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Seamless Upgrades: From VMware Aria Automation 8.18.x to VCF Automation 9.0.x
VMware Aria Automation 8.x deployment topology VMware Aria Automation can be set up using either a simple deployment model or a clustered deployment model. Simple Deployment This model consists of a single VMware Aria Automation node. No load balancer is used in this setup. The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of VMware Aria Automation directs to the IP address of the node. Clustered Deployment A clustered setup consists of three VMware Aria Automation nodes situated behind

Arun Nukula
Feb 28


VCF Automation 9.0 Installation | Deep-Dive |
In today's fast-paced IT landscape, automation has become a critical component for streamlining operations and enhancing efficiency. One of the most powerful products available for Private Cloud is VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) , which a cohesive infrastructure solution. This blog delves into the intricacies of VCF Automation installation, providing a comprehensive guide for IT professionals looking to simplify their deployment processes. We will explore the prerequisites,

Arun Nukula
Jun 25, 2025


VMware Aria Automation 8.18 to VCF Automation 9.0 Upgrade MindMap
Presenting mind map of VMware Aria Automation 8.18 to VCF Automation 9.0

Arun Nukula
Jun 25, 2025


Upgrading VMware Aria Automation to 8.17.0 through Suite Lifecycle
Goal Upgrade an existing VMware Aria Automation 8.xx.xx to 8.17.0 Pre-Requisites VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.16.0 Product Support Pack...

Arun Nukula
May 14, 2024


Requirement to increase memory before you upgrade your VMware Aria Automation to 8.16.2 while using Medium Sizing
There's no need to panic when you see this precheck failure VMware Aria Automation needs extra bit of memory compared to previous...

Arun Nukula
Mar 22, 2024


Deploying VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator with vSphere Authentication using Suite Lifecycle 8.12
We have been requested interally many times on how we can deploy VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator without VMware Aria Automation....

Arun Nukula
May 5, 2023


Changing VMware Aria Automation Config Passwords using Suite Lifecycle API's
There are 2 local accounts of VMware Aria Automation Config for which VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle would be able to change passwords They...

Arun Nukula
Apr 20, 2023


vRA enhancements with vRSLCM 8.10 | Pendo Integration |
PDF document Demo vRSLCM 8.10 bring 2 major features on the table with respect to vRealize Automation 1. Enable / Disable Pendo in vRA...

Arun Nukula
Oct 13, 2022
vRealize LogInsight Queries to track certain create/update/delete actions in vRealize Automation
ORIGINAL CONTENT Based on vRealize Automation 8.8 There was an ask on if we have any queries handy which can help us track certain...

Arun Nukula
Jun 11, 2022
Upgrading to vRealize Automation 8.8.1
vRealize Automation 8.8.1 was released last evening and here's my experience in implementing in my lab. I've attached Upgrade runbook ...

Arun Nukula
Jun 11, 2022
What's New in vRealize Automation 8.8.1
vRealize Automation 8.8.1 capabilities are focusing on the areas of multi-cloud support with ability to Enable/Disable Log Analytics for...

Arun Nukula
Jun 10, 2022


Adding a new webhook for git results in failure
Recently , worked on a case where user had challenges in creating a webhook for git We were hitting an exception stating 400 Bad Request...
Arun Nukula/Ravneet Arora
Jun 2, 2022


Validation of SaltStack endpoint fails when Running Environment "embedded-ABX-onprem" is chosen
Problem Statement On a greenfield installation of vRA 8.7 which is integrated with SaltStack Config , we have an option to choose...

Arun Nukula
Apr 7, 2022


Identifying vRA Version through API
Let me show an example of how we can identify version of vRA through API Request As a first step we need to fetch the authentication...
Arun Nukula/Ravneet Arora
Apr 6, 2022


Multi Node SaltStack Installation ( flow chart )
There are 2 methods to install SaltStack Config Standard method vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager method Second one is pretty straight...

Arun Nukula
Mar 7, 2022


Workaround instructions to address CVE-2021-44228 in vRealize Automation 7.6
Source of Truth : VMware KB: 87121 ( https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/87121 ) Note: I am trying to share screenshots / outputs from the...

Arun Nukula
Dec 18, 2021
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

Arun Nukula
Feb 24, 2018


Upgrading vRealize Automation
Recently I did work on a project to upgrade vRealize Automation from 7.0.1 to 7.3. I would like to share my experience on how the upgrade took place and various issues encountered while implementing it We had to execute upgrade in two phases Upgrade from 7.0.1 to 7.2 Once 7.2 validation is complete upgrade to 7.3 This was done in two phases because in-place upgrade between 7.0.1 to 7.3 is not supported Pre-Requisites Ensure Databases have been backed up. Both IaaS ( Co

Arun Nukula
Oct 30, 2017
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