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Table Of Contents
- System Administration
- Contents
- System Administration
- Updated Information
- Configuring vRealize Automation
- Configuring System Settings
- Configuring IaaS
- The Customer Experience Improvement Program
- Configure the vRealize Automation Appliance Database
- Perform an Appliance Database Failover
- Validate Appliance Database Replication
- Bulk Import, Update, or Migrate Virtual Machines
- Managing vRealize Automation
- Managing Tenants
- Brand Tenant Login Pages
- Install a Hotfix
- Updating vRealize Automation Certificates
- Extracting Certificates and Private Keys
- Update vRealize Automation Certificates when all are Expired
- Updating the Identity Appliance Certificate
- Updating the vRealize Appliance Certificate
- Updating the IaaS Certificate
- Replace the Identity Appliance Management Site Certificate
- Updating the vRealize Appliance Management Site Certificate
- Replace a Management Agent Certificate
- Resolve Certificate Revocation Errors
- View License Usage
- Monitoring Logs and Services
- Starting Up and Shutting Down vRealize Automation
- Customize Data Rollover Settings
- Remove an Identity Appliance from a Domain
- Backup and Recovery for vRealize Automation Installations
- Backing Up vRealize Automation
- Activate the Failover IaaS Server
- vRealize Automation System Recovery
Appliance Database or Legacy PostgreSQL Database
If you are using an Appliance Database or a legacy PostgreSQL database embedded in a vRealize
Appliance, you can back up the database by backing up the entire appliance with one of the methods
described in Backing Up the vRealize Appliance. If you are using a legacy PostgreSQL database, you
can also backup the database separately. See the VMware Knowledge Base article Migrating from
external vPostgres appliance to vPostgres instance located in the vCAC appliance (2083562) at
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2083562 for more information.
A standalone legacy PostgreSQL appliance must be backed up separately. See the VMware Knowledge
Base article Migrating from external vPostgres appliance to vPostgres instance located in the vCAC
appliance (2083562) at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2083562 for more information.
Backing Up the Identity Appliance
The system administrator schedules backups of the Identity Appliance single sign-on server on a regular
basis.
As a best practice, back up your Identity Appliance, vRealize Appliance, and databases at the same time.
In addition, back up the Identity Appliance in the following cases:
You can use one or more of the following methods to create backups.
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The vSphere Export function.
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Cloning.
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VMware vSphere Data Protection, to create backups of the entire appliance.
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vSphere Replication, to replicate the virtual appliance to another site.
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VMware Recovery Manager, to enable high availability by backing up the appliance to a different data
center.
You can use snapshots for backups only if you store or replicate them to a location other than the
appliance location. If the snapshot image is accessible after a failure, using it is the most direct way to
recover the appliance.
Backing Up the vRealize Appliance
The system administrator backs up the vRealize Appliance by exporting or cloning the appliance. You can
also copy configuration files to use to recreate the configuration that was in place at the time of the
backup.
Back up appliances by exporting or cloning them.
As a best practice, back up your Identity Appliance, vRealize Appliance, and databases on the same
schedule.
You can use the following methods to create backups.
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The vSphere Export function.
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