vRealize Network Insight Upgrade from 6.7 to 6.8
Pre-Requisite
Ensure vRSLCM 8.10 PSPACK 1 is implemented
Download / Upload the product binary
Click here for vRSLCM 8.10 PSPACK 1 Release Notes
Click here for vRNI 6.8 Release Notes
Select the product from the Environment Pane and click on Upgrade
Trigger Inventory Sync . Ensure it's completed. Then click on Upgrade
Ensure appropriate binary or upgrade bundle is selected
Take a Product Snapshot , if you want to retrain the snapshot after upgrade you may do so
Run Precheck
What Prechecks are performed ?
vRNI healthy platform check
vRNI SSH status check on platform
vRNI SSH status check on collector
vRNI version check
vRNI number of VMs check
Submit upgrade request
Upgrade Workflow is now started
Different states in the upgrade are as below
Stage:1 Shutting down Guest OS
Stage:2 Shutting down Guest OS
Stage:3 Creating Node Snapshot (Platform and Collector)
Stage:4 Power On VM
Stage:5 Power On VM
Stage:6 productHealthCheck
Stage:7 Create snapshot Inventory
Stage:8 upgradevrni
Stage:9 deleteNodeSnapshot
Stage:10 productupgradeinventoryupdate
Let's inspect Stage:8 in detail
Inside stage 8 we have
Start
VRNI Upload Upgrade Bundle
VRNI Upgrade Bundle Status
Upgrade Precheck
Upgrade Precheck Status
VRNI Online Upgrade
Check Upgrade Status
VRNI VCF Watermark Configuration
On VRNI VCF Watermark Configuration Success
Product Patch Upgrade Notification Modification
Modify Notification Scheduler
Final
Deep Dive on Stage:8 will be updated soon....
This concludes the upgrade. Remember to perofrm inventory sycn for sure before you upgrade vRNI. This is very important.