7.2

Use the checklists to track your work as you complete the upgrade. Complete the tasks in the order they are
given.
You must upgrade components in the prescribed order and upgrade all components. Using a dierent
order can result in unexpected behavior after the upgrade or failure of the upgrade to complete.
Table 1‑2. Checklist for Upgrade of a Minimal vRealize Automation Environment
Task Instructions
Backup your current installation. This is a critical step.
For more information on how to back up and restore your
system, see “Back Up Your Existing vRealize Automation
6.2.4 or 6.2.5 Environment,” on page 18.
For general information, see Conguring Backup and Restore
by Using Symantec Netbackup at
hp://www.vmware.com/pdf/vrealize-backup-and-restore-
netbackup.pdf
Shut down vRealize Automation Windows services on
your Iaas server.
See “Shut Down vCloud Automation Center Services on
Your IaaS Windows Server,” on page 21.
If the Common Components Catalog is installed, you
must uninstall it before you upgrade.
For information about how to uninstall, install, and
upgrade the Common Components Catalog, see the
Common Components Catalog documentation.
Review the considerations for upgrade so that you
understand what can be upgraded, what cannot be
upgraded, and how upgraded items might behave
dierently in the target deployment than in the source.
Not all items, including blueprints, reservations, and
endpoints can be upgraded. The presence of some
unsupported congurations blocks upgrade.
See “Considerations About Upgrading to This vRealize
Automation Version,” on page 9.
Congure your hardware resources.
See “Increase vCenter Server Hardware Resources for
vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5,” on page 19.
Download updates to the vRealize Automation
appliance.
See “Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance
Updates,” on page 22.
Install the update on the vRealize Automation
appliance.
See “Install the Update on the vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or
6.2.5 Appliance,” on page 25.
Update the Single-Sign On utility to the VMware
Identity Manager utility.
See “Update Your Single Sign-On Password for VMware
Identity Manager,” on page 27.
Update the license key.
See “Update the License Key,” on page 28.
Migrate the Identity Store to the VMware Identity
Manager.
“Migrate Identity Stores to the VMware Identity Manager,”
on page 28
Upgrade IaaS components.
See Chapter 4, “Upgrading the IaaS Server Components
After Upgrading vRealize Automation6.x to 7.2,” on
page 35.
Upgrade the external vRealize Orchestrator.
See Chapter 5, “Updating vRealize Orchestrator After
Upgrading from vRealize Automation 6.x to 7.2,” on
page 43.
Add users or groups to an Active Directory
connection.
See Chapter 6, “Add Users or Groups to an Active
Directory Connection,” on page 47.
Upgrading from vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 to 7.2
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