SaltStack Config dashboard with accepted master key, fingerprint, and state.

SSC 8.8 Authentication failed: no Authorization header

I recently upgraded my LCM deployed SSC server to 8.8.x. If you need a guide to go through the upgrade you can find my other post here. After the upgrade was completed I was noticing strange behavior in the SSC UI so I checked the status the of the services. Here are the errors I found and how I fixed them Checking the salt-master Service Status The first step was to check the status of the service ...

SSC 8.8 Authentication failed: no Authorization header
Settings page with various options for system administration and server management.

Upgrading vRA (vRealize Automation) to 8.8.2

In this post I will go over upgrading my 8.x vRA 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. Mapping the 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 8.8.2
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. Downloading the 8.8.2 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 vRLI (vRealize Log Insight) to 8.8.2 via vRSLCM
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. Adding the 8.8.2 Binaries 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) ...

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Upgrading SSC (SaltStack Config) to 8.8.2 using vRSLCM
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 Accessing the System Upgrade Settings The first step is to log in to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager under the Lifecycle Operations section ...

Upgrading vRSLCM (vRealize Lifecycle Manager) to 8.8.2
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. Downloading the 8.6.3 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 vROPS (vRealize Operations Manager) to 8.6.3 via vRSLCM
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. Downloading the 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 vRLI (vRealize Log Insight) to 8.6.2 via vRSLCM
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. Mapping and Downloading the vRA 8.8 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 8.8
Installation file details for VMware vRealize Automation SaltStack Config 8.8.0 Automated Installer.

SSC 8.8 urllib3 (1.25.11) or chardet (4.0.0) doesn't match a supported version

I recently upgraded my LCM deployed SSC server to 8.8. If you need a guide to go through the upgrade you can find my other post here. After the upgrade was completed I was noticing strange behavior in the SSC UI so I checked the status the of the services. Here are the errors I found and how I fixed them The first step was to check the status of the service ...

SSC 8.8 urllib3 (1.25.11) or chardet (4.0.0) doesn't match a supported version

SSC 8.8 sseapi_rpc_queue: could not connect to SSE server

I recently upgraded my LCM deployed SSC server to 8.8. If you need a guide to go through the upgrade you can find my other post here. After the upgrade was completed I was noticing strange behavior in the SSC UI so I checked the status of the services. Here are the errors I found and how I fixed them The first step was to check the status of the service ...

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SSC 8.8 sseapi_rpc_queue: could not connect to SSE server