{"id":893,"date":"2012-07-06T11:58:33","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T10:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/?p=893"},"modified":"2018-05-23T18:00:46","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T16:00:46","slug":"upgrading-vcenter-operations-manager-to-5-0-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/?p=893","title":{"rendered":"Upgrading vCenter Operations Manager to 5.0.2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, VMware released version 5.0.2 of the vCenter Operations Manager. Here are the <a title=\"vcops 5.0.2 release notes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vmware.com\/support\/vcops\/doc\/vcops-502-release-notes.html\" target=\"_blank\">release notes<\/a> for version 5.0.2.\u00a0 Reading the release notes, I&#8217;m looking forward to the New Text Widget in the Enterprise version of the product.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the three key benefits put forward by VMware<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Actionable intelligence to automated manual operations processes<\/li>\n<li>Visibility accross infrastructure and applications for rapid problem resolution<\/li>\n<li>Proactively ensures optimal resource utilization and virtual and cloud infrastructure performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So if you are running version 5.0.0 or 5.0.1, you can easely upgrade to the latest version using the <strong>VMware-vcops-5.0.2-770497.pak<\/strong> (386MB) file.<\/p>\n<p>First you need to download the VMware-vcops-5.0.2-770497.pak file from the VMware Portal<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_894\" style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/?attachment_id=894\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-894\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-894\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-894 \" title=\"vCenter Operations Manager 5.0.2 PAK download\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2012\/07\/vCOps-Download-pak.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-Download-pak.png 974w, https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-Download-pak-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">vCenter Operations Manager 5.0.2 PAK download<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At this point I highly recommend that you make a clone of your vCenter Operations Manager 5 servers, in case the upgrade fails. Once the upgrade is started there is no way to turn back or to downgrade back to 5.0.0\/5.0.1<\/p>\n<p>You then need to connect to the vCenter Operations Manager Administration panel.\u00a0 https:\/\/vcops.domainname\/admin\/<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_895\" style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/?attachment_id=895\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-895\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-895\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-895 \" title=\"Connect to the vCenter Operations Manager Administration\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2012\/07\/vCOps-connect-to-admin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-connect-to-admin.png 945w, https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-connect-to-admin-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Connect to the vCenter Operations Manager Administration<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From the Update Tab, you can select the path to the VMware-vcops-5.0.2-770497.pak file.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_896\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/?attachment_id=896\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-896\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-896\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-896 \" title=\"Select update package VMware-vcops-5.0.2-770497.pak\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2012\/07\/vCOps-Update-Package.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-Update-Package.png 890w, https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-Update-Package-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Select update package VMware-vcops-5.0.2-770497.pak<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When you start the update you get the warning box to remind you to make a backup of your vCenter Operations Manager environment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_897\" style=\"width: 557px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/?attachment_id=897\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-897\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-897\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-897 \" title=\"One Way Ticket, so Backup\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2012\/07\/vCOps-One-Way-Ticket-so-Backup.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"547\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-One-Way-Ticket-so-Backup.png 608w, https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-One-Way-Ticket-so-Backup-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One Way Ticket, so Backup<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It starts uploading the .pak file<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_898\" style=\"width: 523px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/?attachment_id=898\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-898\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-898\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-898   \" title=\"uploading...\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2012\/07\/vCOps-Uploading-patch.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-Uploading-patch.png 740w, https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-Uploading-patch-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">uploading&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You get to accept the EULA once more.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_899\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/?attachment_id=899\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-899\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-899   \" title=\"EULA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2012\/07\/vCOps-EULA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-EULA.png 868w, https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-EULA-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EULA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Final warning message before starting the upgrade process.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_900\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/?attachment_id=900\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-900\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-900\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-900\" title=\"Warning Message\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2012\/07\/VCOps-warning-message.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Warning Message<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The upgrade process has started on my vCenter Operations Manager 5.0.1<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_901\" style=\"width: 517px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/?attachment_id=901\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-901\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-901\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-901  \" title=\"Updating from 5.0.1 to 5.0.2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2012\/07\/vCOPs-Updating-from-5.0.1-to-5.0.2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOPs-Updating-from-5.0.1-to-5.0.2.png 1056w, https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOPs-Updating-from-5.0.1-to-5.0.2-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOPs-Updating-from-5.0.1-to-5.0.2-1024x487.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Updating from 5.0.1 to 5.0.2<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Once the upgrade process is done, it will log you out of the Administration portal and you will see a<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_902\" style=\"width: 557px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/?attachment_id=902\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-902\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-902\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-902    \" title=\"Data Migration in Progress message\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2012\/07\/vCOps-Data-Migration-in-Progress.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"547\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-Data-Migration-in-Progress.png 844w, https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-Data-Migration-in-Progress-300x33.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Data Migration in Progress message<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You can relog into the vCenter Operations Manager Administration web portal to follow more closely what it&#8217;s doing from the Update tab.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_903\" style=\"width: 585px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/?attachment_id=903\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-903\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-903\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-903    \" title=\"Updating checks and processes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2012\/07\/vCOps-updating-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-updating-1.png 887w, https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/vCOps-updating-1-300x177.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Updating checks and processes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The full update details will show something like this:<\/p>\n<p>[box]<br \/>\n<pre class=\"preserve-code-formatting\">vCenter Operations Manager Administration\nVersion 5.0.2, Build 770497\nUpdate\n----------------------------------------------------------------------\nUPDATE STATUS\n----------------------------------------------------------------------\nUpdate attempted on Fri Jul\u00a0 6 08:38:46 UTC 2012\nDownloading update .............................................. done\nChecking EULA Acceptance ........................................ done\nChecking disk space on &#039;\/&#039; in UI VM ............................. done\nChecking disk space on &#039;\/&#039; in Analytics VM ...................... done\nChecking disk space on &#039;\/data&#039; in UI VM ......................... done\nChecking disk space on &#039;\/data&#039; in Analytics VM .................. done\nExtracting package .............................................. done\nValidating update files ......................................... done\nPreparing update environment .................................... done\nStopping administration service ................................. done\nInstalling update ............................................... done\nStarting administration service ................................. done\nStopping core services .......................................... done\nInstalling update ............................................... done\nUpgrading CapacityIQ database ................................... done\nUpgrading database .............................................. done\nDeleting stale VM entities from database ........................ done\nStarting core services .......................................... done\nUpdate operation ................................................ done\nStarting administration service ................................. done\nStarting core services .......................................... done\n<\/pre><br \/>\n[\/box]<\/p>\n<p>After which your vCenter Operations Manager will be running version 5.0.2<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_907\" style=\"width: 577px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/?attachment_id=907\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-907\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-907\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-907  \" title=\"vCenter Operations Manager 5.0.2 Status Tab\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2012\/07\/VCOps-5.0.2-Status-Tab.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/VCOps-5.0.2-Status-Tab.png 886w, https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/VCOps-5.0.2-Status-Tab-300x159.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">vCenter Operations Manager 5.0.2 Status Tab<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, VMware released version 5.0.2 of the vCenter Operations Manager. Here are the release notes for version 5.0.2.\u00a0 Reading the release notes, I&#8217;m looking forward to the New Text Widget in the Enterprise version of the product. Here are the three key benefits put forward by VMware Actionable intelligence to automated manual operations processes Visibility [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":990,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,9],"tags":[60,42],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=893"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1989,"href":"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893\/revisions\/1989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bussink.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}