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Table Of Contents
- Upgrading from vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 to 7.2
- Contents
- Updated Information
- vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 Prerequisites, Considerations, and Process
- Prerequisites for Upgrading from vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5
- Considerations About Upgrading to This vRealize Automation Version
- Upgrade and Identity Appliance Specifications
- Upgrade and Licensing
- Understanding How Roles Are Upgraded
- Understanding How Blueprints Are Upgraded
- Upgrade and vApp Blueprints, vCloud Endpoints, and vCloud Reservations
- Understanding How Multi-Machine Blueprints Are Upgraded
- Upgrade and Physical Endpoints, Reservations, and Blueprints
- Upgrade and Network Profile Settings
- Upgrade and Entitled Actions
- Upgrade and Custom Properties
- Upgrade and Application Services
- Upgrade and Advanced Service Design
- Upgrade and Blueprint Cost Information
- Checklist for Upgrading vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5
- Preparing to Upgrade vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5
- Updating the vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 Appliance
- Upgrading the IaaS Server Components After Upgrading vRealize Automation 6.x to 7.2
- Updating vRealize Orchestrator After Upgrading from vRealize Automation 6.x to 7.2
- Add Users or Groups to an Active Directory Connection
- Enable Your Load Balancers
- Post-Upgrade Tasks for Upgrading vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5
- Port Configuration for High-Availability Deployments
- Enabling the Connect to Remote Console Action for Consumers
- Restore External Workflow Timeout Files
- Verify That vRealize Orchestrator Service Is Available
- Restore Embedded vRealize Orchestrator Endpoint
- Restore Changes to Logging in the app.config File
- Troubleshooting the vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 Upgrade
- Migration of Identity Store Fails Because the Active Directory is not Synchronized
- Migration of Identity Store Fails Because of Incorrect Credentials
- Migration of Identity Store Fails With a Timeout Error Message
- Installation or Upgrade Fails with a Load Balancer Timeout Error
- Upgrade Fails for IaaS Website Component
- Manager Service Fails to Run Due to SSL Validation Errors During Runtime
- Log In Fails After Upgrade
- Catalog Items Appear in the Service Catalog But Are Not Available to Request
- User Migration Batch Files Are Ineffective
- PostgreSQL External Database Merge Is Unsuccessful
- Join Cluster Command Appears to Fail After Upgrading a High-Availability Environment
- Upgrade Is Unsuccessful if Root Partition Does Not Provide Sufficient Free Space
- Backup Copies of .xml Files Cause the System to Time Out
- Delete Orphaned Nodes on vRealize Automation
- Upgrade Fails to Upgrade the Management Agent or Certificate Not Installed on a IaaS Node
- Unable to Create New Directory in vRealize Automation
- Index
Contents
Updated Information 5
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vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 Prerequisites, Considerations, and Process 7
Prerequisites for Upgrading from vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 7
Considerations About Upgrading to This vRealize Automation Version 9
Upgrade and Identity Appliance Specications 9
Upgrade and Licensing 9
Understanding How Roles Are Upgraded 9
Understanding How Blueprints Are Upgraded 10
Upgrade and vApp Blueprints, vCloud Endpoints, and vCloud Reservations 10
Understanding How Multi-Machine Blueprints Are Upgraded 11
Upgrade and Physical Endpoints, Reservations, and Blueprints 12
Upgrade and Network Prole Seings 12
Upgrade and Entitled Actions 12
Upgrade and Custom Properties 12
Upgrade and Application Services 13
Upgrade and Advanced Service Design 13
Upgrade and Blueprint Cost Information 13
Checklist for Upgrading vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 13
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Preparing to Upgrade vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 17
Backup Prerequisites for Upgrading vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 17
Back Up Your Existing vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 Environment 18
Increase vCenter Server Hardware Resources for vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 19
Power On the Entire System 20
Shut Down vCloud Automation Center Services on Your IaaS Windows Server 21
Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance Updates 22
Download vRealize Automation Appliance Updates from a VMware Repository 22
Download Virtual Appliance Updates for Use with a CD-ROM Drive 23
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Updating the vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 Appliance 25
Install the Update on the vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 Appliance 25
Update Your Single Sign-On Password for VMware Identity Manager 27
Update the License Key 28
Migrate Identity Stores to the VMware Identity Manager 28
Create a Local User Account for Your Tenants 29
Synchronize Users and Groups for an Active Directory Link 30
Migrate Multiple Tenant and IaaS Administrators 31
Install the Update on Additional vRealize Automation 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 Appliances 33
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