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Table Of Contents
- Installing vRealize Automation
- Contents
- vRealize Automation Installation
- Updated Information
- Installation Overview
- Preparing for Installation
- Deploying the vRealize Automation Appliance
- Installing with the Installation Wizard
- The Standard Installation Interfaces
- Using the Standard Interfaces for Minimal Deployments
- Using the Standard Interfaces for Distributed Deployments
- Distributed Deployment Checklist
- Disabling Load Balancer Health Checks
- Certificate Trust Requirements in a Distributed Deployment
- Configure Web Component, Manager Service and DEM Host Certificate Trust
- Installation Worksheets
- 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
- Silent Installation
- Post-Installation Tasks
- Configure FIPS Compliant Encryption
- Enable Automatic Manager Service Failover
- Automatic PostgreSQL Database Failover
- Replacing Self-Signed Certificates with Certificates Provided by an Authority
- Changing Host Names and IP Addresses
- Removing a vRealize Automation Appliance from a Cluster
- Licensing vRealize Code Stream
- Installing the vRealize Log Insight Agent
- Change an Appliance FQDN Back to the Original FQDN
- Configure SQL AlwaysOn Availability Group
- Configure Access to the Default Tenant
- 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
- Installers Fail to Download
- Encryption.key File has Incorrect Permissions
- Directories Management Identity Manager Fails to Start After Horizon-Workspace Restart
- Incorrect Appliance Role Assignments After Failover
- Failures After Promotion of Replica and Master Nodes
- Incorrect Component Service Registrations
- Additional NIC Causes Management Interface Errors
- Cannot Promote a Secondary Virtual Appliance to Master
- Active Directory Sync Log Retention Time Is Too Short
- RabbitMQ Cannot Resolve Host Names
- Troubleshooting IaaS Components
- Prerequisite Fixer Cannot Install .NET Features
- 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
Procedure
1 Log in to the IaaS Windows server using an account that has administrator rights.
2 Open a Web browser to the vRealize Automation appliance installer URL.
https://vrealize-automation-appliance-FQDN:5480/installer
3 Right-click the link to the InstallManagementAgent.ps1 PowerShell script file, and save it to the
desktop or a folder on the IaaS Windows server.
4 Open InstallManagementAgent.ps1 in a text editor.
5 Near the top of the script file, add your deployment-specific settings.
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The vRealize Automation appliance URL
https://vrealize-automation-appliance-FQDN:5480
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vRealize Automation appliance root user account credentials
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vRealize Automation service user credentials, a domain account with administrator privileges on
the IaaS Windows servers
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The folder where you want to install the Management Agent, Program Files (x86) by default
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(Optional) The thumbprint of the PEM format certificate that you are using for authentication
6 Save and close InstallManagementAgent.ps1.
7 To silently install the Management Agent, double-click InstallManagementAgent.ps1.
8 (Optional) Verify that installation has finished by locating VMware vCloud Automation Center
Management Agent in the Windows Control Panel list of Programs and Features, and in the list of
Windows services that are running.
Silent vRealize Automation Installation Answer File
Silent vRealize Automation installations require that you prepare a text-based answer file in advance.
All newly deployed vRealize Automation appliances contain a default answer file.
/usr/lib/vcac/tools/install/ha.properties
To perform a silent installation, you must use a text editor to customize the settings in ha.properties to
the deployment that you want to install. The following examples are a few of the settings and information
that you must add.
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Your vRealize Automation or suite license key
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vRealize Automation appliance node FQDNs
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vRealize Automation appliance root user account credentials
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IaaS Windows server FQDNs that will act as Web nodes, Manager Service nodes, and so on
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vRealize Automation service user credentials, a domain account with administrator privileges on the
IaaS Windows servers
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