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Table Of Contents
- Installing vRealize Automation
- Contents
- vRealize Automation Installation
- Updated Information
- Installation Overview
- Preparing for Installation
- Installing vRealize Automation with the Installation Wizard
- Deploy the vRealize Automation Appliance
- Installing a Minimal Deployment with the Installation Wizard
- Run the Installation Wizard for a Minimal Deployment
- Installing the Management Agent
- Synchronize Server Times
- Run the Prerequisite Checker
- Specify Deployment Configuration Parameters
- Create Snapshots Before You Begin the Installation
- Scenario: Finish the Installation
- Address Installation Failures
- Set Up Credentials for Initial Content Configuration
- Installing an Enterprise Deployment with the Installation Wizard
- Run the Installation Wizard for an Enterprise Deployment
- Installing the Management Agent
- Synchronize Server Times
- Run the Prerequisite Checker
- Specify Deployment Configuration Parameters
- Create Snapshots Before You Begin the Installation
- Finish the Installation
- Address Installation Failures
- Set Up Credentials for Initial Content Configuration
- Installing vRealize Automation through the Standard Interfaces
- Minimal Deployment
- Distributed Deployment
- Distributed Deployment Checklist
- Distributed Installation Components
- Certificate Trust Requirements in a Distributed Deployment
- Installation Worksheets
- Deploy the vRealize Automation Appliance
- Configuring Your Load Balancer
- Configuring Appliances for vRealize Automation
- Install the IaaS Components in a Distributed Configuration
- Install IaaS Certificates
- Download the IaaS Installer for Installlation
- Choosing an IaaS Database Scenario
- Install an IaaS Website Component and Model Manager Data
- Install Additional IaaS Website Components
- Install the Active Manager Service
- Install a Backup 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
- Configure Access to the Default Tenant
- Replacing Self-Signed Certificates with Certificates Provided by an Authority
- Troubleshooting
- Default Log Locations
- Rolling Back a Failed Installation
- Create a Support Bundle for vRealize Automation
- General Installation Troubleshooting
- Installation or Upgrade Fails with a Load Balancer Timeout Error
- Server Times Are Not Synchronized
- Blank Pages May Appear When Using Internet Explorer 9 or 10 on Windows 7
- Cannot Establish Trust Relationship for the SSL/TLS Secure Channel
- Connect to the Network Through a Proxy Server
- Proxy Prevents VMware Identity Manager User Log In
- Troubleshooting vRealize Automation Appliances
- Troubleshooting IaaS Components
- Validating Server Certificates for IaaS
- Credentials Error When Running the IaaS Installer
- Save Settings Warning Appears During IaaS Installation
- Website Server and Distributed Execution Managers Fail to Install
- IaaS Authentication Fails During IaaS Web and Model Management Installation
- Failed to Install Model Manager Data and Web Components
- Adding an XaaS Endpoint Causes an Internal Error
- Uninstalling a Proxy Agent Fails
- Machine Requests Fail When Remote Transactions Are Disabled
- Error in Manager Service Communication
- Email Customization Behavior Has Changed
- Troubleshooting Log-In Errors
Table 4‑13. 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.
Create the IaaS Database Manually
The vRealize Automation system administrator can create the database manually using VMware-provided
scripts.
Prerequisites
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.NET 4.5.1 or later must be installed on the SQL Server host.
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Use Windows Authentication, rather than SQL Authentication, to connect to the database.
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Verify the database installation prerequisites. See IaaS Database Server Requirements.
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Download the IaaS database installer scripts from the vRealize Automation appliance by navigating to
https://vra-va-hostname.domain.name:5480/installer/.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the Database subdirectory in the directory where you extracted the installation zip
archive.
2 Extract the DBInstall.zip archive to a local directory.
3 Log in to the Windows database host with sufficient rights to create and drop databases sysadmin
privileges in the SQL Server instance.
4 Review the database deployment scripts as needed. In particular, review the settings in the
DBSettings section of CreateDatabase.sql and edit them if necessary.
The settings in the script are the recommended settings. Only ALLOW_SNAPSHOT_ISOLATION ON and
READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT ON are required.
5 Execute the following command with the arguments described in the table.
BuildDB.bat /p:DBServer=db_server;
DBName=db_name;DBDir=db_dir;
LogDir=[log_dir];ServiceUser=service_user;
ReportLogin=web_user;
VersionString=version_string
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