In this guide i will go over the steps of getting an existing 8.x vRSLCM appliance upgraded to the latest 8.16 release. The release notes can be found here. We can upgrade from vRealize Lifecycle Manager to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

The first step is to log in to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle under the Lifecycle Operations section

The image shows the “Lifecycle Operations” section in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle, highlighting its role in managing lifecycle operations for all VMware Aria Suite products.

Go to Settings -> System Upgrade

Settings page with System Upgrade highlighted for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgrade.

Click on Check for Upgrade

Upgrade page shows “Check for Upgrade” button, upgrade history, and a recommendation to take a snapshot.

We can see that the check found a new version available for 8.16. Click on Upgrade

The screenshot shows the “System Upgrade” page with an option to upgrade to version 8.16.0.4.

Verify that a snapshot or backup exists in case the process fails. Check the check mark for I took a snapshot of the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager before I performed this operation. Click Next

System upgrade prerequisite: Ensure snapshot of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. Click Next.

Click on Run Precheck, verify that all check have passed, and click on Upgrade

Precheck results show all validations passed; click Upgrade to proceed.

This will fire up the upgrade process and start upgrading packages. The system will automatically reboot on 8.16 once completed. We can check the version by going to Settings -> System Details

PreCheck step shows all validations passed; upgrade button available.

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