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
Contents
Updated Information 5
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Migrating vRealize Automation 7
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Migration Prerequisites 9
Prerequisites for Migration to a Minimal Environment 9
Prerequisites for Migration to a High-Availability Environment 10
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Pre-Migration Tasks 13
Review Changes Introduced by Migration from vRealize Automation 6.2.x to 7.x 13
Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication Mode to Asynchronous 14
Change DoDeletes Setting on the vSphere Agent to False 15
Prepare vRealize Automation Virtual Machines for Migration 15
Gather Information Required for Migration 15
Obtain the Encryption Key from the Source vRealize Automation Environment 17
List Tenant and IaaS Administrators from the Source vRealize Automation 6.2.x Environment 18
Add Each Tenant from the Source vRealize Automation Environment to the Target Environment 18
Create an Administrator for Each Added Tenant 20
Synchronize Users and Groups for an Active Directory Link Before Migration to a Minimal
Environment 21
Synchronize Users and Groups for an Active Directory Link Before Migration to a High-Availability
Environment 22
Run NSX Network and Security Inventory Data Collection in the Source vRealize Automation
Environment 24
Manually Clone the Source vRealize Automation IaaS Microsoft SQL Database 25
Snapshot the Target vRealize Automation Environment 25
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Migration Procedures 27
Migrate vRealize Automation Source Data to a vRealize Automation 7.3 Minimal Environment 27
Migrate vRealize Automation Source Data to a vRealize Automation 7.3 High-Availability
Environment 29
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Post-Migration Tasks 32
Add Tenant and IaaS Administrators from the Source vRealize Automation 6.2.x Environment 33
Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication Mode to Synchronous 33
Run Test Connection and Verify Migrated Endpoints 34
Run NSX Network and Security Inventory Data Collection in Your Target vRealize Automation 7.3
Environment 35
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