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Table 3. Checklist for Upgrade of a Minimal vRealize Automation Deployment
Task Instructions
Backup your current installation. This is a critical step.
For more information on how to back up and restore your
system, see “Back Up Your Environment,” on page 16.
For general information, see Conguring Backup and Restore
by Using Symantec Netbackup at
hp://www.vmware.com/pdf/vrealize-backup-and-restore-
netbackup.pdf
Shut down vRealize Automation Windows services on
your Iaas server.
See “Shut Down vCloud Automation Center Services on
Your IaaS Windows Server,” on page 19.
If the Common Components Catalog is installed, you
must uninstall it before you upgrade.
For information about how to uninstall, install, and
upgrade the Common Components Catalog, see the
Common Components Catalog documentation.
Review the considerations for upgrade so that you
understand what can be upgraded, what cannot be
upgraded, and how upgraded items might behave
dierently in the target deployment than in the source.
Not all items, including blueprints, reservations, and
endpoints can be upgraded. The presence of some
unsupported congurations blocks upgrade.
See “Considerations About Upgrading to This vRealize
Automation Version,” on page 9.
Congure your hardware resources.
See “Increase vCenter Server Hardware Resources for
Upgrade,” on page 17.
Download updates to the vRealize Automation
appliance.
See “Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance
Updates,” on page 20.
Install the update on the vRealize Automation
appliance.
See “Install the Update on the vRealize Automation
Appliance,” on page 21.
Update the Single-Sign On utility to the VMware
Identity Manager utility.
See “Update Your Single Sign-On Password for VMware
Identity Manager,” on page 23.
Update the license key.
See “Update the License Key,” on page 24.
Migrate the Identity Store to the VMware Identity
Manager
“Migrate Identity Stores to the VMware Identity Manager,”
on page 24
Download and install updates for IaaS.
See “Upgrading the IaaS Server Components,” on page 30.
Upgrade the external vRealize Orchestrator.
See “Upgrade Stand-Alone External vRealize Orchestrator
for Use With vRealize Automation,” on page 36.
Add users or groups to an Active Directory connection
See “Add Users or Groups to an Active Directory
Connection,” on page 39.
Upgrading from vRealize Automation 6.2 to 7.1
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