Read the previous other post if needed
How to upgrade vCenter Operations Manager 5.8 to vRealize operations manager 6.2 part 1
How to upgrade vCenter Operations Manager 5.8 to vRealize operations manager 6.2 part 2
How to upgrade vCenter Operations Manager 5.8 to vRealize operations manager 6.2 part 3
Make sure you downloaded the PAK files from VMware site first to proceed.
vApp clusters
The vApp cluster requires the deployment of the OS upgrade and the product upgrade .pak files.
- For an OS upgrade, the file is: vRealize_Operations_Manager-VA-OS-xxx.pak
- For the product upgrade of vApp clusters, the file is: vRealize_Operations_Manager-VA-xxx.pak
More information can be found on the VMware website: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vrops/61/vrops-61-release-notes.html
Time to upgrade to vRealize operations Manager 6.2. So open your favorite browser and login to you master node. URL https://<master-node-FQDN-or-IP-address>/admin
Login with the user admin and password you set in the initial Setup.
Click on Software Update in the left pane. On the right side window you see a button “install a Software Update”. Click it
Now browse for the PAK file vReamize_Operations_Manager-VA-OS-version number.pak and click upload.
Wait until its finished and then click next. Accept the EULA and click finish to install.
Once complete log back in to the vRealize Operations Manager. You will have to walk through a short wizard. Click Next.
Fill in the Product key and click next. If you want you can sign in with the ‘Customer Experience improvement Program’. But that up to you. Click finish to complete the wizard.
Do this for both PAK files
vRealize_Operations_Manager-VA-OS-xxx.pak
vRealize_Operations_Manager-VA-xxx.pak
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