6.2
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
Updated Information
The following table provides update history for the Installation and Configuration guide.
Revision Description
EN-001649-07
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Revisions for vRealize Automation 6.2.5 including minor updates and bug fixes.
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Revised Specify Server and Account Settings
EN-001649-06
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Installation instructions for vRealize Automation 6.2.4 including minor updates and bug fixes.
EN-001649-05
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Enhanced Distributed Deployment procedures for appliance database configuration.
EN-001649-04
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Stand-alone PostgreSQL implementations are no longer supported. The PostgreSQL database is now referred
to as the appliance database. Changes made to all related topics.
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For 6.2.2, updated .NET requirement to .NET 4.5.1 or later.
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Updated IaaS Windows Server requirements to specify Java 1.7 or later. See IaaS Web Service and Model
Manager Server Requirements.
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Added information about the relationship between the user's identity store and the Identity Appliance domain
to User Accounts and Credentials Required for Installation and Log in to the vRealize Automation Console
Fails.
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Added a note about using the iisreset command before reinstalling IaaS to Roll Back a Minimal Installation
and Roll Back a Distributed Installation.
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Updated Install the Primary IaaS Website Component with Model Manager Data and Failed to Install Model
Manager Data and Web Components.
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Added port 902 to outgoing ports for the vRealize Appliance and moved port 8444 from outgoing ports to
incoming ports in Port Requirements.
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Added additional IaaS service user requirements to User Accounts and Credentials Required for Installation.
EN-001649-03 Added port requirements for VMRC and high-availability deployments in the topic Port Requirements.
EN-001649-02
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Added version_string argument to the topic Create the IaaS Database Manually.
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Corrected default location for installation logs in the topic Default Log Locations.
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Clarification of steps in the following topics:
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Update the vRealize Appliance with the Identity Appliance Certificate
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Update the vRealize Appliance with the IaaS Certificate
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