Upgrading vC Ops is a fairly simple procedure due to its vApp architecture. When a new version of vC Ops comes out, we simply need to download the .pak
file that comes from VMware and apply that to our vApp.
To upgrade vC Ops, complete the following steps:
Log in to your admin portal by browsing to
https://<IP_Address>/admin
and providing the admin credentials.Click on the Update tab.
Click on Browse to find the
.pak
file you've downloaded from VMware.com.Follow the wizard to complete the upgrade.
Upgrade your license if necessary. For some of the minor releases, this is not necessary. You will need to check the VMware documentation for information on this.
Keep in mind you'll need to wait for about 20 minutes for the license to upgrade. Until that has completed, or you've manually upgraded the licenses using the steps mentioned earlier in this chapter, some of the features of the new version may not be available.