Upgrade guides for vRealize Operations / Aria Operations / VCF Operations — from vROps 8.6 through 9.x, via Lifecycle Manager and PAK files.
Upgrade guides for the product now called VCF Operations — formerly VMware Aria Operations, formerly vRealize Operations (vROps). Both upgrade methods are covered where they exist: through Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM/Aria Suite Lifecycle) and directly with a .pak file.
How to use this series: guides run oldest to newest, from vROps 8.6 to the VCF Operations 9.x era. Each title names the target version and the method. If Lifecycle Manager manages your deployment, prefer that path; the PAK-file guides are for standalone deployments or when Lifecycle Manager itself is the problem.
Upgrading vROPS (vRealize Operations Manager) to 8.6 via the .pak file
In this guide we will go over upgrading vROPS (vRealize Operations Manager) to the latest 8.6 releases using the .pak file. If you you vRSLCM (vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager) I would strongly recommend upgrading using the vRSLCM method found here as it does additional checks of the environment like compatibility with the rest of the vRealize Products we might have installed. The release notes for vROPS 8.6 can be found here
Downloading the .pak Files To get started we need to download the .pak file from the new customerconnect portal (previously known as my vmware). The direct link to the product download page can be found here. Make sure we have 8.6 selected under the Select Version and click on any of the Go To Downloads links
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Upgrading vROPS (vRealize Operations Manager) to 8.6 via vRSLCM
In this post I will go over upgrading my 8.x vROPS appliance to 8.6 using vRSLCM (vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager). As a pre requirement we do need to have vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) upgraded to 8.6. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade already includes the latest Product Support Pack so an update to the Product Support Pack is not required.
Adding the vROPS 8.6 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)
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