** Note: this page was updated 17/08/2022 **
How to update a vCloud Director appliance. The steps below are to how to upgrade your vCloud Director linux appliance. This works from
1) download the update file from My VMware
2) and then use tool like WinSCP to the appliance with the root credentials and copy the update file to a temporary directory, i.e. /tmp/update.
3) logon to the vCloud appliance via SSH and run the below commands in order:
cd /tmp/update/
tar -zxf VMware_Cloud_Director_10.3.3.8153–20030439_update.tar.gz
vamicli update –repo file:///tmp/update
vamicli update –check/opt/vmware/vcloud-director/bin/cell-management-tool -u <adminuser> cell –quiesce true
/opt/vmware/vcloud-director/bin/cell-management-tool -u <adminuser> cell –status
vamicli update –install latest
/opt/vmware/vcloud-director/bin/cell-management-tool -u <adminuser> cell -s
/opt/vmware/appliance/bin/create-db-backup
/opt/vmware/vcloud-director/bin/upgrade
/opt/vmware/vcloud-director/bin/cell-management-tool trust-infra-certs –vsphere –unattended
Note: if you multiple vCloud appliances log into the appliance management UI ( https://appliance_ip_address:5480 ) to identify the primary appliance and upgrade that first