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Use the checklists to track your work as you complete the upgrade. Complete the tasks in the order they are
given.
You must upgrade components in the prescribed order and upgrade all components. Using a dierent
order can result in unexpected behavior after the upgrade or failure of the upgrade to complete.
Table 11. Checklist for Upgrade of a vRealize Automation Minimal Environment
Task Instructions
Backup your current installation. This is a critical step.
For more information on how to back up and restore your
system, see “Back Up Your Existing vRealize Automation
7.1 Environment,” on page 12.
For general information, see Conguring Backup and Restore
by Using Symantec Netbackup at
hp://www.vmware.com/pdf/vrealize-backup-and-restore-
netbackup.pdf
If you installed a Common Components Catalog
component, you must uninstall it before you upgrade.
For information about how to uninstall, install, and
upgrade Common Components Catalog components, see
the Common Components Catalog Installation Guide.
If this guide is unavailable, complete these steps on each
IaaS node.
1 Log in to the IaaS node.
2 Click Start.
3
Enter services in the Search programs and  text
box.
4 Click Services.
5 In the right pane of the Services window, right-click
each IaaS service and select Stop to stop each service.
6 Click Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features.
7 Right-click each installed Common Components
Catalog component, and select Uninstall.
8 Click Start > Command Prompt.
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At the command prompt, run iisreset.
Download update to the vRealize Automation
appliance.
See “Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance
Updates,” on page 13.
Install the update on the vRealize Automation
appliance.
“Install the Update on the Primary vRealize Automation
7.1 Appliance,” on page 15
Upgrade IaaS components.
See Chapter 4, “Upgrading the IaaS Server Components
After Upgrading vRealize Automation 7.1 to 7.2,” on
page 19.
Table 12. Checklist for Upgrade of a vRealize Automation Distributed Environment
Task Instructions
Backup your current installation. This is a critical
step.
For more information on how to back up and restore your
system, see “Back Up Your Existing vRealize Automation
7.1 Environment,” on page 12.
For detailed information, see Conguring Backup and Restore
by Using Symantec Netbackup at
hp://www.vmware.com/pdf/vrealize-backup-and-restore-
netbackup.pdf
Download updates to the vRealize Automation
appliance.
See “Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance
Updates,” on page 13.
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