7.1
Table Of Contents
- Installing vRealize Automation
- Contents
- vRealize Automation Installation
- Updated Information
- Installation Overview
- Preparing for Installation
- Installing with the Installation Wizard
- Deploy the vRealize Automation Appliance
- Using the Installation Wizard for Minimal Deployments
- Run the Installation Wizard for a Minimal Deployment
- Installing the Management Agent
- Synchronize Server Times
- Run the Prerequisite Checker
- Specify Minimal Deployment Parameters
- Create Snapshots Before You Begin the Installation
- Scenario: Finish the Installation
- Address Installation Failures
- Set Up Credentials for Initial Content Configuration
- Using the Installation Wizard for Enterprise Deployments
- Run the Installation Wizard for an Enterprise Deployment
- Installing the Management Agent
- Synchronize Server Times
- Run the Prerequisite Checker
- Specify Enterprise Deployment Parameters
- Create Snapshots Before You Begin the Installation
- Finish the Installation
- Address Installation Failures
- Set Up Credentials for Initial Content Configuration
- The Standard Installation Interfaces
- Using the Standard Interfaces for Minimal Deployments
- Using the Standard Interfaces for Distributed Deployments
- Distributed Deployment Checklist
- Distributed Installation Components
- Disabling Load Balancer Health Checks
- Certificate Trust Requirements in a Distributed Deployment
- Configure Web Component, Manager Service and DEM Host Certificate Trust
- 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
- 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
- Post-Installation Tasks
- Troubleshooting an Installation
- Default Log Locations
- Rolling Back a Failed Installation
- Create a Support Bundle
- 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
- Console Steps for Initial Content Configuration
- Troubleshooting the vRealize Automation Appliance
- 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
- IaaS Windows Servers Do Not Support FIPS
- 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
- Silent Installation
- Index
Federal Information Processing Standard
(FIPS) 133
FIPS (Federal Information Processing
Standard) 133
H
health checks 62
Hyper-V
agent 102
proxy agent 102
requirements 103
Hyper-V agents, installing 103
hypervisor, requirements 103
I
IaaS
agents 16
download installer 76
IaaS administrators, creating 119
IaaS components
installing 55
installing in a distributed configuration 74
registering 59
troubleshooting 130
IaaS components,definitions 61
IaaS installer
downloading 57
troubleshooting 131
IaaS services, verifying 95
IaaS Authentication, failure 132
IaaS administrator login fails 136
IaaS database
configuring for secure SSL 58, 77–79
configuring Windows service for access 94
creating the database 78
creating the database manually 77
creating the database using the wizard 79
specifying the SQL database 58
IaaS database access, enabling from service
user 94
IaaS distributed installation 61
IaaS Manager Service, requirements 23
identity manager, fails to start 129
identity store, domain requirements 27
infrastructure components, installing 56
Initial content confiuration, create password 40,
47
initial content creation, troubleshooting 127
installation
completing 60
distributed deployment overview 13
DNS and host name resolution 19
finishing 38, 45
minimal deployment overview 12
minimal installation overview 49
overview 11
post-installation 119
preparation 19
specifying agents 59
specifying managers 59
troubleshooting 121
vRealize Automation appliance 50, 68
Installation, using the management console 49
installation components
checking prerequisites 58
choosing a deployment path 11
SSO 14
VMware Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) 15
VMware vRealize Automation appliance 15
installation parameter, validation 39, 46
installation preparation, time synchronization 30
installation requirements
credentials 27
deployment environments 20
hardware 20
IaaS requirements 21
operating system 20
port requirements 25
security 29
users 27
virtual machine 20
Windows server 21
XenDesktop 106
Installation troubleshooting 124
installation wizard, enterprise deployment 40
Installation Wizard, overview 31
installation download, troubleshooting 128
installation failure, servers out of sync 125
installation type
logging in 57
selecting 57
installing
browser considerations 20
configuring vCloud Automation Center
Appliances 68
download IaaS installer 76
worksheet 64
internal error, adding XaaS endpoint 134
J
Java requirements, for MSSQL database 21
L
load balancer times out before completion,
changing the load balancer timeout
setting 124
load balancers
configuring 67
health checks 62
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