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Preparing to Upgrade
vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 2
You must perform various tasks and procedures before you upgrade vRealize Automation.
Perform the tasks in the order they appear in the checklist. See “Checklist for Upgrading vRealize
Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5,” on page 13.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Backup Prerequisites for Upgrading vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5,” on page 17
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“Shut Down vCloud Automation Center Services on Your IaaS Windows Server,” on page 21
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“Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance Updates,” on page 22
Backup Prerequisites for Upgrading vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or
6.2.5
Complete the backup prerequisites before you begin your upgrade.
Prerequisites
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Verify that your source installation is fully installed and congured.
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Log in to your vSphere Client and for each appliance in your source environment, backup all the
vRealize Automation appliance conguration les in the following directories .
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/etc/vcac/
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/etc/vco/
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/etc/apache2/
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/etc/rabbitmq/
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Backup the vRealize Automation external workow conguration (xmldb) les on your system. Store
the backup les in a temporary directory. These les are located
at \VMware\vCA\Server\ExternalWorkflows\xmldb\. You restore the xmldb les on your new system
after migration. See “Restore External Workow Timeout Files,” on page 51.
For a related issue, see “Backup Copies of .xml Files Cause the System to Time Out,” on page 64.
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Backup the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL database on the master vRealize Automation appliance.
a Log in to the master vRealize Automation appliance management console.
b Select vRA  > Database.
c Note the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL database seings.
d Back up the PostgreSQL database. For information about PostgreSQL database backup, see
hps://www.postgresql.org/.
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