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VMware Aria Operations 8.12 HF1
A couple weeks ago we released Aria Operations 8.12, it had a few bugs, so this past weekend we released 8.12 HF1, I applied it in my lab this morning via the Aria Operations Lifecycle Manager. First, download the patch itself. Once complete, it'll indicate as much. Go to Environments, select your environment, the Operations tab, the three dots, Patches, and Install Patch. You'll then be prompted for confirmation. Click INSTALL and watch the progress. Back in your environment

Brock Peterson
May 23, 2023


vRealize 8.6 Updates via vRSLCM
Beyond vROps, vRLI, and vRA, the vRealize Suite comes packaged with the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM). It's the vRealize counterpart to the vSphere Lifecycle Manager. vRSLCM 8.6 has six main services (vRealize Cloud is a new service): Lifecycle Operations - used to manage environments, datacenter, perform upgrades, monitor requests, and adjust settings. Locker - used to manage certificates, retrieve and add licenses, and support credentials. Identity and Tenant

Brock Peterson
Oct 16, 2021


vRealize Cloud Management Updates
Yesterday was a big day! We released new versions of every product in our vRealize Suite: vROps, vRLI, vRA, vRNI, and vRSLCM. Here are the details, go get them! vROps 8.6 What's New? This release will provide an exciting new user interface for smoother navigation, new public cloud integrations, improved application management, an enhanced integration between vRealize Operations and vRealize Automation and much more that will deliver unified monitoring, visibility, and auto

Brock Peterson
Oct 13, 2021


Upgrade from vROps 8.4 to 8.5 using vRSLCM
vROps 8.5 dropped a couple weeks ago, it's a minor release addressing security updates and bug fixes. Release Notes can be found here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations-Manager/8.5/rn/vRealize-Operations-Manager-85.html Let's use vRLCM to upgrade from vROps 8.4 to 8.5. We haven't done a detailed blog on vRLCM yet, it's VMware's lifecycle management platform for all vRealize Suite products. It can be used to install, configure, and update products like vROps, v

Brock Peterson
Jul 27, 2021


VMware vRealize Code Drop!
This past Thursday, February 4, was GA day for new releases of products in the VMware vRealize Suite! vRealize Operations Manager, vRealize Log Insight, vRealize Automation, and vRealize Lifecycle Manager received their 8.3 updates and vRealize Network Insight went to 6.1. Here are the highlights. I've also linked the "What's New In..." blog from the VMware Technical Marketing Managers for more details. A lot of great stuff here, enjoy! 1. vROps 8.3 - https://blogs.vmwar

Brock Peterson
Feb 6, 2021
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