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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
Option Sample Input
Bind DN Enter the full distinguished name (DN), including common name (CN), of an
Active Directory user account that has privileges to search for users.
For example, cn=config_admin infra,cn=users,dc=rainpole,dc=local.
Bind DN Password Enter the Active Directory password for the account that can search for users.
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Native Active Directories
Option Sample Input
Directory Name Enter a unique directory name.
Select Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication) when using Native
Active Directory.
Domain Name Enter the name of the domain to join.
Domain Admin Username Enter the username for the domain admin
Domain Admin Password Enter the password for the domain admin account.
Bind User UPN Enter the name of the user who can authenticate the domain. Use the email
address format.
Bind DN Password Enter the Active Directory bind account password for the account that can search
for users.
5 Click Test Connection to test the connection to the configured directory.
6 Click Save & Next.
The Select the Domains page with the list of domains appears.
7 Accept the default domain setting and click Next.
8 Verify that the attribute names are mapped to the correct Active Directory attributes and click Next.
9 Select the groups and users you want to synchronize.
a Click the New icon.
b Enter the user domain and click Find Groups.
For example, dc=vcac,dc=local.
c Click Select to select the groups you want to synchronize.
d Click Next.
e On the Select Users page, select the users you want to synchronize and click Next.
10 Review the users and groups are syncing to the directory and click Sync Directory.
The directory synchronization process takes some time and it happens in the background.
11 Navigate toAdministration > Directories Management > Identity Providersand click on your new
identity provider.
For example, WorspaceIDP__1.
12 Scroll to the bottom of the page and update the value for the IdP Hostname property to point to the
FQDN for the vRealize Automation load balancer.
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