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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
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Verify that your installation servers meet the requirements described in IaaS Web Service and Model
Manager Server Requirements.
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Obtain a certificate from a trusted certificate authority for import to the trusted root certificate store of
the machines on which you intend to install the Component Website and Model Manager data.
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If you are using load balancers in your environment, verify that they meet the configuration
requirements.
Procedure
1 Install IaaS Certificates
For production environments, obtain a domain certificate from a trusted certificate authority. Import
the certificate to the trusted root certificate store of all machines on which you intend to install the
Website Component and Manager Service (the IIS machines) during the IaaS installation.
2 Download the IaaS Installer
A system administrator downloads the IaaS installer from the vRealize Appliance to a Windows 2008
or Windows 2012 physical or virtual machine.
3 Choosing an IaaS Database Scenario
IaaS uses a Microsoft SQL Server database to maintain information about the machines it manages
and its own elements and policies.
4 Install the Primary IaaS Website Component with Model Manager Data
The system administrator installs the Website component to provide access to infrastructure
capabilities in the vRealize Automation web console. You can install one or many instances of the
Website component, but you must configure Model Manager Data on the machine that hosts the first
Website component. You install Model Manager Data only once.
5 Install Additional IaaS Website Components
The Model Manager Website component provides access to infrastructure capabilities in the
vRealize Automation web console. The system administrator can install one or many instances of
the Website component.
6 Install the Primary Manager Service
The Manager Service component coordinates communication between agents and proxy agents, the
database, and SMTP. A minimum of one instance of the Manager Service component must be
installed. You can install one primary instance and one backup instance of the Manager Service
component to provide redundancy in a high-availability deployment.
7 Install an Additional Manager Service Component
You can install a passive backup instance of the Manager Service component that you can start
manually to provide redundancy in a high-availability deployment.
8 Installing Distributed Execution Managers
You install the Distributed Execution Manager as one of two roles: DEM Orchestrator or DEM
Worker. You must install at least one DEM instance for each role, and you can install additional DEM
instances to support failover and high-availability.
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