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7 Log in to the Administration portal and verify that the Status tab indicates successful upgrade.
You might need to refresh the browser to view the updated product version and build number.
8 Log in to the vCenter Server that manages the license for vCenter Operations Manager, and apply the
new vCenter Operations Manager 5.8.x license key.
You must re-apply the new license key in the vCenter Server after the upgrade. If you do not, you will
see reduced functionality in the vCenter Operations Manager interface.
9 In the Administration portal, navigate to the Status tab and restart all services.
10 Log in to the vSphere Client or the custom UI to verify that the vCenter Operations Manager interface is
displayed properly.
Upgrade the OS to SLES 11 SP2 for vCenter Operations Manager 5.8.x
This procedure is applicable when performing an in-place vApp OS upgrade to SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server (SLES) 11 SP2. An OS upgrade is required to run vCenter Operations Manager 5.8.x.
Prerequisites
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Verify that vCenter Operations Manager 5.8.x is installed and running.
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Back-up the UI VM and the Analytics VM.
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Verify that vCenter Operations Manager 5.8.x root password does not expire by running the following
command from the UI VM: change -l root.
Procedure
1 Download or copy the SLES 11 SP2 PAK file from the VMware download site for
vCenter Operations Manager to the /data drive on the UI VM.
scp VMware-vcops-SP2-1381807.pak root@ip_address_of_webui:/data
2 Start the SLES 11 SP2 upgrade, with the command:
/usr/lib/vmware-vcops/user/conf/upgrade/va_sles11_sp2_init.sh /data/VMware-vcops-
SP2-1381807.pak
The process upgrades both the UI VM and the Analytics VM.
3 After the upgrade completes successfully, restart the vApp.
4 Login to thevCenter Operations Manager user interface to verify that it is working.
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