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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
4 Change the thumbprint to the SHA1 thumbprint of the new certificate.
For example:
<agentConfiguration id="C816CFBC-4830-4FD2-8951-C17429CEA291" pollingInterval="00:03:00">
<managementEndpoints>
<endpoint address="https://vra-va.local:5480"
thumbprint="8598B073359BAE7597F04D988AD2F083259F1201" />
</managementEndpoints>
</agentConfiguration>
5 If there are other managementEndpoint entries, delete them.
6 Start the VMware vCloud Automation Center Management Agent service.
7 Login to the virtual appliance management site and go tovRA Settings > Cluster.
8 Check the Distributed Deployment Information table to verify that the IaaS server has contacted the
virtual appliance recently, which confirms that the update is successful.
Automatically Update Management Agents in a Distributed
Environment to Recognize a vRealize Appliance Management Site
Certificate
After the Management Site certificate is updated in a high-availability deployment, the Management Agent
configuration must be modified so that it recognizes the new certificate. This is necessary to reestablish
trusted communications between the virtual appliance management site and Management Agents on
IaaS host. Each IaaS host runs a Management Agent and each Management Agent must be updated.
You can update vRealize Appliance management site certificate information for distributed systems
manually or automatically. For information about manually updating Management Agents, see Manually
Update Management Agents to Recognize a vRealize Appliance Management Site Certificate.
Use this procedure to update the certificate information automatically.
Procedure
1 When Management Agents are running, replace the certificate on a single vRealize Appliance
management site in your deployment.
2 Wait fifteen minutes for the Management Agent to synchronize with the new vRealize Appliance
management site certificate.
3 Replace certificates on other vRealize Appliance management sites in your deployment.
Management Agents are automatically updated with the new certificate information.
Replace a Management Agent Certificate
The system administrator can replace the Management Agent certificate when it expires or replace a self-
signed certificate with one issued by a certificate authority.
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