7.4
Table Of Contents
- Upgrading from vRealize Automation 7.1 or Later to 7.4
- Contents
- Upgrading vRealize Automation 7.1, 7.2, or 7.3.x to 7.4
- Upgrading VMware Products Integrated with vRealize Automation
- Preparing to Upgrade vRealize Automation
- Run NSX Network and Security Inventory Data Collection Before You Upgrade vRealize Automation
- Backup Prerequisites for Upgrading vRealize Automation
- Back Up Your Existing vRealize Automation Environment
- Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication Mode to Asynchronous
- Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance Updates
- Updating the vRealize Automation Appliance and IaaS Components
- Upgrading the IaaS Server Components Separately If the Update Process Fails
- Upgrading vRealize Orchestrator After Upgrading vRealize Automation
- Enable Your Load Balancers
- Post-Upgrade Tasks for Upgrading vRealize Automation
- Upgrading Software Agents to TLS 1.2
- Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication Mode to Synchronous
- Run Test Connection and Verify Upgraded Endpoints
- Run NSX Network and Security Inventory Data Collection After You Upgrade from vRealize Automation
- Join Replica Appliance to Cluster
- Port Configuration for High-Availability Deployments
- Reconfigure Built-In vRealize Orchestrator for High Availability
- Restore External Workflow Timeout Files
- Enabling the Connect to Remote Console Action for Consumers
- Restore Changes to Logging in the app.config File
- Enable Automatic Manager Service Failover After Upgrade
- Troubleshooting the vRealize Automation Upgrade
- Automatic Manager Service Failover Does Not Activate
- Installation or Upgrade Fails with a Load Balancer Timeout Error
- Upgrade Fails for IaaS Website Component
- Manager Service Fails to Run Due to SSL Validation Errors During Runtime
- Log In Fails After Upgrade
- Delete Orphaned Nodes on vRealize Automation
- Join Cluster Command Appears to Fail After Upgrading a High-Availability Environment
- PostgreSQL Database Upgrade Merge Does Not Succeed
- Replica vRealize Automation Appliance Fails to Update
- Backup Copies of .xml Files Cause the System to Time Out
- Exclude Management Agents from Upgrade
- Unable to Create New Directory in vRealize Automation
- vRealize Automation Replica Virtual Appliance Update Times Out
- Some Virtual Machines Do Not Have a Deployment Created During Upgrade
- Certificate Not Trusted Error
- Installing or Upgrading to vRealize Automation Fails
- Unable to Update DEM and DEO Components
- Update Fails to Upgrade the Management Agent
- Management Agent Upgrade is Unsuccessful
- vRealize Automation Update Fails Because of Default Timeout Settings
- Upgrading IaaS in a High Availability Environment Fails
- Work Around Upgrade Problems
f Start the Distributed Execution Manager Orchestrator and Workers and all vRealize Automation
proxy agents.
Note You can start these components in any order. You do not need to wait for a component to
finish before you start another.
7 Log in to each vRealize Automation appliance management console and verify that the system is fully
functional.
a Click Services.
b Verify that each service is REGISTERED.
What to do next
Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication Mode to Asynchronous.
Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication
Mode to Asynchronous
If you upgrade from a distributed vRealize Automation environment that operates in PostgreSQL
synchronous replication mode, you must change it to asynchronous before you upgrade.
Prerequisites
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You have a distributed vRealize Automation environment that you want to upgrade.
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You are logged in as root to vRealize Automation Appliance Management at https://vra-va-
hostname.domain.name:5480.
Procedure
1 Click vRA Settings > Database.
2 Click Async Mode and wait until the action completes.
3 Verify that all nodes in the Sync State column display Async status.
What to do next
Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance Updates
Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance Updates
You can check for updates on your appliance management console, and download the updates using one
of the following methods.
For best upgrade performance, use the ISO file method.
Download Virtual Appliance Updates for Use with a CD-ROM Drive
You can update your virtual appliance from an ISO file that the appliance reads from the virtual CD-ROM
drive. This is the preferred method.
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