Remediation steps to handle rollback of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.16.0 and other products

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

The purpose of this article is to address common queries that may arise with respect to the recent Rollback of some VMware Aria Suite Products 8.16.x. 

Environment

VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.14.x

Resolution

The initial release of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.16.0 was on February 20, 2024.

What were the versions which were released on 20th February and the versions released on 29th February
 

Product	Version and Build Number 20th Feb	Version and Build Number 29th Feb	Upgrade Path
VMware Aria Automation	8.16.1-23319891	8.16.1- 23373968	If your Automation version is below 8.16.1, please upgrade to the build released on Feb 29th. If you have already upgraded, your next upgrade would be 8.16.2 or higher.
VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator	8.16.1-23319892	8.16.1-23319892	If your Automation Orchestrator is not yet upgraded, proceed with upgrading to version 8.16.1. There are no changes in the build of Orchestrator.If you have already upgraded, your next upgrade would be 8.16.2 or higher.
VMware Aria Automation Config	8.16.1-23266830	8.16.1-23266830	If your Automation Config is not yet upgraded, proceed with upgrading to version 8.16.1. There are no changes in the build of Automation Config. If you have already upgraded, your next upgrade would be 8.16.2 or higher.
VMware Aria Operations	8.16.0-23251571	8.16.1-23365475	Perform the upgrade to version 8.16.1 of Operations using the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
VMware Aria Operations for Logs	8.16.0-23264422	8.16.0-23364779	If you have already upgraded to Operations for Logs 8.16.0, then go ahead and upgrade to the new build released outside of Suite Lifecycle and perform inventory sync. As build to build upgrade of products are not supported in Suite Lifecycle. If you have an older version of Operations for Logs, then standard upgrade procedure applies from Suite Lifecycle
VMware Aria Operations for Networks	6.12.1	6.12.1	You are all set, no changes are necessary. If you have already upgraded to the build released on February 20th, then there is no further action required.
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle	8.16.0 - 23334789	8.16.0-23377566	Upgrade to the new build, 8.16.0; it will be a build-to-build upgrade. If your Suite Lifecycle is already on version 8.16.0, there will not be any version change. For those who have not upgraded yet, follow the same path as before. Ensure to carefully read the release notes if you are upgrading from older versions to the new one.

Notes:

• There is no need of any new product support packs to consume new builds of other VMware Aria Products.
• The policy of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.16.0.4 Build 23377566 contains latest checksums of the products being released on 29th Feb 2024.
• If you upgrade to the new build of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle your all set.

The policy reads as below: