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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
Replace the vRealize Automation Appliance Management Site
Certiļ¬cate
The vRealize Appliance uses lighttpd to run its own management site. You can replace the SSL certificate
of the management site service if your certificate expires or if you are using a self-signed certificate and
your company security policy requires you to use its SSL certificates. You secure the management site
service on port 5480.
You can choose to install a new certificate or reuse the certificate used by the vCloud Automation Center
service on port 443.
When you request a new certificate to update another CA-issued certificate, it is a best practice to reuse
the Common Name from the existing certificate.
Prerequisites
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New certificates must be in PEM format and the private key cannot be encrypted. By default, the
vRealize Appliance management site SSL certificate and private key are stored in a PEM file located
at /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/server.pem.
See Extracting Certificates and Private Keys if you require information about exporting a certificate
and private key from a Java keystore to a PEM file.
Procedure
1 Log in by using the appliance console or SSH.
2 Back up your current certificate file.
cp /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/server.pem /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/server.pem-bak
3 Copy the new certificate to your appliance by replacing the content of the
file /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/server.pem with the new certificate information.
4 Run the following command to restart the lighttpd server.
service vami-lighttp restart
5 Log in to the management console and validate that the certificate is replaced. You might need to
restart your browser.
The new vRealize Appliance management site certificate is installed.
What to do next
Update all management agents to recognize the new certificate.
For distributed deployments, you can update management agents manually or automatically. For minimal
installations, you must update agents manually.
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For information about automatic update, see Automatically Update Management Agents in a
Distributed Environment to Recognize a vRealize Appliance Management Site Certificate.
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