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Before you run the upgrade shell script on the primary or master vRealize Automation appliance node,
verify that the status of each service, except for iaas-service, on the Services tab in the
vRealize Automation appliance management console is listed as REGISTERED.
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On each IaaS node, manually install the IaaS Management Agent shipped as separate package on the
vRealize Automation 7.2 download page. For information, see Knowledge Base Article 2147926.
Do not aempt to use the Management Agent installer that is included in the vRealize Automation
virtual appliance.
Log in to each vRealize Automation IaaS machine and upgrade the Management Agent with the
downloaded package. Then restart the Management Agent Windows service.
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Verify that your primary IaaS Website and Model Manager node has JAVA SE Runtime Environment 8,
64bits, update 91 or later installed. After you install Java, you must set the environment variable,
JAVA_HOME , to the new version on each server node.
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Log in to each IaaS Website node and verify that the creation date is earlier than the modied date in
the web.config le. If the creation date for the web.config le is the same as or later than the modied
date, perform the procedure in “Upgrade Fails for IaaS Website Component,” on page 44.
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Perform these steps on each IaaS node to verify that each IaaS node has an upgraded IaaS Management
Agent:
a Log in to the vRealize Automation appliance management console.
b Select vRA  > Cluster.
c Expand the list of all installed components on each IaaS node, and locate the IaaS Management
Agent.
d Verify that the Management Agent version is current.
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Verify that the IaaS Microsoft SQL Server database backup is accessible in case you need to roll back.
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Verify that snapshots of the IaaS servers in your deployment are available.
If the upgrade is unsuccessful, return to the snapshot and database backup and aempt another
upgrade.
Procedure
1 Open a new console session on the primary or master vRealize Automation appliance node and log in
with the root account.
If you plan to run the upgrade script by means of SSH, open an SSH console session.
2 Change directories to /usr/lib/vcac/tools/upgrade/.
3 Run this command at the command prompt to create the upgrade.properties le.
./generate_properties
4 Open the upgrade.properties le and enter all the required values.
This table shows the required values, which vary depending on the environment. For example, on a
node that contains a DEM worker or orchestrator, DEM credentials are required.
Required
Value Description Credential Format
web_userna
me
User name for the primary Web node. Required only
once.
Domain\User
web_passw
ord
Password for the primary Web node. Required only
once.
Password
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