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
You download the ISO file and set up the primary appliance to use this file to upgrade your appliance.
Prerequisites
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Back up your existing vRealize Automation envrionment.
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Verify that all CD-ROM drives you use in your upgrade are enabled before you update a
vRealize Automation appliance. See the vSphere documentation for information about adding a CD-
ROM drive to a virtual machine in the vSphere client.
Procedure
1 Download the update repository ISO file.
a Start a browser and go to the vRealize Automation product page at www.vmware.com.
b Click vRealize Automation Download Resources to go to the VMware download page.
c Download the appropriate file.
2 Locate the downloaded file on your system to verify that the file size is the same as the file on the
VMware download page. Use the checksums provided on the download page to validate the integrity
of your downloaded file. For information, see the links at the bottom of the VMware download page.
3 Verify that your primary virtual appliance is powered on.
4 Connect the CD-ROM drive for the primary virtual appliance to the ISO file you downloaded.
5 On your primary vRealize Automation appliance, log in to vRealize Automation Appliance
Management as root using the password you entered when you deployed the vRealize Automation
appliance.
6 Click the Update tab.
7 Click Settings.
8 Under Update Repository, select Use CDROM Updates.
9 Click Save Settings.
Download vRealize Automation Appliance Updates from a
VMware Repository
You can download the update for your vRealize Automation appliance from a public repository on the
vmware.com website.
Prerequisites
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Back up your existing vRealize Automation environment.
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Verify that your vRealize Automation appliance is powered on.
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