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
Log Insight 119
Log in errors, troubleshooting 136
login failure
servers out of sync 125
troubleshooting 137
logs
collecting 124
locations 121
Logs
IaaS 121
troubleshooting 121
M
machine request fails 134
Management Agent
install 35, 42
installing 34, 41
silent installation 140
uninstall 35, 42
Management Agent SSL fingerprint, locating 34,
41
Manager service, definition 61
Manager Service
installing 87, 89
requirements 23
manager service, certificate trust 63
master node incorrect 129
minimal deployment, installation overview 12
minimal installation, uninstalling 122
Minimal deployments, install with installation
wizard 33
Model Manager
definition 61
editable business logic 15
execution policies 15
secure multi-tenancy 15
troubleshooting install failures 132
unified data model 15
Model Manager data, installing 81, 83, 84
Model Manager Web 15
N
node IDs 142
O
Openstack, DEM requirements 24
P
password, restrictions 20
PEM files, command for extracting 29
pfx files, configure certificate trust 63
post-installation 119
post-installation tasks, configuring Windows
service to access IaaS database 94
PowerShell, setting to RemoteSigned 96
PowerVC, DEM requirements 24
Prerequisite Checker, run in Installation
Wizard 37, 44
prerequisites
browser considerations 20
checking 58
provisioning server 109
proxy 137
proxy agent, uninstall fails 134
proxy agents, installing and configuring for
vSphere 97
R
requirements
database 21
DEM 23
SQL 21
RSA private keys, command for extracting 29
run-time authentication 95
S
scenarios, choosing the agent installation 97
security
certificates 29
IaaS certificates 56, 75
passphrase 30
third-party software 30
trust relationships 63
server settings, specifying 58
server requirements, IaaS or Windows server 21
silent installation
answer file 141
Management Agent 140
use cases 139
vRealize Automation 139
snapshots, creating 38, 45
SQL, requirements 21
SQL authentication 95
SSL certificates, extracting 29
support bundle, creating 124
System error message 128
T
tenants, configuring default tenant 119
time synchronize, servers 52, 72
time sync, enabling on Windows machine 55
troubleshooting
blank pages appearing 125
cloned IaaS nodes 135
IaaS installer 131
log locations 121
machine requests 134
master node incorrect 129
server times out of sync 125
troubleshooting, installation 121
Index
VMware, Inc. 145