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Upgrading the IaaS Server
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A system administrator upgrades the IaaS server components, including the Microsoft SQL Server database.
You use the IaaS installer to upgrade the Microsoft SQL Server database and congure all systems with
installed IaaS components.
If you have a Common Components Catalog component installed, you must uninstall the component before
you upgrade. After you nish the upgrade, you can reinstall the component with the appropriate version.
For more information, see the Common Components Catalog Installation Guide.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Download the IaaS Installer,” on page 23
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“Upgrade the IaaS Components,” on page 24
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“(Optional) Upgrade the SQL Database Manually,” on page 26
Download the IaaS Installer
You download the IaaS installer to the machine where the IaaS components to be upgraded are installed.
If you see certicate warnings during this procedure, you can ignore them.
N Except for a passive backup instance of the Manager Service, the startup type for all services must be
set to Automatic during the upgrade process. The upgrade process fails if you set services to Manual.
Prerequisites
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Verify that Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 or later is installed on the IaaS installation machine. You
can download the .NET installer from the vRealize Automation installer Web page. If you update .NET
to 4.5.2 after you shut down the services and the machine restarted as part of the installation, you must
manually stop all IaaS services except the Management agent.
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If you are using Internet Explorer for the download, verify that Enhanced Security Conguration is not
enabled. Enter res://iesetup.dll/SoftAdmin.htm in the search bar and press Enter.
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Log in as a local administrator to the Windows server where one or more of the IaaS components you
want to upgrade are installed.
Procedure
1 Open a Web browser.
2 Enter the URL for the Windows installer download page.
For example, https://vcac-va-hostname.domain.name:5480/installer, where vcac-va-
hostname.domain.name is the name of the primary (master) vRealize Automation appliance node.
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