Attempting to perform the binary mapping of VCF Operations 9.0 in Aria Lifecycle Manager 8.18 produces the following error:
Aria Lifecycle Manager 8.18
This is caused by a missing patch in the Aria Lifecycle Manager appliance.
Per the VCF 9 upgrade instructions (1), the appliance will need to be on Patch 2 to perform the upgrade.
In the Aria Lifecycle Manager UI, confirm if the appliance is missing Patch 2 by clicking on the username in the upper-right corner of the page, and then clicking on "About".
To apply Patch 2, follow the instruictions in the Aria Lifecycle Managter release notes (2).