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
installation wizard, enterprise deployment 41
Installation Wizard, overview 33
installation download, troubleshooting 134
installation failure, servers out of sync 131
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 141
J
Java requirements, for MSSQL database 22
JSON 152
K
key 39
keys 134
L
license key 39
licenses 134
load balancer times out before completion,
changing the load balancer timeout
setting 130
load balancers
configuring 68
health checks 62
Log Insight 124
Log in errors, troubleshooting 144
login failure
servers out of sync 131
troubleshooting 144
logs
collecting 130
locations 127
Logs
IaaS 127
troubleshooting 127
M
machine request fails 142
Management Agent
installing 35, 42
silent installation 148
Management Agent SSL fingerprint, locating 36,
42
Manager service, definition 61
Manager Service
installing 87, 90
requirements 23
manager service, certificate trust 63
master appliance, host name change 122
master node incorrect 136
master nodes 136
minimal deployment 35
minimal installation, uninstalling 128
Model Manager
definition 61
troubleshooting install failures 140
Model Manager data, installing 81, 83, 85
N
node IDs 150
O
Openstack, DEM requirements 25
P
password, restrictions 21
PEM files, command for extracting 30
pfx files, configure certificate trust 63
post-installation 121
post-installation tasks, configuring Windows
service to access IaaS database 95
PowerShell, setting to RemoteSigned 98
PowerVC, DEM requirements 25
Prerequisite Checker, run in Installation
Wizard 38, 45
prerequisites
browser considerations 20
checking 58
product license key 39
provisioning server 111
proxy 145
proxy agent, uninstall fails 142
proxy agents, installing and configuring for
vSphere 99
R
registration, services 137
replica appliance, host name change 123
replica nodes 136
requirements
database 21
DEM 23
SQL 21
REST API 151
RSA private keys, command for extracting 30
run-time authentication 96
S
scenarios, choosing the agent installation 98
SCVMM 25, 94
security
certificates 30
Index
VMware, Inc. 155