To find out what user content may be impacted by the metric reduction, run the Pre-Upgrade Readiness Assessment Tool before upgrading to VMware Aria Operations 8.12.x.
- Download the Pre-Upgrade Readiness Assessment Tool available at VMware Downloads.
Note: There are two downloads available on the download page. Use the appropriate version for the version of vRealize Operations you will be upgrading from:
- VMware Aria Operations - Pre-Upgrade Assessment Tool for Upgrading from v. 8.6.x (or earlier)
- VMware Aria Operations - Pre-Upgrade Assessment Tool for Upgrading from v. 8.10.x
- Log in to the Primary node's VMware Aria Operations Administrator interface of your cluster at https://primary-node-FQDN-or-IP-address/admin.
- Click Software Update in the left panel.
- Click Install a Software Update in the main panel.
- Follow the steps in the wizard to locate and install your PAK file.
Note: Check Install the PAK file even if it is already installed.
- Install the Pre-Upgrade Readiness Assessment Tool.
- Wait for the software update to complete.
Note: If the cluster fails and the status changes to offline during the installation process of a PAK file update then some nodes become unavailable. To fix this, you can access the Administrator interface and manually take the cluster offline and click Finish Installation to continue the installation process.
- Navigate to the Support > Support Bundles tab.
- Download the light support bundle that was generated from the installation of the Pre-Upgrade Readiness Assessment Tool.
- In the downloaded support bundle, open the cluster_timestamp_nodeaddress/nodeaddress_timestamp_nodeaddress/apuat-data/report/index.html file.
- A list of all potentially impacted user content is displayed in the Removed/Disconnected Metrics tab, while the system's upgrade ability can be found on the System Validation Checks tab.
Note: Clicking an impacted metric will take you to the
VMware Aria Operations Deprecated Metrics and Replacement Recommendations page which will display a replacement metric if applicable.
The content on this page is subject to change.