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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
Updated Information
The following table lists the changes to Installing vRealize Automation for this product release.
Revision Description
15 MAR 2018
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Noted JRE versus JDK in IaaS Web Server and IaaS SQL Server Host.
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Updated DEM Workers with SCVMM.
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Added custom URL pointer in Certificates.
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Revised initial login steps in and around Configure the vRealize Automation Appliance, Configure the First
vRealize Automation Appliance in a Cluster, and Add Another vRealize Automation Appliance to the Cluster.
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Updated Set the PowerShell Execution Policy to RemoteSigned.
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Updated renaming procedures with recent findings: Change the Master vRealize Automation Appliance Host
Name, Change a Replica vRealize Automation Appliance Host Name, and Change an IaaS Server Host
Name.
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Added Set the vRealize Automation Login URL to a Custom Name.
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Added detail to Server Times Are Not Synchronized.
18 JAN 2018
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Added Latency and Bandwidth.
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Added TLS to IaaS Windows Servers.
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Revised and restored Configure the DEM to Connect to SCVMM at a Different Installation Path.
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Updated and renamed Change a vRealize Automation Appliance FQDN Back to the Original FQDN.
4 DEC 2017
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Updated vRealize Automation Appliance Ports.
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Updated IaaS Windows Server Ports.
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Updated IaaS SQL Server Host.
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Updated Change the vRealize Automation Appliance IP Address.
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Added Change a vRealize Automation Appliance FQDN Back to the Original FQDN.
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Added Adjusting the SQL Database for a Changed Host Name.
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Added Change an IaaS Server Host Name.
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Added Configure SQL AlwaysOn Availability Group.
12 SEP 2017
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Revised Incorrect vRealize Automation Component Service Registrations.
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No need to enable RabbitMQ FQDN before installing. Moved instructions to RabbitMQ Cannot Resolve Host
Names.
30 AUG 2017
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Revised IaaS Manager Service Host.
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Updated the sample figure in Deploy the vRealize Automation Appliance.
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Revised Machine Requests Fail When Remote Transactions Are Disabled.
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Revised Directories Management Identity Manager Fails to Start After Horizon-Workspace Restart.
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Revised Incorrect vRealize Automation Component Service Registrations.
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