7.1
Table Of Contents
- Managing vRealize Automation
- Contents
- Managing vRealize Automation
- Updated Information
- Managing vRealize Automation
- Broadcast a Message on the Message Board Portlet
- Starting Up and Shutting Down vRealize Automation
- Updating vRealize Automation Certificates
- Extracting Certificates and Private Keys
- Replace Certificates in the vRealize Automation appliance
- Replace the Infrastructure as a Service Certificate
- Replace the IaaS Manager Service Certificate
- Updating the vRealize Automation Appliance Management Site Certificate
- Replace a Management Agent Certificate
- Change the Polling Method for Certificates
- Managing the vRealize Automation Postgres Appliance Database
- Backup and Recovery for vRealize Automation Installations
- Configuring the Customer Experience Improvement Program for vRealize Automation
- Adjusting System Settings
- Monitoring vRealize Automation
- Monitoring and Managing Resources
- Bulk Import, Update, or Migrate Virtual Machines
- Managing Machines
- Managing Virtual Machines
- Running Actions for Provisioned Resources
Find the Management Agent Identifier
You use the Management Agent identifier when you create and register a new management site server
certificate.
Procedure
1 Open the Management Agent configuration file located at <vra-installation-dir>\Management
Agent\VMware.IaaS.Management.Agent.exe.config.
2 Record the value from the id attribute of the agentConfiguration element.
<agentConfiguration id="0E22046B-9D71-4A2B-BB5D-70817F901B27">
Replace the vRealize Automation Appliance Management Site Certificate
The vRealize Automation appliance uses lighttpd to run its own management site. You can replace the
SSL certificate of the management site service if your certificate expires or if you are using a self-signed
certificate and your company security policy requires you to use its SSL certificates. You secure the
management site service on port 5480.
You can choose to install a new certificate or reuse the certificate used by the vCloud Automation Center
service on port 443.
When you request a new certificate to update another CA-issued certificate, it is a best practice to reuse
the Common Name from the existing certificate.
Prerequisites
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New certificates must be in PEM format and the private key cannot be encrypted. By default, the
vRealize Automation appliance management site SSL certificate and private key are stored in a PEM
file located at /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/server.pem.
See Extracting Certificates and Private Keys if you require information about exporting a certificate
and private key from a Java keystore to a PEM file.
Procedure
1 Log in by using the appliance console or SSH.
2 Back up your current certificate file.
cp /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/server.pem /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/server.pem-bak
3 Copy the new certificate to your appliance by replacing the content of the
file /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/server.pem with the new certificate information.
4 Run the following command to restart the lighttpd server.
service vami-lighttp restart
5 Log in to the management console and validate that the certificate is replaced. You might need to
restart your browser.
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