Perform an Online Upgrade to the Latest Version

If your VMware Identity Manager virtual appliance has Internet connectivity, you can upgrade the appliance online. Use these commands to upgrade to the latest available version.

To upgrade to a specific version instead of the latest available version, see Performing an Online Upgrade to a Specific Version.

Prerequisites

• Ensure that you meet the prerequisites listed in Prerequisites for Online Upgrade.
• Verify that the virtual appliance is powered on and functioning.

Procedure

1. Log in to the VMware Identity Manager virtual appliance as the root user.
2. Run the following updatemgr.hzn command.

   /usr/local/horizon/update/updatemgr.hzn updateinstaller

3. Run the following command to check that on online upgrade exists.

   /usr/local/horizon/update/updatemgr.hzn check

4. Run the following command to update the appliance.

   /usr/local/horizon/update/updatemgr.hzn update

   Messages that occur during the upgrade are saved to the update.log file at /opt/vmware/var/log/update.log.

5. Run the updatemgr.hzn check command again to verify that a newer update does not exist.

   /usr/local/horizon/update/updatemgr.hzn check

6. Check the version of the upgraded appliance.

   vamicli version --appliance

   The new version is displayed.
7. Restart the virtual appliance.
   reboot

Results

The upgrade is complete.