VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.1.0 download page showing installer and tools versions.

Upgrading VCF Operations to 9.0.1 Using a .PAK File

Upgrading VCF Operations (formerly VMware Aria Operations) is a crucial task to ensure you’re using the latest features, security patches, and performance improvements. In this guide, we’ll walk through the step-by-step process of upgrading VCF Operations using a .pak file. Prerequisites Before starting the upgrade, ensure the following prerequisites are met: Backup the Existing Deployment: • Take a snapshot of all nodes in the Aria Operations (Master, Cloud proxies, and any other nodes). ...

November 12, 2025 · Cosmin Trif
Settings page in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle showing various configuration options.

Upgrading Aria Operations to 9.0 via Aria Suite Lifecycle

In this post I will go over upgrading Aria Operations 8.18.x appliance to 9.0 using Aria Suite Lifecycle. As a pre requirement we do need to have Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.18 Patch 2. Instructions can be found here. To get started we can go to Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. Click on Add Binaries under Product Binaries ...

June 20, 2025 · Cosmin Trif
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.0.0 download page showing various components and their releases.

Upgrading Aria Operations to 9.0 Using a .PAK File

Upgrading Aria Operations (formerly VMware vRealize Operations) is a crucial task to ensure you’re using the latest features, security patches, and performance improvements. In this guide, we’ll walk through the step-by-step process of upgrading Aria Operations using a .pak file. Prerequisites Before starting the upgrade, ensure the following prerequisites are met: Backup the Existing Deployment: • Take a snapshot of all nodes in the Aria Operations (Master, Cloud proxies, and any other nodes). ...

June 19, 2025 · Cosmin Trif
The image shows a Broadcom portal with a menu for VMware Cloud Foundation downloads, highlighting the Aria Suite and other related tools.

Upgrading Aria Operations to 8.18.3 Using a .PAK File

Upgrading Aria Operations (formerly VMware vRealize Operations) is a crucial task to ensure you’re using the latest features, security patches, and performance improvements. In this guide, we’ll walk through the step-by-step process of upgrading Aria Operations using a .pak file. Prerequisites Before starting the upgrade, ensure the following prerequisites are met: Backup the Existing Deployment: • Take a snapshot of all nodes in the Aria Operations (Master, Cloud proxies, and any other nodes). ...

February 28, 2025 · Cosmin Trif
UI shows Aria Operations for Networks settings with "Infrastructure and Support" selected, version 6.12.0.1706185032, and update toggle.

Upgrading Aria Operations for Networks to 6.14 via upgrade bundle

In this post I will go over upgrading Aria Operations for Networks 6.x appliance to 6.14 using the upgrade bundle. To get started log in to the platform server using an administrative account (default:admin@local) and go to Settings -> Infrastructure and Support Under Offline Update click on Click Here: ...

February 4, 2025 · Cosmin Trif
Settings page in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle showing various system administration and server configuration options.

Upgrading Aria Operations for Networks to 6.14 via Aria Suite Lifecycle

In this post I will go over upgrading Aria Operations for Networks 6.x appliance to 6.14 using Aria Suite Lifecycle. As a pre requirement we do need to have Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.18. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade does not include the latest Product Support Pack. We can apply the latest Product Support Pack following the guide here. To get started we can go to Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. ...

February 4, 2025 · Cosmin Trif
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle settings page showing various system and server configuration options.

Upgrading Aria Operations for Logs to 8.18.3 via Aria Suite Lifecycle

In this post I will go over upgrading Aria Operations for Logs 8.18.x appliance to 8.18.3 using Aria Suite Lifecycle. As a pre requirement we do need to have Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.18. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade does not include the latest Product Support Pack. We can apply the latest Product Support Pack following the guide here. To get started we can go to Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. ...

February 4, 2025 · Cosmin Trif
The image shows a Broadcom portal with a focus on VMware Cloud Foundation downloads, including Aria Suite and Aria Operations for Logs.

Upgrading Aria Operations for Logs to 8.18.3 Using a .PAK File

Upgrading Aria Operations for Logs (formerly VMware vRealize Log Insight) is a crucial task to ensure you’re using the latest features, security patches, and performance improvements. In this guide, we’ll walk through the step-by-step process of upgrading Aria Operations for Logs using a .pak file. Prerequisites Before starting the upgrade, ensure the following prerequisites are met: Backup the Existing Deployment: • Take a snapshot of all nodes in the Aria Operations for Logs cluster (Master, Worker, and any nodes). ...

February 4, 2025 · Cosmin Trif
Settings page with various options for system administration and server accounts in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

Upgrading Aria Operations to 8.18.3 via Aria Suite Lifecycle

In this post I will go over upgrading Aria Operations 8.18.x appliance to 8.18.3 using Aria Suite Lifecycle. As a pre requirement we do need to have Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.18. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade does not include the latest Product Support Pack. We can apply the latest Product Support Pack following the guide here. To get started we can go to Aria Suite Lifecycle -> Lifecycle Operations -> Settings -> Binary Mapping. ...

February 4, 2025 · Cosmin Trif