7.4
Table Of Contents
- Upgrading from vRealize Automation 7.1 or Later to 7.4
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- 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
Contents
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Upgrading vRealize Automation 7.1, 7.2, or 7.3.x to 7.4 6
Prerequisites for Upgrading vRealize Automation 6
Checklist for Upgrading vRealize Automation 8
vRealize Automation Environment User Interfaces 9
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Upgrading VMware Products Integrated with vRealize Automation 13
Upgrading vRealize Operations Manager Integrated with vRealize Automation 13
Upgrading vRealize Log Insight Integrated with vRealize Automation 14
Upgrading vRealize Business for Cloud Integrated with vRealize Automation 14
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Preparing to Upgrade vRealize Automation 15
Run NSX Network and Security Inventory Data Collection Before You Upgrade
vRealize Automation 15
Backup Prerequisites for Upgrading vRealize Automation 15
Back Up Your Existing vRealize Automation Environment 16
Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication Mode to Asynchronous 18
Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance Updates 18
Download Virtual Appliance Updates for Use with a CD-ROM Drive 18
Download vRealize Automation Appliance Updates from a VMware Repository 19
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Updating the vRealize Automation Appliance and IaaS Components 21
Install the Update on the vRealize Automation Appliance and IaaS Components 21
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Upgrading the IaaS Server Components Separately If the Update Process
Fails 25
Upgrade IaaS Components Using the Upgrade Shell Script After Upgrading the
vRealize Automation Appliance 25
Upgrading IaaS Components Using the IaaS Installer Executable File After Upgrading the
vRealize Automation Appliance 27
Download the IaaS Installer to Upgrade IaaS Components After Upgrading the
vRealize Automation Appliance 27
Upgrade the IaaS Components After Upgrading the vRealize Automation Appliance 28
Restore Access to the Built-In vRealize Orchestrator Control Center 32
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Upgrading vRealize Orchestrator After Upgrading vRealize Automation 34
Migrating an External vRealize Orchestrator Server to vRealize Automation 34
Control Center Differences Between External and Embedded Orchestrator 35
Migrate an External vRealize Orchestrator 7.x to vRealize Automation 7.4 35
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