Welcome back to VirtualBarker! It’s been quite a while since I posted something new. I’m trying to get back into the blogging world again and devote more time to writing up new posts for you all. Enjoy this new read and there will be more posts coming again soon. Let’s get started on this one, upgrading your vRSLCM!
Let’s log in and check for updates
Log in to vRealize LifeCycle Manager (vRSLCM)
Once logged in, select Lifecycle Operations from the main page
Once in Lifecycle Operations, you will see a notification bell at the top. If there are updates available, it will alert you here.
After selecting the notification that a vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager update is available, it will bring you to the System Upgrade page in Settings.
Select “Check For Upgrade”
When that is done it will show you that there is an available update
Taking a snapshot and updating vRSLCM
Next, you can create a snapshot from within Lifecycle Manager before performing the Upgrade. Select the vCenter name where the LCM appliance lives and the vCenter credential to use. The credentials are stored in your LCM locker.
You can view the status of the snapshot by clicking the link “Click here to check request status”
Once that is done, we will select upgrade and run through the process
It will run a pre-check and then allow you to upgrade. Be sure to check “I took a snapshot”
It will start to down the packages needed
When the upgrade is complete (takes 10-15 minutes), the appliance will restart
Verify vRSLCM update
When logged back in, we can go to settings
Then go to System Upgrade and you can see the upgrade history showing you the version it upgraded from and the version it upgrade to. You will also see a notice that the LCM successfully upgraded.
That’s it! We’ve upgraded our vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager. Now for each upgrade, you just rinse and repeat!