, click Settings and click the Product Support Pack card.

    2. On the Product Support Pack page, in the bottom right, click Create snapshot.

    3. In the Create snapshot dialog box, configure the settings according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and click Submit.

    4. In the Support for additional product versions section, follow the path to check the request status.
    5. On the Request details page, verify the snapshot request is Successful.
  6. Apply the Product Support Pack version.

    1. In the left pane, click Settings and click the Product Support Pack card.

    2. On the Product Support Pack page, navigate to the necessary Product Support Pack and, in the Action section, click Apply version.
    3. In the Apply Product Support Pack confirmation dialog box, select the check box and click Submit.
    4. Scroll up and, in the Support for additional product versions section, follow the path to check the request status.
    5. On the Request details page, verify the Product Support pack install request is Successful.
Disconnected Environment
  1. Log in to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle at https://<aria_suite_lifecycle_fqdn> as vcfadmin@local.
  2. On the My services page, click Lifecycle operations.
  3. Create a snapshot.

    1. In the left pane, click Settings and click the Product Support Pack card.

    2. On the Product Support Pack page, in the bottom right, click Create snapshot.

    3. In the Create snapshot dialog box, configure the settings according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and click Submit.

    4. In the Support for additional product versions section, follow the path to check the request status.
    5. On the Request details page, verify the snapshot request is Successful.

  4. Download the Product Support Pack .pspak file

    1. Log in to VMware Patch Download Center.

    2. From the Select a product drop-down menu, select vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.

    3. From the Select version drop-down menu, select the PSPACK for your current version of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle and click Search.

    4. Expand the required PSPACK and click Download.
  5. Install the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle PSPAK.
    1. Log in to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle at https://<aria_suite_lifecycle_fqdn> as vcfadmin@local.
    2. On the My services page, click Lifecycle operations.

    3. In the left pane, click Settings and click the Product Support Pack card.

    4. In the Check Supported Products Support Pack section, click Upload > Select file, navigate to the .pspak file, and click Import.

    5. When the list is populated, click Settings > Product Support Pack and click Apply version for the respective content pack version.

    6. In the Apply Product Support Pack confirmation dialog box, select the check box and click Submit.

    7. Verify the PSPAK installation is triggered successfully and you are redirected to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle login page.

PowerShell Procedure

  1. Start PowerShell.

  2. Replace the values in the sample code with values from your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and run the commands in the PowerShell console.

    $sddcManagerFqdn = "sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io"
$sddcManagerUser = "[email protected]"
$sddcManagerPass = "VMw@re1!"

$psPack = "PSPACK18"

  3. Perform the configuration by running the command in the PowerShell console.

    Update-vRSLCMPSPack -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -psPack $psPack