You can upgrade to a point release (for example, from v2.10.0 to v2.10.1) of VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs (TAS for VMs) and other product tiles without upgrading VMware Tanzu Operations Manager. You might need to perform this upgrade if a security update for TAS for VMs is released, or if new features are introduced in a point release of a product tile.
For TAS for VMs component and version information, see the TAS for VMs documentation.
If you cannot download products from Broadcom Support due to restricted network connectivity, see Installing Tanzu Operations Manager in Air-Gapped Environments.
Before you upgrade to point releases:
You must have completed the procedure in Upgrading Tanzu Operations Manager.
For the latest compatibility information, see Upgrade planner before upgrading TAS for VMs.
Important: Read the Known Issues sections for the products that you plan to install before starting. For all available product release notes, see:
To check current persistent disk usage:
Go to Tanzu Operations Manager Installation Dashboard.
Click the BOSH Director tile.
Click the Status tab.
Check the value of the PERSISTENT DISK TYPE column. If persistent disk usage is higher than 50%:
100 GB
.If you use the Broadcom Support API, the latest product versions automatically appear in the Tanzu Operations Manager Installation Dashboard. For more information, see Using Broadcom Support API to upgrade products in Adding and Deleting Products.
To upgrade TAS for VMs without upgrading Tanzu Operations Manager:
Download the product file from Broadcom Support.
Import the product file to your Tanzu Operations Manager Installation Dashboard.
Click the + icon next to the uploaded product description to add this product to your staging area.
Click the newly added tile to review any configurable options.
Click Review Pending Changes.
Click Apply Changes to install the service.
If you use the Broadcom Support API, the latest product versions automatically appear in the Tanzu Operations Manager Installation Dashboard. For more information, see Using Broadcom Support API to upgrade products in Adding and Deleting Products.
This section describes how to upgrade individual products like Single Sign-On for VMware Tanzu, VMware Tanzu SQL [MySQL], VMware RabbitMQ for Tanzu Application Platform, and App Metrics in your Tanzu Operations Manager deployment. Ensure you review the individual product upgrade procedure for each tile.
To upgrade your products:
Browse to Broadcom Support and sign in.
Download the latest release for the product or products that you want to upgrade. Every product is tied to exactly one stemcell. Download the stemcell that matches your product and version.
Go to the Tanzu Operations Manager Installation Dashboard.
Click Import a Product.
Select the .pivotal
file that you downloaded from Broadcom Support or received from your software distributor, then click Open. If the product is successfully added, it appears in your product list. If the product that you selected is not the latest version, the most up-to-date version appears in your product list.
Click the + icon next to the product description to add the product tile to the Tanzu Operations Manager Installation Dashboard.
Repeat the import, upload, and upgrade steps for each product you downloaded.
If you are upgrading a product that uses a self-signed certificate from v1.1 to v1.2, you must configure the product to trust the self-signed certificate. To configure a product to trust the self-signed certificate:
Click Review Pending Changes.
Click Apply Changes.
To upgrade a replicated tile, you must:
This example workflow assumes the following:
name
seg-one.You used the following sample Replicator command for the initial installation:
./replicator-darwin\
--name seg-one\
--path /download/p-isolation-segment-v1.pivotal\
--output /output/p-isolation-segment-v1-seg-one.pivotal
To upgrade your replicated tile to Isolation Segment v2:
Download and unzip the new Replicator from the Isolation Segment page on Broadcom Support. You must download the version of Replicator that corresponds with the version of the Isolation Segment tile you want to replicate.
Create the replica by running:
./replicator-darwin\
--name NAME-OF-EXISTING-REPLICA \
--path PATH-TO-NEW-TILE \
--output /output/p-isolation-segment-v2-seg-one.pivotal
Where:
NAME-OF-EXISTING-REPLICA
must be the same as the name used for the existing replica. In this example, this name is seg-one.PATH-TO-NEW-TILE
is the path to the new Isolation Segment tile.After you create the replica tile p-isolation-segment-v2-seg-one.pivotal, upload it to the Tanzu Operations Manager Installation Dashboard. This upgrades the Isolation Segment v1 replica tile in place.