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
IaaS certificates 56, 75
passphrase 31
third-party software 31
trust relationships 63
server settings, specifying 58
server requirements, IaaS or Windows server 22
service registrations 137
silent installation
answer file 149
JSON converter 152
Management Agent 148
properties converter 152
use cases 147
vRealize Automation 147
snapshots, creating 39, 46
SQL, requirements 21
SQL authentication 96
SQL Server database 12
SSL 132
SSL certificates, extracting 30
support bundle, creating 130
System error message 134
T
telemetry 39
tenants, configuring default tenant 124
time synchronize, servers 52, 72
time sync, enabling on Windows machine 55
TLS 132
troubleshooting
blank pages appearing 131
cloned IaaS nodes 143
IaaS installer 138
log locations 127
machine requests 142
master node incorrect 136
server times out of sync 131
troubleshooting, installation 127
trusted certificate issues 140
U
uninstall, failed installation 128, 129
Uninstall, failed installation 128
updated information 9
use cases, silent installation 147
V
vCloud Suite, licensing 7
VDI agent for XenDesktop, installing 108
virtual appliance time settings, with the
Installation Wizard 38, 44
virtual desktop integration agents 13
virtualization proxy agents 13
Visual Basic, scripting requirements 114
Visual Basic scripting
installing EPI agents 115
installing the EPI agent 114
VMware Identity Manager 145
vRealize Appliance
configuring 52
deploying 33, 50
vRealize Automation appliance, deploying 66
vRealize Orchestrator, use external for high-
availability deployments 60
vRealize Realize Automation appliance 50
vRealize Appliance clusters;joining 72
vRealize Automation appliances,
troubleshooting 134
vSphere agents
configuring 103
installing 101
requiring a trusted certificate 103
vSphere agent
required permissions 99
supported configuration for concurrency 99
vSphere proxy agents, installing and
configuring 99
W
WAPI, install fails 139
Web server 12
website component, installing 81, 83, 85
Windows authentication 96
Windows Management Instrumentation
(WMI) 13
WMI (Windows Management
Instrumentation) 13
WMI agents
enabling remote requests 117
installing 117
X
XenDesktop
installation requirements 108
installing agent 109
installing VDI agent 108
XenServer
agent 104
proxy agent 104
XenServer agents, installing 104
XenServer Host name, setting 109
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