Upgrade From vRA 7.3 to vRA 7.5 Step by Step

You can upgrade your current vRealize Automation environment to the latest version.
In-place Upgrade and Side-by-Side Upgrade
Depending on your current vRealize Automation environment, you can upgrade to the latest version by performing an in-place upgrade or a side-by-side upgrade. Review the information on this page to determine the best upgrade method for your environment.
An in-place upgrade is a multi-step process. You perform procedures in a particular order to update the various components in your current environment. You must upgrade all product components to the same version. You can only perform an in-place upgrade for these paths.

• vRealize Automation 6.2.5 to 7.5
• vRealize Automation 7.1.x to 7.5
• vRealize Automation 7.2.x to 7.5
• vRealize Automation 7.3.x to 7.5
• vRealize Automation 7.4.x to 7.5

A side-by-side upgrade migrates the data in your current vRealize Automation environment to a target environment deployed with the latest version of vRealize Automation. You can perform a side-by-side upgrade for these paths.

• vRealize Automation 6.2.0 through 6.2.5 to 7.5
• vRealize Automation 7.0 and 7.0.1 to 7.5
• vRealize Automation 7.1.x, 7.2.x, and 7.3.x, 7.4.x to 7.5

For Upgrade Requirements Refer this Document

Procedure:-
1. Connect with vRA Appliance VAMI (https://vRAFQDN:5480) > Username = root, Password = As Configured

 2.  Click on Update Tab > Click on Check Updates Button

3. As you can see under Available Update vRA 7.5 is Listed > Click on Install Updates

4. Click on Ok

5. If you know what's going on Behind the Scene > Open VAMI in another tab > Click on Update and you will be able to see the progress

6. You will see the message after couple of minutes that Reboot is needed to complete the Update

 

7. Reboot vRA Appliance. System Tab > Reboot > Reboot

8. After Reboot, Verify vRA is Updated to 7.5. As you can see in below screenshot, vRA is Updated to 7.5 but IaaS Upgrade is Pending.

9. Wait for Couple of Minutes and You will see the message "Upgrade Completed Successfully"