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Updating the
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After you complete prerequisites for upgrading, and download the virtual appliance update, you install
updates and reconfigure some settings for the first vRealize Automation appliance node.
After you upgrade the first vRealize Automation appliance node, upgrade the primary IaaS Windows
server, vRealize Orchestrator, the secondary vRealize Automation appliance nodes, and the secondary
IaaS Windows servers.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Install the Update on the vRealize Automation Appliance
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Install the Update on Additional vRealize Automation Appliances
Install the Update on the vRealize Automation Appliance
You install the update on the vRealize Automation appliance and configure appliance settings.
Details regarding the data collected through CEIP and the purposes for which it is used by VMware are
set forth at the Trust & Assurance Center at http://www.vmware.com/trustvmware/ceip.html.
Do not close the management console while the update is being installed.
Prerequisites
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Select a download method and download the update. See Downloading vRealize Automation
Appliance Updates.
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For all high-availability deployments, see Back Up Your Environment.
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For high-availability deployments with load balancers, verify that the health check is disabled on all
load balancers.
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If you have a Common Components Catalog component installed, uninstall the component before
you upgrade. For information about how to uninstall, install, and upgrade the Common Components
Catalog, see the Common Components Catalog documentation.
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Verify that all saved and in-progress requests have completed successfully before you upgrade.
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(Upgrading from vRealize Automation 7.0 to 7.0.1 only) Verify that you have run the required script
described in Knowledge Base 2144876.
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Verify that the Message Signature Check value is disabled. See Chapter 1 Upgrading vRealize
Automation.
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