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Table Of Contents
- Upgrading from vRealize Automation 7.0 to 7.1
- Contents
- Updated Information
- Upgrading vRealize Automation
- Preparing to Upgrade vRealize Automation
- Updating the vRealize Automation Appliance
- Upgrading the IaaS Server Components
- Add Users or Groups to an Active Directory Connection
- Enable Your Load Balancers
- Post-Upgrade Tasks for vRealize Automation
- Troubleshooting the Upgrade
- Installation or Upgrade Fails with a Load Balancer Timeout Error
- Upgrade Fails for Website Component During IaaS Upgrade
- Manager Service Fails to Run Due to SSL Validation Errors During Runtime
- Log In Fails After Upgrade
- Catalog Items Appear in the Service Catalog But Are Not Available to Request
- Unable to Upgrade Management Agent
- IaaS Windows Services Fail to Stop
- PostgreSQL External Database Merge Is Unsuccessful
- Delete Orphaned Nodes on vRealize Automation 7.0
- Delete Orphaned Nodes on vRealize Automation 7.0.1
- Join Cluster Command Appears to Fail After Upgrading a High-Availability Environment
- Upgrade Is Unsuccessful if Root Partition Does Not Provide Sufficient Free Space
- Manual PostgreSQL Database Merge
- Management Agent Upgrade is Unsuccessful
- Upgrade Fails to Upgrade the Management Agent or Certificate Not Installed on a IaaS Node
- Bad PostgreSQL Service State Stops Upgrade and Displays Error Message
- Backup Copies of .xml Files Cause the System to Time Out
- Index
Download vRealize Automation Appliance Updates from a VMware Repository
You can download the update for your vRealize Automation appliance from a public repository on the
vmware.com Web site.
Prerequisites
“Back Up Your Environment,” on page 12
Ensure that your virtual appliance is powered on.
Procedure
1 Go to the management console for your virtual appliance by using its fully qualied domain name,
hps://va-hostname.domain.name:5480.
2 Log in with the user name root and the password you specied when the appliance was deployed.
3 Click the Update tab.
4 Click .
5 (Optional) Set how often to check for updates in the Automatic Updates panel.
6 Select Use Default Repository in the Update Repository panel.
The default repository is set to the correct VMware.com URL.
7 Click Save .
What to do next
“Install the Update on the vRealize Automation Appliance,” on page 17
Download Virtual Appliance Updates for Use with a CD-ROM Drive
You can update your virtual appliance from an ISO le that the appliance reads from the virtual CD-ROM
drive.
Prerequisites
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“Back Up Your Environment,” on page 12.
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All CD-ROM drives you use in your upgrade must be enabled before you update a vRealize
Automation appliance. See the vSphere documentation center for information about adding a CD-ROM
drive to a virtual machine in the vSphere client.
Procedure
1 Download the update ISO le from the vmware.com Web site.
2 Locate the downloaded le on your system to verify that the le size is the same as the le on
vmware.com Web site.
3 Ensure that your virtual appliance is powered on.
4 Connect the CD-ROM drive for the virtual appliance you are updating to the ISO le you downloaded.
5 Go to the management console for your virtual appliance by using its fully qualied domain name,
hps://va-hostname.domain.name:5480.
6 Log in with the user name root and the password you specied when the appliance was deployed.
7 Click the Update tab.
8 Click .
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