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Table Of Contents
Migrate an External vRealize Orchestrator to vRealize Automation 33
Configure the Built-In vRealize Orchestrator Server 37
Upgrading a Stand-Alone vRealize Orchestrator Appliance for vRealize Automation 38
Upgrade Orchestrator Appliance by Using the Default VMware Repository 39
Upgrade Orchestrator Appliance by Using an ISO Image 40
Upgrade Orchestrator Appliance by Using a Specified Repository 42
Upgrade a vRealize Orchestrator Appliance Cluster for Use with vRealize Automation 7.3 44
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Enable Your Load Balancers 46
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Post-Upgrade Tasks 47
Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication Mode to Synchronous 47
Run Test Connection and Verify Upgraded Endpoints 48
Run NSX Network and Security Inventory Data Collection After You Upgrade vRealize Automation 49
Join Replica Appliance to Cluster 49
Port Configuration for High-Availability Deployments 49
Reconfigure the Built-In vRealize Orchestrator to Support High Availability 50
Restore External Workflow Timeout Files 50
Enabling the Connect to Remote Console Action for Consumers 51
Restore Changes to Logging in the app.config File 51
Enable Automatic Manager Service Failover After Upgrade 51
About Automatic Manager Service Failover 51
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Troubleshooting the vRealize Automation Upgrade 53
Automatic Manager Service Failover Does Not Activate 54
Installation or Upgrade Fails with a Load Balancer Timeout Error 56
Upgrade Fails for IaaS Website Component 56
Manager Service Fails to Run Due to SSL Validation Errors During Runtime 58
Log In Fails After Upgrade 59
Delete Orphaned Nodes on vRealize Automation 59
Join Cluster Command Appears to Fail After Upgrading a High-Availability Environment 59
PostgreSQL Database Upgrade Merge Does Not Succeed 60
Replica vRealize Automation Appliance Fails to Update 60
Backup Copies of .xml Files Cause the System to Time Out 62
Exclude Management Agents from Upgrade 62
Unable to Create New Directory in vRealize Automation 62
vRealize Automation Replica Virtual Appliance Update Times Out 63
Some Virtual Machines Do Not Have a Deployment Created During Upgrade 64
Certificate Not Trusted Error 64
Installing or Upgrading vRealize Automation Fails 65
Unable to Update DEM and DEO Components 65
Update Fails to Upgrade the Management Agent 65
Upgrading from vRealize Automation 7.1, 7.2 to 7.3 or 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 to 7.3.1
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