Legacy Fleet to VCF Operations: Upgrading AON and Automation

In this video, we take a deep dive into upgrading Aria Operations for Networks (AON) and Aria Automation as we transition from a legacy Aria Operations for Logs environment into VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations. You’ll see the entire process end-to-end — from importing legacy systems through Aria Lifecycle Manager, running prechecks, fixing validation errors, troubleshooting API prerequisites, and finally performing the upgrades and onboarding into VCF Operations. This is Episode 3 in the VCF 9 Series, showing the real-world path from Legacy Fleet / Aria → VCF Operations — including the common challenges and fixes that make the difference between success and frustration. By the end, you’ll understand: ✅ How to import and upgrade Aria Operations for Networks ✅ How to troubleshoot and fix common precheck and validation errors ✅ How to upgrade and onboard Aria Automation into VCF Operations ✅ How Aria components integrate seamlessly within the VMware Cloud Foundation stack ----------------- Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:37 Import Aria Operations For Networks 04:01 Upgrade AON 06:35 Import Automation 08:08 Upgrade Automation 10:10 Precheck Failures 15:33 Sander to the rescue 15:40 Fix Automation NSX policy API prereqs 27:21 Finalise Automation upgrade