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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
7 Follow the prompts until the Disk Format page appears.
8 Verify on the Disk Format page that enough space exists to deploy the virtual appliance and click
Next.
9 Follow the prompts to the Properties page.
The options that appear depend on your vSphere configuration.
10 Enter properties for this vRealize Appliance.
a Enter and confirm a password for the vRealize Appliance root account.
This setting can be changed later, from the vRealize Appliance management interface.
b Enable or disable SSH connections to the vRealize Appliance.
This setting can be changed later, from the vRealize Appliance management interface.
c Review the Customer Experience Improvement Program description. If you want to leave the
program without joining, you may uncheck the checkbox.
This setting can be changed later, from the vRealize Appliance management interface.
d In the Hostname text box, enter the fully qualified domain name of the vRealize Appliance, even
if you are using DHCP.
e Enter networking properties.
11 Click Next.
12 Depending on your vCenter and DNS configurations, it could take some time for the DNS to resolve.
To expedite this process, perform the following steps.
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If Power on after deployment is available on the Ready to Complete page.
a Select Power on after deployment and click Finish.
b Click Close after the file finishes deploying into vCenter.
c Wait for the machine to restart. This could take up to five minutes.
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If Power on after deployment is not available on the Ready to Complete page.
a Click Close after the file finishes deploying into vCenter.
b Power on the VM and wait for some time for the VM to start up.
c Verify that you can ping the DNS of the VM. If you cannot ping the DNS, restart the VM.
d Wait for the machine to start. This could take up to five minutes.
13 To verify that you successfully deployed the appliance, open a command prompt and ping the fully
qualified domain name of the vRealize Appliance.
What to do next
Repeat this procedure to deploy additional instances of the vRealize Appliance for redundancy in a high-
availability environment.
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