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Table Of Contents
- Installation and Configuration
- Contents
- vRealize Automation Installation and Configuration
- Updated Information
- Installation Overview
- Preparing for Installation
- Minimal Deployment Checklist
- Minimal Deployment
- Distributed Deployment
- Distributed Deployment Checklist
- Distributed Installation Components
- Disabling Load Balancer Health Checks
- Certificate Trust Requirements in a Distributed Deployment
- Installation Worksheets
- Deploy Appliances for vRealize Automation
- Configuring Your Load Balancer
- Configuring Appliances for vRealize Automation
- Configure the Identity Appliance
- Configure the Primary vRealize Appliance
- Configuring Additional Instances of vRealize Appliance
- Enable Time Synchronization on the vRealize Appliance
- Configure Appliance Database on the Secondary vRealize Appliance
- Configure Appliance Database Replication on the Secondary Appliance
- Join a vRealize Appliance to a Cluster
- Disable Unused Services
- Validate the Distributed Deployment
- Test Appliance Database Failover
- Test Appliance Database Failback
- Validate Appliance Database Replication
- Install the IaaS Components in a Distributed Configuration
- Install IaaS Certificates
- Download the IaaS Installer
- Choosing an IaaS Database Scenario
- Install the Primary IaaS Website Component with Model Manager Data
- Install Additional IaaS Website Components
- Install the Primary Manager Service
- Install an Additional Manager Service Component
- Installing Distributed Execution Managers
- Configuring Windows Service to Access the IaaS Database
- Verify IaaS Services
- Installing Agents
- Set the PowerShell Execution Policy to RemoteSigned
- Choosing the Agent Installation Scenario
- Agent Installation Location and Requirements
- Installing and Configuring the Proxy Agent for vSphere
- Installing the Proxy Agent for Hyper-V or XenServer
- Installing the VDI Agent for XenDesktop
- Installing the EPI Agent for Citrix
- Installing the EPI Agent for Visual Basic Scripting
- Installing the WMI Agent for Remote WMI Requests
- Configuring Initial Access
- Configuring Additional Tenants
- Updating vRealize Automation Certificates
- Extracting Certificates and Private Keys
- Updating the Identity Appliance Certificate
- Updating the vRealize Appliance Certificate
- Updating the IaaS Certificate
- Replace the Identity Appliance Management Site Certificate
- Updating the vRealize Appliance Management Site Certificate
- Replace a Management Agent Certificate
- Troubleshooting
- Default Log Locations
- Rolling Back a Failed Installation
- Create a Support Bundle for vRealize Automation
- Installers Fail to Download
- Failed to Install Model Manager Data and Web Components
- Save Settings Warning Appears During IaaS Installation
- WAPI and Distributed Execution Managers Fail to Install
- IaaS Authentication Fails During IaaS Web and Model Management Installation
- Installation or Upgrade Fails with a Load Balancer Timeout Error
- Uninstalling a Proxy Agent Fails
- Validating Server Certificates for IaaS
- Server Times Are Not Synchronized
- RabbitMQ Configuration Fails in a High-Availability Environment
- Encryption.key File has Incorrect Permissions
- Log in to the vRealize Automation Console Fails
- Error Communicating to the Remote Server
- Blank Pages May Appear When Using Internet Explorer 9 or 10 on Windows 7
- Cannot Establish Trust Relationship for the SSL/TLS Secure Channel
- Cannot Log in to a Tenant or Tenant Identity Stores Disappear
- Adding an Endpoint Causes an Internal Error
- Error in Manager Service Communication
- Machine Requests Fail When Remote Transactions Are Disabled
- Credentials Error When Running the IaaS Installer
- Attempts to Log In as the IaaS Administrator with Incorrect UPN Format Credentials Fails with No Explanation
- Email Customization Behavior Has Changed
- Changes Made to /etc/hosts Files Might Be Overwritten
- Network Settings Were Not Successfully Applied
5 Select Custom Install on the Installation Type page.
6 Select Component Selection on the Installation Type page.
7 Accept the root install location or click Change and select an installation path.
8 Click Next.
9 Log in with administrator privileges for the Windows services on the installation machine.
The service must run on the same installation machine.
10 Click Next.
11 Select EPIPowerShell from the Agent type list.
12 Enter an identifier for this agent in the Agent name text box.
Maintain a record of the agent name, credentials, endpoint name, and platform instance for each
agent. You need this information to configure endpoints and to add hosts in the future.
Important Do not duplicate agent names unless you are installing redundant, identically configured
agents for high availability.
Option Description
Redundant agent install Install redundant agents on different servers, but name and configure them
identically to provide high-availability.
Single agent install Select a unique name for this agent.
13 Configure a connection to the Manager Service component.
Option Description
If you are using a load balancer Enter the fully qualified domain name and port number of the load balancer for the
Manager Service component. For example,
manager-load-balancer.eng.mycompany.com:443. IP addresses are not
recognized.
With no load balancer Enter the fully qualified domain name and port number of the machine where you
installed the Manager Service component. For example,
manager_service.mycompany.com:443. IP addresses are not recognized.
The default port is 443.
14 Configure a connection to the Manager Website component.
Option Description
If you are using a load balancer Enter the fully qualified domain name and port number of the load balancer for the
Manager Website component. For example,
website-load-balancer.eng.mycompany.com:443. IP addresses are not
recognized.
With no load balancer Enter the fully qualified domain name and port number of the machine where you
installed the Manager Website component. For example,
website_component.mycompany.com:443. IP addresses are not recognized.
The default port is 443.
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