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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
Revision Description
EN-001900-06
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Added User Migration Batch Files Are Ineffective to address reported problem.
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Revised Update the License Key to provide workaround for unavailable text box.
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Added Configure an External PostgreSQL Database to Merge into an Embedded PostgreSQL Environment for
upgrading environments with an external PostgreSQL database.
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Added Ensure Deployed Virtual Machines Register With Software Service to address reported problem.
EN-001900-05 Updated topics to address reported problems.
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Updated Reconfigure Disk 1 on All vRealize Automation Appliance Nodes to provide warning about not
restarting the system prematurely.
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Updated Install the Update on Additional vRealize Automation Appliances to add additional steps to the end of
the procedure.
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Updated Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance Updates to remove the second method of downloading
updates.
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Updated Install the Update on the vRealize Automation Appliance to add information about Knowledge Base
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EN-001900-04 Upgrading from 6.2.x to 7.0.1
EN-001900-03 Clarifications and additions to earlier changes.
EN-001900-02
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Updated Shut Down vCloud Automation Center Services on Your IaaS Windows Server to change the order of
shutting down the services and information about disconnecting secondary nodes from the VIP addresses.
Added information on how to verify that the IaaS service is running.
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Updated Download vRealize Automation Appliance Updates from a VMware Repository.
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Updated Upgrade Stand-Alone External vRealize Orchestrator for Use With vRealize Automation to add
information on how to stop the vRealize Orchestrator server service.
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Updated Install the Update on the vRealize Automation Appliance to add prerequisite to disable the Message
Signature Check value and information about following the upgrade progress in a log file.
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Updated Install the Update on Additional vRealize Automation Appliances to add information about following
the upgrade progress in a log file.
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Updated Upgrade the IaaS Components to add information to verify that snapshots should exist if multiple
IaaS servers are present. Added a prerequisite to run the Prerequisite Checker and information about
disabling SSL encryption.
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Updated Update Your Single Sign-On Password for VMware Identity Manager to add information about
verifying registered services with the exception of the iaas-service.
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Created Migrate Identity Stores to the VMware Identity Manager, Create a Local User Account for Your
Tenants, Connect Your Active Directory to Synchronize Users and Groups, and Migrate Multiple Tenant and
IaaS Administrators to add information about migrating users and groups from a Native Active Directory store
to vRealize Automation.
Upgrading from vRealize Automation 6.2 to 7.0.1
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