Step by Step guide on deploying vRealize Automation 8.4.

Hi Welcome to my blog! I’ll get started with the procedure I’ve taken to install vRealize Automation in my Homelab using below the minimum CPU requirement

Homelab Tour.

Below is what my mini-Lab looks like for this Deployment.

I’ll be deploying VRealize Automation on the Cluster 1 cluster, Which is also the bare-metal Esxi, There are several issues with deploying vRA in a nested Deployment

Pre-Requisite for Deploying vRealize Automation 8.4.

• vCenter and Must have created a cluster that contains a compatible ESXI host (Storage, CPU & Networking)

• Deployment of both VMware Identity Manager and vRealize Lifecycle Manager

• Must resolvable both with forward and reverse lookups as its FQDN

Lets Get Started

Mount the vRealize Eazy Installer and Start the Setup.

The Process begins with the vRealize Eazy Installer which installs vRealize Lifecycle Manager which installs both VMware Identity Manager and vRealize Automation.

Accept EULA and Input vCenter Credentials.

Specify a Location and Cluster to deploy the VM

Specify Storage and Networking Properties.

Specify the Password. This will be the default password for all the Products to be the Installed (VRLCM, VIDM, VRA) for both root and Admin Passwords

Specify the details to install Lifecycle Manager. Ensure DNS is resolvable both Forward and Reverse Lookup

You can import an existing VMware Identity Manager Configuration, or you can create a new Instance.

Ensure FQDN is resolvable

Choose to deploy vRealize Automation now or deploy at a later Time Using the vRLCM. Standard Deployment for Now. Since we won't be using a load balancer.

Specify all vRA Details and Proceed

Cross Check all details

Submit. Deployment can Range between 30mins - 2 Hours, depending on the resources available.

vRealize Automation Deployment Failed. Enter the vRealize Lifecycle Manager Link to proceed.

Edit the resource to what the Host can accommodate. The CPU Required is 12CPUs and my host has 8CPUs available.

Edited my VM requirement to 8CPUs. Power on VM after making changes

Log into vRealize Lifecycle Manager and Retry the Deployment.

Passes through. (Note: It could spend sometime in the below stage, Don't panic it should go alright)

Also it could spend a while here also. Just keep Monitoring

It'll eventually Breeze past through all remaining steps after the above

Once Deployment is done. You can access vRealize Automation with its FQDN.

Login as the user you created during deployment. In my case it's user kola. with password specified during installation

In! You can start building from here.

You can use the above method to deploy vRA for Hosts with below CPU and Memory Specifications (This isn't supported in a Production Environment)