Settings page for vRLI upgrade via vRSLCM, showing various administration and server configuration options.

Upgrading vRLI (vRealize Log Insight) to 8.8.2 via vRSLCM

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x vRLI appliance to 8.8.2 using vRSLCM (vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager). As a pre requirement we do need to have vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) upgraded to 8.8.2. 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. 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) ...

July 13, 2022 · Cosmin Trif
Settings page with options for System Administration and Servers & Accounts, relevant for upgrading SSC using vRSLCM.

Upgrading SSC (SaltStack Config) to 8.8.2 using vRSLCM

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.8.2. As a pre requirement we do need to have vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) upgraded to 8.8.2. 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. 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) ...

July 13, 2022 · Cosmin Trif
My Services UI showing lifecycle operations, locker, identity management, content management, marketplace, and vRealize Cloud options.

Upgrading vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) to 8.8.2

In this guide i will go over the steps of getting an existing 8.x vRSLCM appliance upgraded to the latest 8.8.2 release. The release notes can be found here The first step is to log in to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager under the Lifecycle Operations section ...

July 13, 2022 · Cosmin Trif
vRealize Lifecycle Manager certificate management interface with options to generate, import, or generate CSR.

vRealize Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) 8 certificate management

vRealize Lifeycycle Manager (vRSLCM) come with a Certificate Management feature. We can access the certificate management from Home -> Locker -> Certificate We can generate Self Signed certificates for products managed by Lifecycle Manager as well as certificate requests to be signed by a certification authority Generate a new CSR ...

June 6, 2022 · Cosmin Trif
Settings page for vROPS upgrade via vRSLCM, showing various administration and server configuration options.

Upgrading vROPS (vRealize Operations Manager) to 8.6.3 via vRSLCM

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x vROPS appliance to 8.6.3 using vRSLCM (vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager). As a pre requirement we do need to have vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) upgraded to 8.8 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. 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) ...

May 16, 2022 · Cosmin Trif
Settings page for vRLI upgrade via vRSLCM, showing options like System Details, Logs, and Authentication Provider.

Upgrading vRLI (vRealize Log Insight) to 8.6.2 via vRSLCM

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x vRLI appliance to 8.6.2 using vRSLCM (vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager). As a pre requirement we do need to have vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) upgraded to 8.6.2 or 8.7. 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. 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) ...

May 16, 2022 · Cosmin Trif
Settings page for vRA 8.8 upgrade, showing various system and server management options.

Upgrading vRA (vRealize Automation) to 8.8

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x vRA appliance to 8.8. As a pre requirement we do need to have vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) upgraded to 8.78 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. 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) ...

May 16, 2022 · Cosmin Trif
Settings page with options for system administration and server accounts, including System Details, Logs, and NTP Servers.

Upgrading SSC (SaltStack Config) to 8.8

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.8. As a pre requirement we do need to have vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) upgraded to 8.8. 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. 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) ...

May 15, 2022 · Cosmin Trif
This image shows the 'My Services' section in vRSLCM, with options like Lifecycle Operations, Locker, Identity and Tenant Management, Content Management, Marketplace, and vRealize Cloud.

Upgrading vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) to 8.8

In this guide i will go over the steps of getting an existing 8.x vRSLCM appliance upgraded to the latest 8.8 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 ...

May 15, 2022 · Cosmin Trif
API request setup for changing vRSLCM admin password via Postman.

vRSLCM 8.x change admin@local password via API

I recently had an use case where i wanted to change the admin@local LCM password via an API call in order to automate the password rotation. If you need a guide to get started you can find my other blog here To change the password we can use postmanPUT call to https://$vRLCM/lcm/authzn/api/v2/users/password Don`t forget to include the new password under the body field formatted in JSON format ex: ...

April 13, 2022 · Cosmin Trif