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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
vRealize Business is now tightly integrated with vRealize Automation and supports the following
enhanced costing features.
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Unified location in vRealize Business to define flexible pricing policies for:
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Infrastructure resource, machine, and application blueprints
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All types of endpoints in vRealize Automation
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Any operational cost, one time cost, and cost on custom properties
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Role-based showback reports in vRealize Business
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Fully leverage new features in vRealize Business
Before you upgrade, you can export your existing cost reports from your source vRealize Automation
instance for reference. After you complete your upgrade, you can install and configure vRealize Business
to handle costing.
Prerequisites for Upgrading vRealize Automation
Before you run the upgrade, review the prerequisites.
System Configuration Requirements
Make sure the following system requirements are met before you begin an upgrade.
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Verify that you are following a supported upgrade path. See the vRealize Automation release notes
for a list of supported upgrade paths.
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Verify that all appliances and servers that are part of your deployment meet the system requirements
for the version you are upgrading to. See the vRealize Automation Support Matrix on the VMware
Web site at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vcac-pubs.html.
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Consult the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix on the VMware Web site for information about
compatibility with other VMware products.
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Verify that the vRealize Automation you are upgrading from is in stable working condition. Correct any
issues before upgrading.
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Record your vCloud Suite license key if you used it for your the vRealize Automation installation you
are upgrading from. Upon upgrade, existing license keys are removed from the database.
Hardware Configuration Requirements
Make sure the following hardware requirements are met before you begin an upgrade.
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You must create a disk with at least 50 GB of space and 18 GB of RAM space before you download
the upgrade. See Increase vCenter Server Hardware Resources for Upgrade.
If the virtual machine is on vCloud Networking and Security, you might need to allocate more RAM
space.
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