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Procedure
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Run NSX Network and Security Inventory data collection in your source vRealize Automation
environment before you migrate to vRealize Automation 7.3. See Start Endpoint Data Collection
Manually in Managing vRealize Automation.
What to do next
Manually Clone the Source vRealize Automation IaaS Microsoft SQL Database.
Manually Clone the Source vRealize Automation IaaS
Microsoft SQL Database
Before migration, you must back up your IaaS Microsoft SQL database in the vRealize Automation source
environment and restore it to a new blank database created in the vRealize Automation target
environment.
Prerequisites
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Run NSX Network and Security Inventory Data Collection in the Source vRealize Automation
Environment.
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Obtain information about backing up and restoring an SQL Server database. Find articles on the
Microsoft Developer Network about creating a full SQL Server database backup and restoring an
SQL Server database to a new location.
Procedure
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Create a full backup of your source vRealize Automation 6.2.x or 7.x IaaS Microsoft SQL database.
You use the backup to restore the SQL database to a new blank database created in the target
environment.
What to do next
Snapshot the Target vRealize Automation Environment.
Snapshot the Target vRealize Automation Environment
Take a snapshot of each target vRealize Automation virtual machine. If migration is unsuccessful, you can
try again using the virtual machine snapshots.
For information, see your vSphere documentation.
Prerequisites
Manually Clone the Source vRealize Automation IaaS Microsoft SQL Database.
What to do next
Perform one of the following procedures:
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Migrate vRealize Automation Source Data to a vRealize Automation 7.3 Minimal Environment.
Migrating vRealize Automation to 7.3 or 7.3.1
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