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Table Of Contents
- Upgrading from vRealize Automation 7.1, 7.2 to 7.3 or 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 to 7.3.1
- Contents
- Updated Information
- Upgrading vRealize Automation 7.1, 7.2 to 7.3 or 7.1, 7.2 ,7.3 to 7.3.1
- Upgrading VMware Products Integrated with vRealize Automation
- Preparing to Upgrade vRealize Automation
- Run NSX Network and Security Inventory Data Collection Before You Upgrade vRealize Automation
- Backup Prerequisites for Upgrading vRealize Automation
- Back Up Your Existing vRealize Automation Environment
- Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication Mode to Asynchronous
- Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance Updates
- Updating the vRealize Automation Appliance and IaaS Components
- Upgrading the IaaS Server Components Separately If the Update Process Fails
- Upgrading vRealize Orchestrator After Upgrading vRealize Automation
- Enable Your Load Balancers
- Post-Upgrade Tasks
- Set the vRealize Automation PostgreSQL Replication Mode to Synchronous
- Run Test Connection and Verify Upgraded Endpoints
- Run NSX Network and Security Inventory Data Collection After You Upgrade vRealize Automation
- Join Replica Appliance to Cluster
- Port Configuration for High-Availability Deployments
- Reconfigure Built-In vRealize Orchestrator for High Availability
- Restore External Workflow Timeout Files
- Enabling the Connect to Remote Console Action for Consumers
- Restore Changes to Logging in the app.config File
- Enable Automatic Manager Service Failover After Upgrade
- Troubleshooting the vRealize Automation Upgrade
- Automatic Manager Service Failover Does Not Activate
- 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
- Delete Orphaned Nodes on vRealize Automation
- Join Cluster Command Appears to Fail After Upgrading a High-Availability Environment
- PostgreSQL Database Upgrade Merge Does Not Succeed
- Replica vRealize Automation Appliance Fails to Update
- Backup Copies of .xml Files Cause the System to Time Out
- Exclude Management Agents from Upgrade
- Unable to Create New Directory in vRealize Automation
- vRealize Automation Replica Virtual Appliance Update Times Out
- Some Virtual Machines Do Not Have a Deployment Created During Upgrade
- Certificate Not Trusted Error
- Installing or Upgrading vRealize Automation Fails
- Unable to Update DEM and DEO Components
- Update Fails to Upgrade the Management Agent
- Management Agent Upgrade is Unsuccessful
- Empty Deployments Are Seen in vRealize Automation After Upgrade
- After Rebooting the Virtual Appliance, Automatic IaaS Upgrade Fails and Displays Pending Reboot Error
- IaaS Repository Application Fails
- Upgrading IaaS in a High Availability Environment Fails
4 Verify that Certificate is not trusted errors no longer appear on the infrastructure Log Viewer
page.
Installing or Upgrading vRealize Automation Fails
Installing or upgrading vRealize Automation fails and an error message appears in the log file.
Problem
When you install or upgrade vRealize Automation, the procedure fails. This usually happens when a fix
applied during install or upgrade is not successful. An error message appears in the log file similar to the
following: Security error. Applying automatic fix for FIREWALL prerequisite failed. RPM
Status 1: Pre install script failed, package test and installation skipped.
Cause
The Windows environment has a group policy for PowerShell script execution set to Enabled.
Solution
1 On the Windows host machine, run gpedit.msc to open the Local Group Policy Editor.
2 In the left pane under Computer Configuration, click the expand button to open Administrative
Templates > Windows Components > Windows PowerShell.
3 For Turn on Script Execution, change the state from Enabled to Not Configured.
Unable to Update DEM and DEO Components
Unable to update DEM and DEO components while upgrading from vRealize Automation 7.2 to 7.3.x
Problem
After upgrading from vRealize Automation 7.2 to 7.3.x, DEM and DEO components installed on custom
path, such as D: drive, are not updated.
See Knowledge Base article 2150517.
Update Fails to Upgrade the Management Agent
An error message about the Management Agent appears when you click Install Updates on the vRealize
Automation appliance management console Update Status page.
Problem
Upgrade process is unsuccessful. Message appears: Unable to upgrade management agent on
node x. Sometimes the message lists more than one node.
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