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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
Prerequisites
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You must have one or more vRealize Automation appliance nodes already in the cluster, where one
node is the primary node. See “Congure the Primary vRealize Automation Appliance,” on page 68.
You can set a new node to be the primary node only after joining the new node to the cluster.
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Verify that the load balancer is congured for use with the new vRealize Automation appliance.
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Verify that trac can pass through the load balancer to reach all current nodes and the new node that
you are about to add.
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Enable time synchronization on the new node. See “Enable Time Synchronization on the vRealize
Automation Appliance,” on page 72.
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Verify that all vRealize Automation services have started, on the existing cluster appliance nodes and
the new node that you are adding.
Procedure
1 Open a Web browser to the vRealize Automation appliance management interface URL.
2 Continue past any certicate warnings.
3 Log in with user name root and the password you specied when deploying the vRealize Automation
appliance.
4 Select vRA > Cluster.
5 Enter the FQDN of a previously congured vRealize Automation appliance in the Leading Cluster
Node text box.
You can use the FQDN of the primary vRealize Automation appliance, or any vRealize Automation
appliance that is already joined to the cluster.
6 Type the root password in the Password text box.
7 Click Join Cluster.
8 Continue past any certicate warnings.
Services for the cluster are restarted.
9 Verify that services are running.
a Click the Services tab.
b Click the Refresh tab to monitor the progress of service startup.
Disable Unused Services
To conserve internal resources in cases where an external instance of vRealize Orchestrator is used, you may
disable the embedded vRealize Orchestrator service.
Prerequisites
“Add Another vRealize Automation Appliance to the Cluster,” on page 72
Procedure
1 Log in to the vRealize Automation appliance console.
2 Stop the vRealize Orchestrator service.
service vco-server stop
chkconfig vco-server off
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