Category: vRealize Automation
vRealize Automation 7.x Network Migration/Change
This is toughest one, I am pretty sure many would have planned to change vRA network to a different network with different Hostname, IP address etc. However due to the complexity very few would have successfully achieved this and many would have dropped this plan. I was able to successfully migrate two different vRA environment […]
Cumulative Update for vRealize Automation 7.6 Fails with Error related to Timezone
I was trying to apply Patch Version: HF4 and the precheck was failing with errors: TimezoneMisMatch – Timezone on the node is ABC Time and the required timezone is XYZ Time ManagementAgent – ManagementAgent is not running, last update was 8 hours ago Screenshots: Seems like this is a known issue while applying the cumulative patch […]
vRealize Automation 8.0.x installation fails with error LCMVRAVACONFIG590003 at VraVaInitialize Task
Seems like this is a known issue, cause this happened to me in my lab on both vRA 8.0 and vRA 8.0.x installation. Firstly, make sure that your vRA, vIDM and vRLCM are able to resolve their DNS both forward and reverse lookup. In my case the issue was not with DNS resolution, however worth […]
vRealize Automation MSDTC Settings / Port Requirements
Most of us know how important is MSDTC settings during vRA Installation or if we are moving vRA components to new network etc. MSDTC coordinates transactions that update two or more transaction-protected resources, such as databases, message queues, file systems. These transaction-protected resources may be on a single computer, or distributed across many networked computers. […]
Working with vRA 7.x API Calls
Below is the procedure to get information about a request from vRA via API calls: (I have used POSTMAN client to demonstrate. This is just an example, you can follow similar process to queries other details as well) Step 1: Make a post call to your vRA with following details: POST: https://<vRA_FQDNorIP>/identity/api/tokensAuthorization: No AuthHeaders: Key: […]
Upgrading vRA 7.x might fails with error: Management Agent automatic upgrade failed
Error in VAMI: Error in updatecli.log: The Management Agent registers the IaaS Windows server with the vRealize Automation appliance, automates the installation and management of IaaS components, and collects support and telemetry information. The Management Agent runs as a Windows service. If there is communication issue between management agent and vRA appliance […]
vRA/vRO 7.4 upgrade fails with duplicatesException – Orchestartor database
VAMI UI Error: postupdate.log (/var/log/bootstrap): Resolution: (As usual: Take backup/snapshot before performing below steps) Quick fix: If you do not use Horizon Plugin in your environment, please remove it and then retry the upgrade. Else follow below steps Step 1: If you have VMware horizon plugin in your environment and if you are using this, […]
Active Directory OU Policies in vRA 7.x
Step 1: Validate if the vRO Server Configuration is correct Step 2: Configure Active Directory Endpoint Step 3: Created a new Active Directory Policy Step 4: Validate if the OU is present in Active Directory (exactly the same name which you specified in AD policy creation) Step 5: Apply the AD policy to a Business […]