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4 Add entries specic to your deployment in ha.properties, and save and close the le.
Alternatively, you can save time by copying and modifying an ha.properties le from another
deployment instead of editing the entire default le.
5 From the same directory, start the installation by running the following command.
vra-ha-config.sh
Installation might take up to an hour or more to complete, depending on the environment and size of
the deployment.
6 (Optional) After installation nishes, review the log le.
/var/log/vcac/vra-ha-config.log
The silent installer does not save proprietary data to the log, such as passwords, licenses, or certicates.
Perform a Silent vRealize Automation Management Agent Installation
You can perform a command line based vRealize Automation Management Agent installation on any IaaS
Windows server.
Silent Management Agent installation consists of a Windows PowerShell script in which you customize a
few seings. After adding your deployment-specic seings, you can silently install the Management Agent
on all of your IaaS Windows servers by running copies of the same script on each one.
Prerequisites
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Deploy the vRealize Automation appliance.
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Create or identify your IaaS Windows servers, and congure their prerequisites.
Procedure
1 On the IaaS Windows server, point a Web browser to the following URL on the vRealize Automation
appliance.
https://vrealize-automation-appliance-FQDN:5480/installer
2 Right-click the link to the InstallManagementAgent.ps1 PowerShell script le, and save it to the desktop
or a folder on the IaaS Windows server.
3 Open InstallManagementAgent.ps1 in a text editor.
4 Near the top of the script le, add your deployment-specic seings.
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The vRealize Automation appliance URL
https://vrealize-automation-appliance-FQDN:5480
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vRealize Automation appliance root user account credentials
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vRealize Automation service user credentials, a domain account with administrator privileges on
the IaaS Windows servers
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The folder where you want to install the Management Agent, Program Files (x86) by default
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(Optional) The thumbprint of the PEM format certicate that you are using for authentication
5 Save and close InstallManagementAgent.ps1.
6 To silently install the Management Agent, double-click InstallManagementAgent.ps1.
7 (Optional) Verify that installation has nished by locating VMware vCloud Automation Center
Management Agent in the Windows Control Panel list of Programs and Features, and in the list of
Windows services that are running.
Installing vRealize Automation
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