7.3

Preparing to Upgrade
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Complete the preparatory tasks before you upgrade vRealize Automation 7.1, 7.2 to 7.3 or 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 to
7.3.1.
Complete the preparation tasks in the order they appear in the checklist. See Checklist for Upgrading
vRealize Automation.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Run NSX Network and Security Inventory Data Collection Before You Upgrade vRealize Automation
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Backup Prerequisites for Upgrading vRealize Automation
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Back Up Your Existing vRealize Automation Environment
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Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication Mode to Asynchronous
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Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance Updates
Run NSX Network and Security Inventory Data Collection
Before You Upgrade vRealize Automation
Before you upgrade vRealize Automation 7.1, 7.2 to 7.3.x, you must run NSX Network and Security
Inventory data collection in your vRealize Automation 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3 environment.
This data collection is necessary for the load balancer reconfigure action to work in vRealize Automation
7.3 or 7.3.1 for 7.1 and 7.2 deployments.
Procedure
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Run NSX Network and Security Inventory data collection in your source vRealize Automation
environment before you migrate to vRealize Automation 7.3. See Start Endpoint Data Collection
Manually in Managing vRealize Automation.
What to do next
Backup Prerequisites for Upgrading vRealize Automation.
Backup Prerequisites for Upgrading vRealize Automation
Complete the backup prerequisites before you begin your upgrade vRealize Automation 7.1, 7.2 to 7.3 or
7.1, 7.2, 7.3 to 7.3.1.
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