7.2
Table Of Contents
- Upgrading vRealize Automation 7.0 or 7.0.1 to 7.2
- Contents
- Updated Information
- vRealize Automation 7.0 or 7.0.1 Upgrade Prerequisites and Process
- Preparing to Upgrade vRealize Automation 7.0 or 7.0.1
- Updating the vRealize Automation 7.0 or 7.0.1 Appliance
- Upgrading the IaaS Server Components After Upgrading vRealize Automation 7.0 or 7.0.1 to 7.2
- Updating vRealize Orchestrator After Upgrading from vRealize Automation 7.0 or 7.0.1 to 7.2
- Add Users or Groups to an Active Directory Connection
- Enable Your Load Balancers
- Post-Upgrade Tasks for Upgrading vRealize Automation 7.0 or 7.0.1
- Troubleshooting the vRealize Automation 7.0 or 7.0.1 Upgrade
- 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
- IaaS Windows Services Fail to Stop
- PostgreSQL External Database Merge Is Unsuccessful
- Delete Orphaned Nodes on vRealize Automation
- Join Cluster Command Appears to Fail After Upgrading a High-Availability Environment
- Upgrade Is Unsuccessful if Root Partition Does Not Provide Sufficient Free Space
- Management Agent Upgrade is Unsuccessful
- Upgrade Fails to Upgrade the Management Agent or Certificate Not Installed on a IaaS Node
- Backup Copies of .xml Files Cause the System to Time Out
- Exclude Management Agents from Upgrade
- Unable to Create New Directory in vRealize Automation
- Index
What to do next
“Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance Updates,” on page 14
Downloading vRealize Automation Appliance Updates
You can check for updates on the management console for your appliance, and download the updates using
one of the following methods.
For best upgrade performance, use the ISO le method.
Download vRealize Automation Appliance Updates from a VMware Repository
You can download the update for your vRealize Automation appliance from a public repository on the
vmware.com Web site.
Prerequisites
Back up your existing vRealize Automation environment .
Ensure that your virtual appliance is powered on.
Procedure
1 Go to the management console for your virtual appliance by using its fully qualied domain name,
hps://va-hostname.domain.name:5480.
2 Log in with the user name root and the password you specied when the appliance was deployed.
3 Click the Update tab.
4 Click .
5 (Optional) Set how often to check for updates in the Automatic Updates panel.
6 Select Use Default Repository in the Update Repository panel.
The default repository is set to the correct VMware.com URL.
7 Click Save .
Download Virtual Appliance Updates for Use with a CD-ROM Drive
You can update your virtual appliance from an ISO le that the appliance reads from the virtual CD-ROM
drive. This is the preferred method.
You download the ISO le and set up the primary appliance to use this le to upgrade your appliance.
Prerequisites
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Back up your existing vRealize Automation environment.
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All CD-ROM drives you use in your upgrade must be enabled before you update a vRealize
Automation appliance. See the vSphere documentation center for information about adding a CD-ROM
drive to a virtual machine in the vSphere client.
Procedure
1 To download the update repository ISO le, go to the vRealize Automation product page at
www.vmware.com. Click vRealize Automation Download Resources to go to the VMware download
page.
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