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Table Of Contents
- Upgrading from vRealize Automation 6.2 to 7.0.1
- Contents
- Upgrading to vRealize Automation 7.0
- Updated Information
- Upgrading vRealize Automation
- Checklist for Upgrading vRealize Automation Components
- Considerations About Upgrading to This vRealize Automation Version
- Upgrade and Identity Appliance Specifications
- Upgrade and Licensing
- Understanding How Roles Are Upgraded
- Understanding How Blueprints Are Upgraded
- Upgrade and vApp Blueprints, vCloud Endpoints, and vCloud Reservations
- Understanding How Multi-Machine Blueprints Are Upgraded
- Upgrade and Physical Endpoints, Reservations, and Blueprints
- Upgrade and Network Profile Settings
- Upgrade and Entitled Actions
- Upgrade and Custom Properties
- Upgrade and Application Services
- Upgrade and Advanced Service Design
- Upgrade and Blueprint Cost Information
- Prerequisites for Upgrading vRealize Automation
- Preparing to Upgrade vRealize Automation
- Backing up and Saving Your Existing Environment
- Shut Down vCloud Automation Center Services on Your IaaS Windows...
- Prepare a Clustered PostgreSQL Environment for Upgrade
- Increase vCenter Server Hardware Resources for Upgrade
- (Optional) Reconfigure Disk 1 on All vRealize Automation Appliance Nodes
- Create a SaaS Schema and Citext Extension for External vRealize...
- Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance Updates
- Updating the vRealize Automation Appliance
- (Alternative Option) Upgrade the External PostgreSQL Virtual Appliance
- Install the Update on the vRealize Automation Appliance
- Update Your Single Sign-On Password for VMware Identity Manager
- Update the License Key
- Migrate Identity Stores to the VMware Identity Manager
- Install the Update on Additional vRealize Automation Appliances
- Upgrading the IaaS Server Components
- Upgrade Stand-Alone External vRealize Orchestrator for Use With vRealize Automation
- Upgrade External vRealize Orchestrator Appliance Clusters
- Add Users or Groups to an Active Directory Connection
- Enable Your Load Balancers
- Post-Upgrade Tasks for vRealize Automation
- Port Configuration for High-Availability Deployments
- Enabling the Connect to Remote Console Action for Consumers
- Reconfigure External Workflow Timeouts
- Verify That vRealize Orchestrator Service is Available
- Restore Embedded vRealize Orchestrator Endpoint
- Configure an External PostgreSQL Database to Merge into an Embedded PostgreSQL Environment
- Restore Changes to Logging
- Ensure Deployed Virtual Machines Register With Software Service
- Troubleshooting the Upgrade
- Migration of Identity Store Fails Because the Active Directory is...
- Migration of Identity Store Fails Because of Incorrect Credentials
- Migration of Identity Store Fails With a Timeout Error Message...
- Installation or Upgrade Fails with a Load Balancer Timeout Error...
- Upgrade Fails for Website Component During IaaS Upgrade
- Incorrect Tab Names Appear Intermittently
- Manager Service Fails to Run Due to SSL Validation Errors...
- Log In Fails After Upgrade
- Catalog Items Appear in the Service Catalog But Are Not...
- User Migration Batch Files Are Ineffective
Considerations About Upgrading to This vRealize Automation
Version
vRealize Automation 7 introduces various functional changes during and after the upgrade process that
you must consider before you upgrade your vRealize Automation deployment.
Note vRealize Automation features and innovations introduced in 7.0 required several platform-level
enhancements. As a result, certain upgrade scenarios will require additional assistance. To ensure the
best possible upgrade experience, it is recommended that you visit the vRealize Automation Upgrade
Assistance webpage at http://www.vmware.com/products/vrealize-automation/upgrade-center before you
begin the upgrade process.
Review the considerations in the subtopics before you upgrade.
Upgrade and Identity Appliance Speciļ¬cations
You configure identity appliance upgrade information in response to prompts that are generated by the
vRealize Automation upgrade executable.
The target deployment uses the VMware Identity Manager.
Upgrade and Licensing
During the upgrade, your existing vRealize Automation 6.x licenses, and any vCloud Suite 6.x licenses
that you have, are removed. You must reenter your licenses in the vRealize Automation 7 vRealize
Automation appliance.
You now use vRealize Automation licensing for virtual appliances and IaaS by entering license key
information in the vRealize Automation appliance. Licensing information is no longer available in the IaaS
user interface and IaaS no longer performs licensing checks. Endpoints and quotas are enforced through
the end-user license agreements (EULAs).
Note Write down your vCloud Suite 6.x license key if you used it for vRealize Automation 6.2.x before
the upgrade. Upon upgrade, existing license keys are removed from the database.
For more information about re-entering your license information during or after upgrade, see Update the
License Key .
Understanding How Roles Are Upgraded
When you upgrade vRealize Automation, your organization's existing role assignments are maintained.
The upgrade also creates some role assignments to support additional blueprint architect roles.
The following architect roles are used to support the blueprint definition in the design canvas:
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Application architect. Assembles existing components and blueprints to create composite blueprints.
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Infrastructure architect. Creates and manages machine blueprints.
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XaaS architect. Creates and manages XaaS blueprints.
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