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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
What to do next
Install an IaaS database, see Choosing an IaaS Database Scenario.
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.
Depending on your preferences and privileges, there are several procedures to choose from to create the
IaaS database.
Table 5‑13. Choosing an IaaS Database Scenario
Scenario Procedure
Create the IaaS database manually using the provided database
scripts. This option enables a database administrator to review
the changes carefully before creating the database.
Create the IaaS Database Manually.
Prepare an empty database and use the installer to populate the
database schema. This option enables the installer to use a
database user with dbo privileges to populate the database,
instead of requiring sysadmin privileges.
Prepare an Empty Database.
Use the installer to create the database. This is the simplest
option but requires the use of sysadmin privileges in the
installer.
Create the IaaS Database Using the Installation Wizard.
Database Growth Settings
The vRealize Automation IaaS database must be configured with appropriate growth settings to maintain
system performance and integrity. These settings allocate memory for database components and log files
to grow as your system runs and processes data. VMware provides default growth settings that are
applied automatically when the database is created through the installer or with supplied scripts. If you set
up your IaaS database manually, you must configure the appropriate growth settings.
The following table shows the default vRealize Automation IaaS database growth settings.
Table 5‑14. Default IaaS Database Growth Settings
Initial Size Autogrowth Maximum Size
Database 1024 MB By 1024 MB Unlimited
Log File 512 KB By 10 % Limited to 2 TB
You can use Microsoft SQL Management Studio to set or review your database growth settings if needed.
While you can increase the growth settings as desired for your system configuration, do not set them
lower than the VMware recommendations. Doing so, may affect system performance or cause other
problems.
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