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You can directly upgrade from vRealize Operations for Published Applications 6.2 or
vRealize Operations for Published Applications 6.2.1 to vRealize Operations for Published Applications 6.3.
NOTE Upgrading from vRealize Operations for Published Applications 6.1 to
vRealize Operations for Published Applications 6.3 is not supported.
Prerequisites
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Verify that your environment meets product compatibility, hardware, and software requirements.
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Verify that XD Controller is installed and running.
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Verify that vRealize Operations Manager is deployed and running.
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If you have not yet upgraded to vRealize Operations Manager 6.1 or
vRealize Operations for Published Applications 6.2, upgrade vRealize Operations Manager before you
upgrade vRealize Operations for Published Applications.
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Verify that a vCenter adapter is configured for each vCenter Server instance in your Published
Applications infrastructure. The vCenter adapter is provided with vRealize Operations Manager.
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Download the vRealize Operations for Published Applications installation files from the product
download page.
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Verify that you have a license key for the vRealize Operations for Published Applications solution.
Procedure
1 On the XD Controller host where the previous broker agent is installed, select VMware > vRealize
Operation for Published Applications Broker Agent Settings and stop the Broker Agent service.
Stopping the broker agent service prevents errors or unhandled messages from occurring while the
vRealize Operations for Published Applications solution is being upgraded.
2 Copy the VMware-vrops-v4paadapter-6.3-buildnumber.pak file to a temporary folder.
3 Log in to the vRealize Operations Manager user interface with admin privileges.
4 In the left pane of vRealize Operations Manager, click the Administration tab and click Solutions.
5 On the Solutions tab, select vRealize Operation for Published Apps XD-XA and click the Add (plus
sign) icon.
6 Browse to locate the temporary folder and select the PAK file.
7 Select Force installation and Reset out-of-the-box content and click Upload to overwrite the previous
solution.
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