Upgrade Guidance for Aria Operations for Logs 8.18.x to VCF Operations for Logs 9.0.x

Products

• VCF Operations
• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.18.x requires a fresh deployment when transitioning to VCF Operations for Logs 9.0, as in-place upgrades are not supported. This guidance outlines the requirements for parallel running, data transfer, and configuration steps for VCF environments

Environment

• VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.18.x
• VCF Operations for Logs 9.0.x
• VCF 9.0.x

Resolution

VMware Aria Operations for Logs version 8.18.x does not support an in-place upgrade to version 9.0.x. Instead, a fresh deployment of version 9.0.x is required.

Both versions (8.18.x and 9.0.x) can run in parallel. To proceed:

• Unconfigure all existing integrations from the 8.18.x instance. Keep the 8.18.x instance running to retain historical log data for reference.
• Reconfigure them on the newly deployed 9.0.x instance. Refer to Deploying the VCF Operations for logs

For detailed instructions and prerequisites, refer to the official documentation: Preparing Your Management Components for VCF 9 Core Components Upgrade 

Additional Information

Log data transfer from Aria Operations for Logs 8.18.x to VMware Cloud Foundation is supported for up to 90 days. Refer to Log Data Transfer.