VRSLCM's service menu with options like Lifecycle Operations, Locker, Identity and Tenant Management, Content Management, and Marketplace.

Upgrading vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) to 8.6

In this guide I will go over the steps of getting an existing 8.x vRSLCM appliance upgraded to the latest 8.6 release. The release notes can be found here The first step is to lo in to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager under the Lifecycle Operations section Go to settings -> System Upgrade ...

Upgrading vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) to 8.6
Error LCMVSSC10018: vRealize Automation SaltStack Config import failed due to license validation issue.

Error Code: LCMVSSC10018

If you like me deployed SSC (SaltStack Config) outside of LCM and are now trying to import it under LCM management you probably ran in to the following error: Error Code: LCMVSSC10018 vRealize Automation SaltStack Config import failed as unable to validate license. Check whether proper license is applied to vRealize Automation SaltStack Config appliance. Exception while importing vRealize Automation SaltStack Config as unable to validate the license key. Check vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager logs for more information ...

Error Code: LCMVSSC10018
The image shows a user interface with five services: Lifecycle Operations, Locker, Identity and Tenant Management, Content Management, and Marketplace.

Usage Report for vRealize Cloud Licenses

In this post I will go over the Usage Report for vRealize Cloud Licenses. I will cover the online method which does the reporting automatically as well as the offline method that requires us to upload the usage manually. The documentation for the Usage Report can be found here. The vRealize Cloud Universal service description EULA and requirements can be found here. Reporting Responsibilities Under the EULA As described the EULA our responsibilities include: ...

Usage Report for vRealize Cloud Licenses
vRealize Lifecycle Manager dashboard with services like Lifecycle Operations, Locker, Identity and Tenant Management, Content Management, and Marketplace.

vRealize Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) enable product and licensing downloads

In order to enable product and licensing downloads in lifecycle manager we need to go to Lifecycle Operations Settings -> My vmware Add my vmware account. Make sure the account added has a proper entitlement to perform downloads and patches. With the releases of 8.x and above we now have a password vault that we need to add the passwords to. When presented with the add my VMware Account Detail screen press on Click here to add a new password ...

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Settings page for vRA 8.5 upgrade, showing various system and server management options.

Upgrading vRA (vRealize Automation) to 8.5

In this post I will go over upgrading my 8.x vRA appliance to 8.5. As a pre requirement we do need to have vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) upgraded to 8.4.1. Instructions can be found here. You will also need to apply the latest Product Support Pack (version 8.4.1.4). The instructions can be found here. Downloading the vRA 8.5 Upgrade Binaries To get started we can go to vRealize Lifecycle Manager -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. (If you haven’t added your My VMware credentials you will need to do that first by going to vRealize Lifecycle Manager -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> My VMware) ...

Upgrading vRA (vRealize Automation) to 8.5
UI showing lifecycle operations, locker, identity management, content, and marketplace options.

Patching vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) to 8.4.1.1 Patch 1

In this guide I will go over the steps of getting an existing 8.x vRSLCM appliance upgraded to the latest 8.4.1 Patch 1 release. The release notes can be found here. If you are not yet on 8.4.1.1, I covered upgrading vRSLCM to 8.4.1.1 in a previous post. The first step is to lo in to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager under the Lifecycle Operations section ...

Patching vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) to 8.4.1.1 Patch 1
User interface for managing cloud organization settings in vRA Cloud, with options to change organization, view settings, and access user account details.

vROps cloud API getting started

I wanted to keep track of what needs to be done prior to actually being able to query API on vROps cloud. I’ve been having a hard time finding the documentation I needed in the past First step is to get an API token for the specific username. We can do this by going to My account under User Settings in vROps Cloud ...

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The image shows vRSLCM services: Lifecycle Operations, Locker, Identity and Tenant Management, Content Management, and Marketplace.

Upgrading vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) to 8.4.1.1

In this guide I will go over the steps of getting an existing 8.x vRSLCM appliance upgraded to the latest 8.4 release. The release notes can be found here The first step is to lo in to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager under the Lifecycle Operations section Go to settings -> System Upgrade ...

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Services for managing lifecycle operations, locker, identity, content, and marketplace in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.

Changing passwords for the vRealize suite via vRSLCM (vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager)

In this guide I will go over one of the Locker feature in vRealize Lifecycle Manager specifically the password management. Passwords Managed by vRSLCM As a reminder vRSLCM can manage the following: Type of Password Change vRealize Product Name Admin Password Change vRealize Automation, vRealize Operations Manager, vRealize Network Insight, vRealize Log Insight, VMware Identity Manager Root Password Change vRealize Automation, vRealize Operations Manager, vRealize Network Insight, vRealize Log Insight, VMware Identity Manager Support Password Change vRealize Network Insight Console User Password Change vRealize Network Insight SSH User Password Change VMware Identity Manager Accessing the Locker Service The first step is to create a new password. We can do so by going to Locker from the welcome screen or the menu on top right ...

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Changing passwords for the vRealize suite via vRSLCM (vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager)
Settings page with options for System Administration and Servers & Accounts.

Upgrading vRA (vRealize Automation) to 8.4

In this post I will go over upgrading my 8.x vRA appliance to 8.4. As a pre requirement we do need to have vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) upgraded to 8.4. Instructions can be found here Adding the Upgrade Binary in vRSLCM To get started we can go to vRealize Lifecycle Manager -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. (If you haven’t added your My VMware credentials you will need to do that first by going to vRealize Lifecycle Manager -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> My VMware) ...

Upgrading vRA (vRealize Automation) to 8.4