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Table Of Contents
- Installing vRealize Automation
- Contents
- vRealize Automation Installation
- 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
- Licensing vRealize Code Stream
- Installing the vRealize Log Insight Agent
- Change the VMware Remote Console Proxy Port
- Change an Appliance FQDN Back to the Original FQDN
- Configure SQL AlwaysOn Availability Group
- Add Network Interface Controllers After Installing vRealize Automation
- Configure Static Routes
- Access Patch Management
- 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
Install the IaaS Components in a Distributed Configuration
The system administrator installs the IaaS components after the appliances are deployed and fully
configured. The IaaS components provide access to vRealize Automation Infrastructure features.
All components must run under the same service account user, which must be a domain account that has
privileges on each distributed IaaS server. Do not use local system accounts.
Prerequisites
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Configure the First vRealize Automation Appliance in a Cluster.
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If your site includes multiple vRealize Automation appliances, Add Another vRealize Automation
Appliance to the Cluster.
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Verify that the server meets the requirements in IaaS Windows Servers.
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Obtain a certificate from a trusted certificate authority for import to the trusted root certificate store of
the machines on which you intend to install the Component Website and Model Manager data.
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If you are using load balancers in your environment, verify that they meet the configuration
requirements.
Procedure
1 Install IaaS Certificates
For production environments, obtain a domain certificate from a trusted certificate authority. Import
the certificate to the trusted root certificate store of all machines on which you intend to install the
Website Component and Manager Service (the IIS machines) during the IaaS installation.
2 Download the vRealize Automation IaaS Installer
To install IaaS on your distributed virtual or physical Windows servers, you download a copy of the
IaaS installer from the vRealize Automation appliance.
3 Choosing an IaaS Database Scenario
vRealize Automation IaaS uses a Microsoft SQL Server database to maintain information about the
machines it manages and its own elements and policies.
4 Install an IaaS Website Component and Model Manager Data
The system administrator installs the Website component to provide access to infrastructure
capabilities in the vRealize Automation web console. You can install one or many instances of the
Website component, but you must configure Model Manager Data on the machine that hosts the first
Website component. You install Model Manager Data only once.
5 Install Additional IaaS Web Server Components
The Web server provides access to infrastructure capabilities in vRealize Automation. After the first
Web server is installed, you might increase performance by installing additional IaaS Web servers.
6 Install the Active Manager Service
The active Manager Service is a Windows service that coordinates communication between IaaS
Distributed Execution Managers, the database, agents, proxy agents, and SMTP.
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