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Could not parse OVF at URL http://<<hostname>>/<<filename>>.ova -()

Sep 24, 2018
2 min

Could not parse OVF at URL http://<<hostname>>/<<filename>>.ova -()

Recently, bumped into an issue where users were trying to configure a blueprint to use ImportOvfWorkflow. When ImportOvfWorkflow is selected , we have to mention location where OVF/OVA is located. Post that when we click on configure , it was throwing an exception Note: URL field was intentionally removed due to security reasons Network connectivity from vRA appliance to the Repository/Fileserver was good , as we tested it using wget/curl by performing an ssh to appliance. Ne

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Failures during vRA patch installation

Sep 24, 2018
1 min

Failures during vRA patch installation

Was working on a brand new installation of vRA 7.4 where we were attempting to patch with the latest one under KB 56618 While implementing , it was throwing a straight exception right after the upload's completed Below was the exception in /var/log/vmware/vcac/vcac-config.log But actual exception on why the failure was under IAAS node's Management Agent All.log Failure was seen because IAAS was unable to fetch binaries from vRA Appliance On vRA Virtual Appliance nodes, open /

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VAMI portal changes in vRealize Automation 7.5

Sep 23, 2018
1 min

VAMI portal changes in vRealize Automation 7.5

Just upgraded my lab to RA 7.5, so thought to blog on changes in VAMI from 7.4 to 7.5 TIP 1 When you take an SSH session to a vRA node, now it shows what's MASTER and what's REPLICA on the ssh session itself TIP 2 In Previous versions "Cluster" and "Database" settings were under vRA tab on VAMI portal. In 7.5 "Cluster" is now a separate tab which includes "Database" options as well VAMI 7.4 VAMI 7.5 As you can see above Cluster and Database settings are now merged. You have a

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Sep 21, 2018
2 min

What's New in vRealize Automation 7.5

vRealize Automation 7.5 released on September 20, 2018. Below is the list of new features and enhancements which came up with this release. Revamped UI and User Experience A complete new look and feel for vRealize Automation along with streamlined flows for common self-service tasks UI based on VMware Clarity standards Larger catalog cards show more of the description Cleaner catalog view Multiple instances of the same catalog item across business groups are now rolled up; t

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Installing vRealize Automation 7.5

Sep 21, 2018
1 min

Installing vRealize Automation 7.5

There isn't a great deal of difference in deploying a simple instance of vRA 7.5. It's same as in it's previous versions. Sharing screenshots from my implementation in lab , as it might benefit others. Run Prerequisite Checks once it shows failure , click on Fix so that it runs script on IAAS node mapped to this appliance and get's it ready for the install Now once these pre-reqs are done , move on to enter vRA appliance hostname here and then click on Next Configure SSO ( a

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IaaS node upgrade fails with exception "The archive period of resource <<VMName>> i

Sep 10, 2018
2 min

IaaS node upgrade fails with exception "The archive period of resource <<VMName>> i

Once IaaS upgrade kicks-off in some environments you might experience an error stating it cannot continue upgrading ModelManagerWeb Exception goes as below Executing:E:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\vCAC\Server\Model Manager Data\Cafe\Vcac-Config.exe UpgradeArchiveDayTo62 -v[12:26:33.812] Error: [sub-thread-Id="6" context="" token=""] The archive period of resource NUKES02 is not up to date.VMware.Cafe.JsonResponseException: Child resource must have the same lease as its parent.

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Migrating vRA IaaS database to a NEW SERVER

Aug 21, 2018
2 min

Migrating vRA IaaS database to a NEW SERVER

This article details on what steps are to be taken in order to migrate vRA IAAS database from one node to another There are three places where you need to make a change ManagerService.exe.config under ...\Program Files (x86)\VMware\vCAC\Server\ ( Manager Service nodes ) Web.Config under ...\Program Files (x86)\VMware\vCAC\Server\Model Manager Web\ ( Web Nodes ) IAAS database Note : If it's a distributed environment , then ensure you make changes across all nodes which hav

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Jul 27, 2018
1 min

!!! Rabbitmq reported unrecoverable state , recovery.dets corrupted !!!

Unable to start rabbitmq after an outage? Are you seeing a similar exception as below 2018-07-26T09:39:17.273888+00:00 <<fqdnofvraappliance>> [cluster-rabbitmq-monitor] - ERROR - Rabbitmq reported unrecoverable state: [Error]: {could_not_start,rabbit, {{badmatch, {error, {{{badmatch, {error, {not_a_dets_file, "/var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia/rabbit@<<fqdnofvraappliance>>/recover

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Patching vRealize Automation after upgrade to version 7.4

Jul 25, 2018
2 min

Patching vRealize Automation after upgrade to version 7.4

VMware recently released HF3 as it's called internally to remediate few important bugs. Click here to checkout what bugs are fixed Getting Ready Take Snapshots Verify that all nodes in your vRealize Automation installation are up and running If your environment uses load balancers for HA, disable traffic to secondary nodes and disable service monitoring until after installing or removing patches and all services are showing REGISTERED. In the same manner disable traffic for a

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Jul 23, 2018
2 min

ehcache replication errors in horizon.log

Are you seeing similar exceptions in horizon.log? First step you do to troubleshoot elasticcache problem is to check if runtime-config.properties file is properly configured From first vRA appliance in a 3 node cluster # ehcache configuration properties ehcache.replication.rmi.registry.port=40002 ehcache.replication.rmi.remoteObject.port=40003 # Overrides the list of ehcache replication peers. FQDNs separated by ":", e.g. server1.example.com:server2.example.com ehcache.

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vRealize Automation Upgrade Guide from version 7.3 to 7.4

Jul 23, 2018
4 min

vRealize Automation Upgrade Guide from version 7.3 to 7.4

I shall be sharing a comprehensive guide for upgrading your existing vRealize Automation 7.3 to 7.4 Let's start by describing my environment. I have setup a 3 node vRealize Automation distributed deployment. Environment vRealize Automation Appliances ( using an embedded vRO ) vraapp01.pslab.org, vraapp02.pslab.org and vraapp03.pslab.org IAAS Nodes iaas01.pslab.org : Database , Website , ModelManagerData , ModelManagerWeb , ManagerService , ManagementAgent , DemOrchestrator an

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! Error searching for Sync Results from Storage

Jul 15, 2018
1 min

! Error searching for Sync Results from Storage

When you browse directories in vRA UI and click on Sync Log , are you seeing a message stating ! Error searching for Sync Results from storage This could happen if elasticsearch service on your Master / Sync Replica/ Potential Replica is "not running" as expected. Elasticsearch is only used for Sync log in vRA Login into each of your vRA appliances and execute command to verify status of elasticsearch service elasticsearch status If Status says "Not running (but PID file ex

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Removing stale Puppet entries from Configuration Items

Jul 15, 2018
1 min

Removing stale Puppet entries from Configuration Items

When provisioning / destroy fails or is stuck due to whatever reason , there is every chance that we have to manually clean them. In our scenario, these stale entries were present under vRA Items -> Configuration Management Note : Before we get into steps to remove these entries from Database , we have to have a full backup of vRA vPostgres database Also ensure , Virtual Machine tagged to this entry is no longer present on the endpoint and managed by vRA Steps to remove these

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Removing an existing vRA License

Jun 28, 2018
2 min

Removing an existing vRA License

Came across a situation where even though the product was licensed , it was stating that it's not found in the database. Re-applying same license was not working and it was stating that it's invalid While going through /var/log/vmware/vcac/catalina.log found that there jdbc connection errors while trying to access database entry where licensed assets were present. Also, /var/log/vmware/messages was clearly stating that the license is missing or not found Follow below steps to

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Mar 26, 2018
2 min

vRA portal "Machine" tab exception

We get following exception by clicking on Machine tab on vRA portal Error while retrieving resources from provider [Infrastructure Service] for resource type [Machine]. /var/log/vmware/vcac/catalina.out throws following exception 2018-03-15 09:25:31,027 vcac: [component="cafe:catalog" priority="INFO" thread="tomcat-http--37" tenant="vsphere.local" context="qXyeQEHe" parent="" token="qXyeQEHe"] com.vmware.vcac.catalog.controller.consumer.ConsumerResourceController.getResources

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Mar 23, 2018
1 min

Manually deleting a directory in vRA 7.x

There might be situations where you would not be able to delete directory from vRA portal Recently, was working on a issue where vRA directory deletion process throws an exception First thing what come to one's mind when it's a vIDM or Directory Services issue in vRA is to check horizon.log Checking horizon.log , did see following exception 2018-03-16 03:11:15,121 ERROR (Thread-132) [vsphere.local;3f2680e5-99e4-457d-a080-e3b692c9fd62;10.2.14.176;] com.vmware.horizon.connector

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vPostgres Database Failover Scenarios

Feb 24, 2018
4 min

vPostgres Database Failover Scenarios

Master Database constantly streams transactions to Replica servers Once Master fails, the active and working Replica is ready to proceed with Read-Only requests right away.When the new Master is promoted ( manually or automatically ), all upcoming requests are moved to it. Up to vRA 7.2 release , manual failover was supported which means that the MASTER is replaced with a Replica selected by Administrator Administrator needs to trigger the promotion operation and wait for its

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Feb 24, 2018
2 min

vRealize Automation Appliance High Availability

The vRealize Automation appliance supports active-active high availability for all components except the appliance database. Starting with the 7.3 release, database failover is automatic if three nodes are deployed and synchronous replication is configured between two nodes. When vRealize Automation appliance detects database failure, it promotes a suitable database server to be the master. You can monitor and manage the appliance database on the Virtual Appliance Management

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