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Table Of Contents
- Migrating vRealize Automation to 7.4
- Contents
- Migrating vRealize Automation
- vRealize Automation Environment User Interfaces
- Migration Prerequisites
- Pre-Migration Tasks
- Review Changes Introduced by Migration from vRealize Automation 6.2.x to 7.x
- Apply Software Agent Patch
- Change DoDeletes Setting on the vSphere Agent to False
- Check Templates in Your vRealize Automation 6.x Source Environment
- 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
- Run Test Connection and Verify Migrated Endpoints
- Run Data Collection on Target
- Reconfigure Load Balancers After Migration
- Migrate an External 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
- Delete Original Target vRealize Automation IaaS Microsoft SQL Database
- Update Data Center Location Menu Contents After Migration
- Upgrading Software Agents to TLS 1.2
- Validate the Target vRealize Automation 7.4 Environment
- Troubleshooting Migration
- PostgreSQL Version Causes Error
- Some Virtual Machines Do Not Have a Deployment Created during Migration
- Migration Log Locations
- Catalog Items Appear in the Service Catalog After Migration But Are Not Available to Request
- Data Collection Radio buttons Disabled in vRealize Automation
- Troubleshooting the Software Agent Upgrade
Option Description
Original encryption key Original encryption key that you retrieve from the source environment. See Obtain
the Encryption Key from the Source vRealize Automation Environment.
New passphrase A series of words used to generate a new encryption key. You use this
passphrase each time you install a new IaaS component in the target
vRealize Automation environment.
5 Click Validate.
The page displays the validation progress.
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If all the items validate successfully, go to step 8.
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If an item fails to validate, inspect the error message and the validation log file on the IaaS nodes.
For log file locations, see Migration Log Locations. Click Edit Settings and edit the problem item.
Go to step 7.
6 Click Migrate.
The page displays the migration progress.
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If migration is successful, the page displays all migration tasks as completed.
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If migration is unsuccessful, inspect the migration log files on the virtual appliance and the IaaS
nodes. For log file locations, see Migration Log Locations.
Finish these steps before you restart migration.
a Revert your target vRealize Automation environment to the state you captured when you took a
snapshot before migration.
b Restore your target IaaS Microsoft SQL database using the backup of the source IaaS database.
What to do next
Chapter 6 Post-Migration Tasks.
Migrate vRealize Automation Source Data to a
vRealize Automation 7.4 High-Availability Environment
You can migrate your current vRealize Automation environment data to a new installation of
vRealize Automation 7.4 configured as a high-availability environment.
Prerequisites
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Gather Information Required for Migration.
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Obtain the Encryption Key from the Source vRealize Automation Environment.
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Add Each Tenant from the Source vRealize Automation Environment to the Target Environment.
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Create an Administrator for Each Added Tenant.
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Synchronize Users and Groups for an Active Directory Link Before Migration to a High-Availability
Environment.
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