6.2
Table Of Contents
- Using Application Services
- Contents
- Using Application Services
- Updated Information
- Introducing Application Services
- Install and Configure Application Services
- Installing Application Services
- Preparing to Install Application Services
- Start the Application Services Appliance
- Troubleshooting Problems Connecting to the Application Services Web Interface
- Unlock Your darwin_user Account
- Restart Application Services
- Configure Application Services to Use a Proxy for External URLs
- Register Application Services to vRealize Automation
- Upgrading Application Services
- Setting Up Users and Groups
- Using Tenants and Business Groups in Application Services
- Import Predefined Content to a Tenant
- Using the Application Services Web Interface
- Setting Up Application Provisioning for the Application Services Environment
- Virtual Machine Requirements for Creating vRealize Automation Custom Templates
- Creating Virtual Machine Templates in vRealize Automation
- Updating Existing Virtual Machine Templates in vRealize Automation
- Register the vRealize Automation Cloud Provider and Template
- Create a vRealize Automation Deployment Environment
- Setting Up Application Provisioning for the vCloud Director Environment
- Virtual Machine Requirements for Creating vCloud Director Custom Templates
- Creating Windows Virtual Machine Templates in vCloud Director
- Create Linux Virtual Machine Templates in vCloud Director
- Verify Cloud Template Configuration from the vCloud Director Catalog
- Updating Existing Virtual Machine Templates in vCloud Director
- Exporting Virtual Machine Templates with OVF Format
- Register the vCloud Director Cloud Provider and Template
- Create a vCloud Director Deployment Environment
- Setting Up Application Provisioning for the Amazon EC2 Environment
- Developing Application Services Components
- Managing the Application Services Library
- Creating Applications
- Working with Artifacts
- Deploying Applications
- Setting Up and Configuring a Deployment Profile
- Deploying with Deployment Profiles
- Publishing Deployment Profiles to the vCloud Automation Center Service Catalog
- Request a vRealize Automation Service Catalog Item
- Using the Deployment Summary Page
- Using the Composite Deployment Summary Page
- Understanding the Deployment and Update Process
- Understanding Deployment Failures
- Updating Application Deployments
- Initiate an Update Process to Scale Out Deployments
- Initiate an Update Process to Scale In Deployments
- Initiate an Update Process to Modify Configurations
- Use an Existing Update Profile
- Promote an Update Profile
- Rollback an Update Process
- Understanding Run Custom Task Update
- Troubleshoot Failed Update Process to Scale Deployments
- Troubleshoot Failed Update Process to Modify Configuration
- Deploying Predefined Library Components
- Managing Deployments
- View Deployment Task and Blueprint Details for an Application
- View Deployed VM Details and Execution Plan of an Application
- Start a Policy Scan
- Tear Down an Application from the Cloud
- Scale In Deployments from vCloud Automation Center
- Scale Out Deployments from vCloud Automation Center
- Tear Down an Application from vCloud Automation Center
- Delete an Application Deployment from Application Services
- Cancel a Deployment or an Update Process
- View Policy Compliance Summary
- Using the Application Services CLI
- Using the CLI Import and Export Functions
Procedure
1 Navigate to the VMware download site.
2 Download the upgrade file named ApplicationServices-version-
build_Upgrade_Installer.tgz.
3 Copy ApplicationServices-version-build_Upgrade_Installer.tgz to the machine where
vCloud Automation Center Application Services 6.1.x is installed.
4 Create a new directory in which to untar the ApplicationServices-version-
build_Upgrade_Installer.tgz file, for example my_appservices_upgrade.
5 Untar the ApplicationServices-version-build_Upgrade_Installer.tgz file to the new
directory, for example my_appservices_upgrade.
tar xvfz ApplicationServices-version-build_Upgrade_Installer.tgz
6 Switch user credentials to root to have the correction permissions to run the upgrade installer.
su root
7 Run the upgrade install program from the directory in which the untarred upgrade installer resides.
./install.sh
8 Respond to any prompts.
Application Services is upgraded to the new release.
What to do next
When upgrade is finished, you must perform the following tasks:
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Restart the vRealize Automation server to complete the component registry refresh process.
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Clear the browser cache before using the Application Services Web user interface.
Roll Back an Application Services Upgrade
If you encounter a problem during or after upgrading your Application Services installation, you can roll
back the installation to the version from which you started the upgrade procedure.
Prerequisites
Perform the upgrade procedure described in Upgrade Application Services.
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