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Management Agent Upgrade is Unsuccessful
The Management Agent upgrade is unsuccessful while upgrading from vRealize Automation 7.0 or 7.0.1 to
7.1.
Problem
If a failover incident has switched the primary and secondary Management Agent host, the upgrade is
unsuccessful because the automated upgrade process cannot nd the expected host. Perform this procedure
on each IaaS node where the Management Agent is not upgraded.
Solution
1 Open the All.log in the Management Agent logs folder, which is located at C:\Program Files
(x86)\VMware\vCAC\Management Agent\Logs\.
The location of the installation folder might be dierent from the default location.
2 Search the log le for a message about an outdated or powered o virtual appliance.
For example, INNER EXCEPTION: System.Net.WebException: Unable to connect to the remote server
---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: A connection attempt failed because the connected
party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed
because connected host has failed to respond IP_Address:5480
3 Edit the Management Agent conguration le at C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\vCAC\Management
Agent\VMware.IaaS.Management.Agent.exe.config to replace the existing alternativeEndpointaddress
value with the URL of the primary virtual appliance endpoint.
The location of the installation folder might be dierent from the default location.
Example of alternativeEndpointaddress in VMware.IaaS.Management.Agent.exe.config.
<alternativeEndpoint address="https://FQDN:5480/" thumbprint="thumbprint number" />
4 Restart the Management Agent Windows service and check the All.log le to verify that is working.
5 Run the upgrade procedure on the primary vRealize Automation appliance.
Upgrade Fails to Upgrade the Management Agent or Certificate Not
Installed on a IaaS Node
Management Agent or Certicate is not upgraded on a IaaS node and error message appears in the
management console.
Problem
If the upgrade fails to upgrade on a IaaS node and error messages about the Management Agent or
Certicate appear in the management console, use these suggestions to troubleshoot the problem.
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Check the Management Agent log on the aected node for errors.
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Check if the Management Agent was auto-upgraded by examining the version number in Programs
and Features.
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If the Management Agent is upgraded, ensure that its service is running.
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If the Management Agent is upgraded and running, restart upgrade on the virtual appliance.
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If the Management Agent is not upgraded, perform a manual upgrade of the Management Agent. Open
a browser and navigate to the VMware vRealize Automation IaaS Installation page on the vRealize
Automation appliance at hps://virtual_appliance_host:5480/installer. Download and run the
Management Agent Installer. Restart upgrade on the virtual appliance.
Upgrading from vRealize Automation 7.0 to 7.1
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