7.4

Prerequisites
Make a snapshot of your vRealize Automation environment.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vRealize Automation appliance management console as root by using the appliance
host fully qualified domain name, https://va-hostname.domain.name:5480.
2 Select vRA Settings > Database.
3 Identify the master and replica nodes.
4 On each replica node, open an SSH session, log in as administrator, and run this command:
service vco-server stop && service vco-configurator stop
5 On the master node, open an SSH session, log in as administrator, and run this command:
rm /etc/vco/app-server/vco-registration-id
6 On the master node, change directories to /etc/vco/app-server/.
7 Open the sso.properties file.
8 If the property name com.vmware.o11n.sso.admin.group.name contains spaces or any other
Bash-related characters that can be accepted as a special character in a Bash command such as a
hyphen (') or a dollar sign ($), complete these steps.
a Copy the line with the com.vmware.o11n.sso.admin.group.name property and enter
AdminGroup for the value.
b Add # to the beginning of the original line with the com.vmware.o11n.sso.admin.group.name
property to comment the line.
c Save and close the sso.properties file.
9 Run this command:
vcac-vami vco-service-reconfigure
10 If you completed step 8, open the sso.properties file and complete these steps.
a Remove the # from the beginning of the original line with the
com.vmware.o11n.sso.admin.group.name property to uncomment the line.
b Remove the copy of the line with the com.vmware.o11n.sso.admin.group.name property.
c Save and close the sso.properties file.
11 Run this command to restart the vco-server service:
service vco-server restart
12 Run this command to restart the vco-configurator service:
service vco-configurator restart
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