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2 Click Next.
3 Accept the license agreement and click Next.
4 On the Log in page, supply administrator credentials for the vRealize Automation appliance and verify
the SSL Certificate.
a Type the user name, which is root, and the password.
The password is the password that you specified when you deployed the vRealize Automation
appliance.
b Select Accept Certificate.
c Click View Certificate.
Compare the certificate thumbprint with the thumbprint set for the vRealize Automation appliance.
You can view the vRealize Automation appliance certificate in the client browser when the
management console is accessed on port 5480.
5 Click Next.
6 Select Custom Install on the Installation Type page.
7 Select IaaS Server under Component Selection on the Installation Type page.
8 Accept the root install location or click Change and select an installation path.
9 Click Next.
10 On the IaaS Server Custom Install page, select Database.
11 In the Database Instance text box, specify the database instance or click Scan and select from the
list of instances. If the database instance is on a non-default port, include the port number in instance
specification by using the form dbhost,SQL_port_number\SQLinstance. The Microsoft SQL default
port number is 1443.
12 (Optional) Select the Use SSL for database connection checkbox.
By default, the checkbox is enabled. SSL provides a more secure connection between the IaaS
server and SQL database. However, you must configure SSL on the SQL server to support this
option. For related information about configuring SSL on the SQL server, see KB article 316898 How
to enable SSL encryption for an instance of SQL Server by using Microsoft Management Console at
the Microsoft support site.
13 Choose your database installation type from the Database Name panel.
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Select Use existing empty database to create the schema in an existing database.
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Enter a new database name or use the default name vra to create a new database. Database
names must consist of no more than 128 ASCII characters.
14 Deselect Use default data and log directories to specify alternative locations or leave it selected to
use the default directories (recommended).
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