7.2
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
- 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 Web Server 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
- Cannot Downgrade vRealize Automation Licenses
- 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
E
Email customizations 143
Encryption.key file, setting permissions 134
Endpoints
Ooenstack DEM requirements 25
PowerVC DEM requirements 25
Enterprise deployment, install with wizard 41
EPI agents, installing for Visual Basic
scripting 114, 115
external provisioning integration agents 13
F
failed installation, logs 127
Federal Information Processing Standard
(FIPS) 121, 141
FIPS (Federal Information Processing
Standard) 121, 141
H
ha.properties 152
health checks 62
host name change
master appliance 122
replica appliance 123
Hyper-V
agent 104
proxy agent 104
requirements 104
Hyper-V agents, installing 104
hypervisor, requirements 104
I
IaaS
agents 13
Distributed Execution Manager 12
download installer 76
Manager Service 12
Model Manager 12
SQL Server database 12
Web server 12
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) 12
IaaS administrators, creating 124
IaaS components
installing 55
installing in a distributed configuration 74
registering 59
troubleshooting 138
IaaS components,definitions 61
IaaS installer
downloading 57
troubleshooting 138
IaaS services, verifying 97
IaaS Authentication, failure 139
IaaS administrator login fails 144
IaaS database
configuring for secure SSL 58, 77–79
configuring Windows service for access 95
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 96
IaaS distributed installation 61
IaaS Manager Service, requirements 23
identity manager, fails to start 135
identity store, domain requirements 28
infrastructure components, installing 56
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) 12
Initial content confiuration, create password 40,
48
initial content creation, troubleshooting 133
installation
API 151
completing 60
distributed 16
DNS and host name resolution 19
finishing 46
minimal 15, 35
minimal installation overview 49
overview 11
post-installation 121
preparation 19
specifying agents 59
specifying managers 59
troubleshooting 127
vRealize Automation appliance 50, 68
Installation, using the management console 49
installation components
checking prerequisites 58
choosing a deployment path 14
installation method 17
installation parameter, validation 40, 47
installation preparation, time synchronization 31
installation requirements
credentials 28
deployment environments 20
hardware 20
IaaS requirements 22
operating system 20
port requirements 26
security 30
users 28
virtual machine 20
Windows server 21
XenDesktop 108
Installation troubleshooting 130
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