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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
Configure the Built-In vRealize Orchestrator Server 38
Upgrading a Stand-Alone vRealize Orchestrator Appliance for Use with vRealize Automation 39
Upgrade Orchestrator Appliance by Using the Default VMware Repository 40
Upgrade Orchestrator Appliance by Using an ISO Image 41
Upgrade Orchestrator Appliance by Using a Specified Repository 43
Upgrade a vRealize Orchestrator Appliance Cluster for Use with vRealize Automation 7.4 45
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Enable Your Load Balancers 47
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Post-Upgrade Tasks for Upgrading vRealize Automation 48
Upgrading Software Agents to TLS 1.2 48
Update vRealize Automation Virtual Machine Templates 48
Identify Virtual Machines that Need Software Agent Upgrade 49
Upgrade Software Agents on vSphere 51
Upgrade Software Agents on Amazon Web Service or Azure 53
Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication Mode to Synchronous 55
Run Test Connection and Verify Upgraded Endpoints 56
Run NSX Network and Security Inventory Data Collection After You Upgrade from
vRealize Automation 57
Join Replica Appliance to Cluster 57
Port Configuration for High-Availability Deployments 57
Reconfigure the Built-In vRealize Orchestrator to Support High Availability 57
Restore External Workflow Timeout Files 58
Enabling the Connect to Remote Console Action for Consumers 58
Restore Changes to Logging in the app.config File 59
Enable Automatic Manager Service Failover After Upgrade 59
About Automatic Manager Service Failover 59
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Troubleshooting the vRealize Automation Upgrade 60
Automatic Manager Service Failover Does Not Activate 61
Installation or Upgrade Fails with a Load Balancer Timeout Error 63
Upgrade Fails for IaaS Website Component 63
Manager Service Fails to Run Due to SSL Validation Errors During Runtime 65
Log In Fails After Upgrade 66
Delete Orphaned Nodes on vRealize Automation 66
Join Cluster Command Appears to Fail After Upgrading a High-Availability Environment 66
PostgreSQL Database Upgrade Merge Does Not Succeed 67
Replica vRealize Automation Appliance Fails to Update 67
Backup Copies of .xml Files Cause the System to Time Out 69
Exclude Management Agents from Upgrade 69
Unable to Create New Directory in vRealize Automation 69
vRealize Automation Replica Virtual Appliance Update Times Out 70
Upgrading from vRealize Automation 7.1 or Later to 7.4
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