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Preparing Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager for VCF 9

With the new announcement of VCF 9, I like many others, was ready and eager to upgrade my lab. As part of this there is a requirement to apply a patch to Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager to enable you to upgrade VCF Operations from 8.18 to 9.0 and install the new VCF Operations Fleet Management appliance. I thought I would share this process with you. Here are the Release Notes. Firstly, download the patch from the Broadcom Support Portal here.

Thursday, June 19, 2025 | 2 minutes Read
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Rotating Aria Suite Local Account Passwords Using API’s & PowerShell

Password management is a critical aspect of maintaining a secure and efficient IT infrastructure. The Aria Suite is no exception and password rotation is necessary as part of addressing security policies & compliance requirements. VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager simplifies this process by providing a centralized endpoint to manage your suite’s configurations and settings both in the UI or via API’s. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at how we can reset passwords for the various components of the Aria Suite, all through the Lifecycle Manager, using the API’s via PowerShell.

Friday, December 20, 2024 | 7 minutes Read
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Importing Aria Products into Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager

I recently began exploring the process for bringing standalone Aria products, such as Aria Operations or Aria Operations for Logs, into Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager. I knew there was an import option but not something I had ever actually used, so decided to try it out to see if it was as simple as I thought, it was! One thing that is worth checking before you start this process is that the root accounts aren’t expired or locked out and that you have the passwords stored as passwords in the Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager Locker, as you will need to reference these in the import wizard.

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 | 1 minute Read
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Upgrading vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager to Aria Suite Lifecycle

In April 2023, VMware vRealize Suite became VMware Aria. As part of this all the products moved to the new name and had new capabilities included. This includes, vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager becoming Aria Suite Lifecycle. Upgrading to 8.12 not only brings you the latest features and capabilities of the product, but is a prerequisite to upgrading the remaining products in the Suite, such as Aria Operations for Logs, formerly Log Insight.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | 1 minute Read