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Obtain the PAK le for your cluster. For information about which le to use, see the
vRealize Operations Manager Information Center.
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Before you install the PAK le, or upgrade your vRealize Operations Manager instance, clone any
customized content to preserve it. Customized content can include alert denitions, symptom
denitions, recommendations, and views. Then, during the software update, you select the options
named Install the PAK  even if it is already installed and Reset out-of-the-box content.
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The version 6.2.1 vRealize Operations Manager update operation has a validation process that identies
issues before you start to update your software. Although it is good practice to run the pre-update
check and resolve any issues found, users who have environmental constraints can disable this
validation check.
To disable the pre-update validation check, perform the following steps:
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Edit the update le
to/storage/db/pakRepoLocal/bypass_prechecks_vRealizeOperationsManagerEnterprise-
buildnumberofupdate.json.
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Change the value to TRUE and run the update.
N If you disable the validation, you might encounter blocking failures during the update itself.
Procedure
1 Log into the master node vRealize Operations Manager Administrator interface of your cluster at
https://master-node-FQDN-or-IP-address/admin.
2 Click Software Update in the left panel.
3 Click Install a Software Update in the main panel.
4 Follow the steps in the wizard to locate and install your PAK le.
a If you are updating a Virtual Appliance deployment, perform the OS update.
This updates the OS on the virtual appliance and restarts each virtual machine.
b Install the product update PAK le.
Wait for the software update to complete. When it does, the Administrator interface logs you out.
5 Log back into the master node Administrator interface.
The main Cluster Status page appears and cluster goes online automatically. The status page also
displays the Bring Online buon, but do not click it.
6 If the browser page does not refresh automatically, refresh the page.
The cluster status changes to Going Online. When the cluster status changes to Online, the upgrade is
complete.
N If a cluster fails and the status changes to oine during the installation process of a PAK le
update then some nodes become unavailable. To x this, you can access the Administrator interface and
manually take the cluster oine and click Finish Installation to continue the installation process.
7 Click Software Update to check that the update is done.
A message indicating that the update completed successfully appears in the main pane.
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