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Cause
A replica appliance can fail to update due to connectivity issues or other failures. When this happens, you
see a warning message on the master vRealize Automation appliance Update tab, highlighting the
replica that failed to update.
Solution
1 Revert the replica virtual appliance snapshot or backup to the pre-update state and power it on.
2 Open the vRealize Automation appliance management console on the replica appliance.
a 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.
b Log in with the user name root and the password you entered when you deployed the appliance.
3 Click Update > Settings.
4 Select to download the updates from a VMware repository or CDROM in the Update Repository
section.
5 Click Status.
6 Click Check Updates to verify that an update is accessible.
7 Click Install Updates.
8 Click OK.
A message stating that the update is in progress appears.
9 Open the log files to verify that upgrade is progressing successfully.
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/opt/vmware/var/log/vami/vami.log
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/var/log/vmware/horizon/horizon.log
If you log out during the upgrade process and log in again before the upgrade is finished, you can
continue to follow the progress of the update in the log file. The updatecli.log file might display
information about the version of vRealize Automation that you are upgrading from. This displayed
version changes to the proper version later in the upgrade process.
The time required for the update to finish varies according to your environment.
10 When the update is finished reboot the virtual appliance.
a Click System.
b Click Reboot and confirm your selection.
11 Select vRA Settings > Cluster.
12 Enter the master vRealize Automation appliance FQDN and click Join Cluster.
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