You can start a pre-validation check from the product UI before upgrading an existing product. You can also evaluate product upgrades and allow upgrade operations later and validate the product compatibility matrix.

For more information on upgrading vRealize Suite products, see Upgrade a vRealize Suite Product.

Prerequisites

Verify that you already have an existing vRealize Suite product in your environment.

Procedure

  1. On the Lifecycle Operations page, click Manage Environments.
  2. Right-click the vertical ellipses of an existing vRealize Suite product and select Upgrade.
    The compatibility matrix information is loaded with new, compatible, and incompatible versions relative to the product to be upgraded.
  3. In the Product details section, select the repository type.
    Repository type Description
    VMware Repository When you select this option, the latest versions of the vRealize Suite products are displayed in the compatibility matrix table. You can see this option only on vRealize Automation and vRealize Business for Cloud. Although, the compatibility matrix information is populated at the vRealize Suite level, the latest versions might not be available for vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager. The Check Available Version option displays only the latest version number with its associated build number.
    Repository URL When you select this option, you can manually add the local upgrade file location in the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager virtual appliance.
    vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Repository When you select this option, you can select the upgrade path available after mapping the binaries through vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
    Note: The vRealize Operations Manager upgrade contains a Run Assessment option. The Run Assessment option checks for vRealize Operations Manager upgrade readiness. The compatibility matrix information is populated relative to the selected version of vRealize Operations Manager.
  4. Click Next and then click Run Pre-check.
    When the pre-check validation is finished, download the report to view the checks and validation status.
    Note: If you want to run the pre-check again after evaluating the discrepancies, select the Re-Run Pre Check. You also re-run the pre-check operation by using the Submit toggle button.
  5. Click Next and then click Submit.
  6. If any vRealize Automation IaaS component upgrades fail, complete the following steps:
    1. Revert all the Infrastructure components back to the post-upgrade VA snapshot.
    2. Revert the MS SQL database back to its pre-upgraded state.
    3. Click Retry from vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager and set Upgrade Iaas Using CLI to True.
    4. Click Submit.