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5 Enter the information for the source vRealize Automation appliance.
Option Description
Host name
The host name for the source vRealize Automation 6.2.x appliance.
Root username
root
Root password
The root password that you entered when you deployed the
vRealize Automation 6.2 appliance.
6 Enter the information for the target vRealize Automation appliance.
Option Description
Root username
root
Root password
The root password that you entered when you deployed the
vRealize Automation 7.2 appliance.
Default tenant
The default tenant you created when you congured single sign-on in the
installation wizard, usually vsphere.local.
Administrator username
The tenant administrator user name that you entered when you deployed
the vRealize Automation 7.2 appliance. Change existing value if necessary.
Administrator password
The password that you entered for the default tenant administrator when
you deployed the vRealize Automation 7.2 appliance.
7 Enter the information for the target IaaS database server.
Option Description
Database server
The location of the Microsoft SQL Server instance where the restored
vRealize Automation 6.2.x IaaS Microsoft SQL database resides. If named
instance and non-default port is used, specify in
SERVER,PORT\INSTANCE-NAME format.
Cloned database name
The name of the vRealize Automation 6.2.x IaaS Microsoft SQL database
that you restored on the target Microsoft SQL Server.
Authentication mode
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Windows
If you use Windows authentication mode, the IaaS service user
requires owner rights on the database or sysadmin rights on the SQL
Server. The same permissions apply when using SQL Server
authentication mode.
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SQL Server
SQL Server Opens Login name and Password text boxes.
Login name
The Microsoft SQL login name to connect to the cloned database.
Password
The Microsoft SQL password to connect to the cloned database.
Original encryption key
The encryption key obtained from your source vRealize Automation 6.2.x
IaaS environment.
New passphrase
A new passphrase to re-encrypt sensitive content stored in migrated
Microsoft SQL database. A passphrase is a series of words used to generate
an encryption key to protect data while at rest in the database, such as
endpoint credentials. You use this passphrase each time you install a new
IaaS component.
8 Click Validate.
The page displays the validation progress.
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If all of the items validate successfully, go to step 9.
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