How to patch or upgrade VMware vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) ?

By | February 3, 2016

Some months ago I showed how to migrate vCenter Operations Manager (vCOps) 5.x to vRealize Operations Manager 6.0.x. In this short post I will show how to patch or upgrade vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) 6.x.

The upgrade of vROps is based on two phases:

  • OS upgrade - using vRealize_Operations_Manager-VA-OS-xxx.pak.
  • Product upgrade - vRealize_Operations_Manager-VA-xxx.pak.

To upgrade vRealize Operations Manager to the latest version please follow the below steps (at first please take a snapshot of vROps VM):

  1. Download OS and Product upgrade files from VMware.How to patch or upgrade VMware vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) 5
  2. Log in to vROps admin page (https://vROps_IP/admin). Click Software Update, then Install a Software Update. How to patch or upgrade VMware vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) step 1
  3. Browse a OS upgrade pak file (1) and click Upload (2).How to patch or upgrade VMware vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) stepik 2
  4. Click Next.How to patch or upgrade VMware vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) step 3
  5. Accept End User License Agreement.
  6. Wait when an upgrade is completed. Check System Status if Cluster is online and all nodes are running (online).How to patch or upgrade VMware vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) step 4
  7. Repeat steps 2-6 for product upgrade pak file.

 

My vROps needed around 1 hour to be updated completely (OS + Product).

Author: Mariusz

Architect (~ 15 years experience based on passion...) with strong background as a System Administrator and Engineer. Focused on Data Center Solutions: Virtualization/Cloud Computing and Storage/Backup Systems. Currently living in Poland.