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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
What to do next
Verify that the service is running and that the log shows no errors. The service name is VMware DEM
Role - Name where role is Orchestrator or Worker. The log location is Install Location\Distributed
Execution Manager\Name\Logs.
Repeat this procedure to install additional DEM instances.
Configure the DEM to Connect to SCVMM on a Nonstandard Installation Path
By default, the DEM Worker configuration file (DynamicOps.DEM.exe.config) points to the standard
installation path of Microsoft's System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) console:
{ProgramFiles}\Microsoft System Center 2012\Virtual Machine Manager\bin. The system
administrator must change the path if it is installed in another location.
This procedure is required only when you have SCVMM endpoints and agents.
Prerequisites
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If the SCVMM Console has been installed in another location, the configuration file of the DEM
Worker (located in Program Files (x86)VMware\vCAC\Distributed Execution Manager\<
InstanceName>\DynamicOps.DEM.exe.config must be updated to change the default path in the
assemblyLoadConfiguration section to point to the new folder.
<assemblyLoadConfiguration>
<assemblies>
<!-- List of required assemblies for Scvmm -->
<add name="Errors" path="{ProgramFiles}\Microsoft System Center 2012\Virtual
Machine Manager\bin" />
[...]
</assemblies>
</assemblyLoadConfiguration>
Procedure
1 Stop the DEM Worker.
2 Determine the installation path.
3 Update the DynamicOps.DEM.exe.config file.
4 Restart the DEM Worker.
The default DEM Worker path is updated to the new folder.
Configuring Windows Service to Access the IaaS Database
A system administrator can change the authentication method used to access the SQL database during
run time (after the installation is complete). By default, the Windows identity of the currently logged on
account is used to connect to the database after it is installed.
Installing vRealize Automation
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