Upgrade Your 7.x.x Version by Using Web Console

You can upgrade the vRealize Business for Cloud virtual appliance by using the vRealize Business for Cloud web console.

Prerequisites

• Take a snapshot of the virtual appliance.
• Verify that all Azure endpoints have completed the data collection process, at least once:
  1. Open the System Status page on vRealize Business for Cloud.
  2. Expand Microsoft Azure data collection.
  3. Look for the endpoint that contains no value in the Last successful run column.
  4. Delete this account from vRealize Business for Cloud using the following steps.
     1. Go to the Administration tab.
     2. Expand Manage Public Cloud Accounts > Microsoft Azure.
     3. Expand the account type.
     4. Delete the endpoint for which data collection is not completed.

     After the upgrade, you must add the endpoint back.

Procedure

1. Log in to the web console at https://vRealize_Business_for_Cloud_IP_address:5480.
2. If you have registered with vRealize Automation, you must unregister vRealize Business for Cloud.
   1. Download all the vRealize Automation reports.
      For more information, see https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2151835.
   2. On the Registration tab, click vRealize Automation.
   3. Enter the details of the already registered vRealize Automation server.
   4. Click Unregister.
   If you have registered with VMware Identity Manager, ignore this step.
   If all the parameters are correct, you see the Unregistered with vRealize Automation server message.
3. Click the Update tab.
4. Click Check Updates to see the available updates and to enable the Install Updates option.
5. (Optional) Click Install Updates.
6. After successful upgrade, the reboot of the virtual appliance happens automatically.
7. Click the System tab, and verify the updated version number of the appliance.
8. If you had registered with vRealize Automation, re-register vRealize Business for Cloud with vRealize Automation.
   If you have registered with VMware Identity Manager, ignore this step.

What to do next

• If you had added an Azure non-EA account in the earlier version, you must edit your account. For more information, see Manage Microsoft Azure Accounts in vRealize Business for Cloud.
• If you have registered with VMware NSX Manager, edit the endpoints and run the monit restart vrbc-xenon-services command.