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Table 4‑14. Permissions Required for vSphere Agent to Manage vCenter Server Instance (Continued)
Attribute Value Permission
Remove Snapshot
Revert to Snapshot
Disable or recongure any third-party software that might change the power state of virtual machines
outside of vRealize Automation. Such changes can interfere with the management of the machine life cycle
by vRealize Automation.
Install the vSphere Agent
Install a vSphere agent to manage vCenter Server instances. For high availability, you can install a second,
redundant vSphere agent for the same vCenter Server instance. You must name and congure both vSphere
agents identically, and install them on dierent machines.
Prerequisites
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The IaaS components, including the Manager Service and Website, are installed.
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Verify that you have completed all the “vSphere Agent Requirements,” on page 99.
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If you already created a vSphere endpoint for use with this agent, make a note of the endpoint name.
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“Download the vRealize Automation IaaS Installer,” on page 76.
Procedure
1 Right-click the [e-mail] setup le and select Run as
administrator.
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 Certicate.
a Type the user name, which is root, and the password.
The password is the password that you specied when you deployed the vRealize Automation
appliance.
b Select Accept .
c Click View .
Compare the certicate thumbprint with the thumbprint set for the vRealize Automation
appliance. You can view the vRealize Automation appliance certicate in the client browser when
the management console is accessed on port 5480.
5 Select Custom Install on the Installation Type page.
6 In the Component Selection area, select Proxy Agents.
7 Accept the root install location or click Change and select an installation path.
Even in a distributed deployment, you might sometimes install more than one IaaS component on the
same Windows server.
If you install more than one IaaS component, always install them to the same path.
8 Click Next.
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