7.3
Table Of Contents
- Migrating vRealize Automation to 7.3 or 7.3.1
- Contents
- Updated Information
- Migrating vRealize Automation
- Migration Prerequisites
- Pre-Migration Tasks
- Review Changes Introduced by Migration from vRealize Automation 6.2.x to 7.x
- Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication Mode to Asynchronous
- Change DoDeletes Setting on the vSphere Agent to False
- Prepare vRealize Automation Virtual Machines for Migration
- Gather Information Required for Migration
- Obtain the Encryption Key
- List Tenant and IaaS Administrators
- Add Each Tenant from the Source Environment
- Create an Administrator for Each Added Tenant
- Synchronize Users and Groups Before Migration to a Minimal Environment
- Synchronize Users and Groups Before Migration to a High-Availability Environment
- Run Data Collection in Source
- Manually Clone the Source Microsoft SQL Database
- Snapshot the Target Environment
- Migration Procedures
- Post-Migration Tasks
- Add Tenant and IaaS Administrators
- Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication Mode to Synchronous
- Run Test Connection and Verify Migrated Endpoints
- Run Data Collection on Target
- Reconfigure Load Balancers After Migration
- Migrating an External vRealize Orchestrator Server to vRealize Automation 7.3
- Control Center Differences Between External and Embedded Orchestrator
- Migrate an External vRealize Orchestrator 6.x on Windows to vRealize Automation 7.3
- Migrate an External vRealize Orchestrator 6.x Virtual Appliance to vRealize Automation 7.3
- Migrate an External vRealize Orchestrator 7.x to vRealize Automation 7.3
- Configure the Built-In vRealize Orchestrator Server
- Migrate the Embedded vRealize Orchestrator Server
- Reconfigure the vRealize Automation Endpoint
- Reconfigure the vRealize Automation Infrastructure Endpoint
- Install vRealize Orchestrator Customization
- Reconfigure Embedded vRealize Orchestrator Endpoint
- Reconfigure the Azure Endpoint
- Migrate Automation Application Services
- Update Software Agent on Existing Virtual Machines
- Delete Original Target vRealize Automation IaaS Microsoft SQL Database
- Update Data Center Location Menu Contents After Migration
- Validate the Target vRealize Automation 7.3 Environment
- Troubleshooting Migration
- PostgreSQL Version Causes Error
- Some Virtual Machines Do Not Have a Deployment Created during Migration
- Load Balancer Configuration Causes Timeout for Long-Running Operations
- Migration Log Locations
- Catalog Items Appear in the Service Catalog After Migration But Are Not Available to Request
- Empty Deployments Are Seen in vRealize Automation After Migration
- XaaS Resource Mapping Named Deployment Is Missing After Migration
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Verify that you have access privileges to the Active Directory.
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Log in to the tenanted target vRealize Automation console at https://vra-va-lb-
hostname.domain.name/vcac/org/tenant-URL-name with the tenant administrator user name and
password.
Procedure
1 Select Administration > Directories Management > Directories.
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Click Add Directory icon ( ) and select Add Active Directory over LDAP/IWA.
3 Enter your Active Directory account settings.
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For Non-Native Active Directories
Option Sample Input
Directory Name Enter a unique directory name.
Select Active Directory over LDAP when using Non-Native Active Directory.
This Directory Supports DNS Service
Location
Deselect this option.
Base DN Enter the distinguished name (DN) of the starting point for directory server
searches.
For example, cn=users,dc=rainpole,dc=local.
Bind DN Enter the full distinguished name (DN), including common name (CN), of an
Active Directory user account that has privileges to search for users.
For example, cn=config_admin infra,cn=users,dc=rainpole,dc=local.
Bind DN Password Enter the Active Directory password for the account that can search for users and
click Test Connection to test the connection to the configured directory.
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For Native Active Directories
Option Sample Input
Directory Name Enter a unique directory name.
Select Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication) when using
Native Active Directory.
Domain Name Enter the name of the domain to join.
Domain Admin Username Enter the user name for the domain admin.
Domain Admin Password Enter the password for the domain admin account.
Bind User UPN Use the email address format to enter the name of the user who can authenticate
with the domain.
Bind DN Password Enter the Active Directory bind account password for the account that can search
for users.
4 Click Save & Next.
The Select the Domains page displays the list of domains.
5 Accept the default domain setting and click Next.
6 Verify that the attribute names are mapped to the correct Active Directory attributes, and click Next.
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