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Upgrade VMTurbo to version 5.2

Upgrade VMTurbo to version 5.2

VMTurbo is a great free product out there that is designed to help you monitor your virtual environment free! ย Recently, they have released version 5.2. ย The process to update is very easy, but I wanted to show you guys the screenshots of the update process. ย The update process is done completely at the web interface level, so you need to login to your web console to initiate.

To begin the update process, login and then navigate to theย Admin menu and then over on the left hand panel, you should seeย maintenance. ย After you click the maintenance menu, you should see a screen like below. ย As you can see I am running VMTurbo Operations Manager 5.0 (Update 2) (Build 33126).

vmturbo_upgrade1

Run the Check button which should correctly identify that version 5.2-34449 is available. ย After you see the available update, click theย updateย button.


vmturbo_upgrade2

After you clickย updateย you will see theย update confirmation notice pop up.


vmturbo_upgrade3

After you clickย Yes you will see the note “The Operations Manager appliance automatically restarts as part of the update. ย This can take up to 10 minutes or longer. ย To see whether the Operations Manager restart is complete, click the browser’s Refresh button. ย If the user interface loads completely, Operations Manager has completed the update and restart process”.


vmturbo_upgrade4

After you have refreshed your browser and are able to log back in. ย Click the gear icon over in the upper right hand corner and clickย About. ย You should see that your VMTurbo appliance is now at the 5.2 version level.

 

vmturbo_upgrade5

 

Final Thoughts

The update is super easy. ย The only thing I would like to see here is some kind of update monitor process where you can see a progress indicator or percentage of the update process. ย It is a bit vague to just refresh your browser until you are able to log back in. ย However, it is nice to see such a great monitoring product for free and see it maturing so nicely.

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Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee is the Senior Writer, Engineer and owner at Virtualizationhowto.com, and a 7-time VMware vExpert, with over two decades of experience in Information Technology. Having worked for numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as in various industries, He has extensive experience in various IT segments and is a strong advocate for open source technologies. Brandon holds many industry certifications, loves the outdoors and spending time with family. Also, he goes through the effort of testing and troubleshooting issues, so you don't have to.

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