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Contents

vRealize Suite 7.0 Backup and Restore by Using vSphere Data Protection 6.0

1 Backup and Restore Introduction 7
2 Preparing to Back Up vRealize Components 9

vRealize Components Backup Order 9
vRealize Business Preparations for Backing Up 10
vRealize Log Insight Preparations for Backing Up 11
vRealize Operations Manager Preparations for Backing Up
vRealize Orchestrator Preparations for Backing Up 14
vRealize Automation Preparations for Backing Up 15

3 Backing Up vRealize Suite by Using vSphere Data Protection 21
4 Restoring, Powering On, and Validating vRealize Suite 23
vRealize Suite Startup Order 23
vRealize Automation System Recovery 24
vRealize Orchestrator Restore Process 28
vRealize Operations Manager Restore Process 29
vRealize Log Insight Restore Process 33
vRealize Business Restore Process 39

5 Restoring vRealize Suite by Using vSphere Data Protection 41
Index 43

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vRealize Suite 7.0 Backup and Restore by Using vSphere Data Protection 6.0 provides information about how to
back up and restore vRealize Suite 7.0 components by using vSphere Data Protection 6.0.

Intended Audience
This information is intended for anyone who wants to back up and restore vRealize Suite 7.0 components by
using vSphere Data Protection 6.0. The information is written for experienced Windows or Linux system
administrators who are familiar with virtual machine technology and data center operations.

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Backup and Restore Introduction

You can successfully back up and restore the vRealize Suite 7.0 components by using
vSphere Data Protection 6.0.
You can back up and restore the following versions of vRealize Suite components with
vSphere Data Protection.
VMware vRealize ™ Automation 7.0.1
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VMware vRealize ™ Orchestrator ™ 7.0.1

vRealize Operations Manager 6.2.0

vRealize Log Insight 3.3.0

vRealize Business 7.0.1

When to Back Up Components
You should back up vRealize Suite components for the following reasons:
To prepare for major maintenance of any of the system components

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To implement scheduled maintenance backup

To prepare for updating certificates

To protect certificates after updating them

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Preparing to Back Up vRealize
Components

You can successfully prepare the vRealize Suite components for backup by planning and observing some
basic guidelines.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“vRealize Components Backup Order,” on page 9

“vRealize Business Preparations for Backing Up,” on page 10

“vRealize Log Insight Preparations for Backing Up,” on page 11

“vRealize Operations Manager Preparations for Backing Up,” on page 12

“vRealize Orchestrator Preparations for Backing Up,” on page 14

“vRealize Automation Preparations for Backing Up,” on page 15

vRealize Components Backup Order
You should back up the VMs for vRealize Suite components in a specific order.
Overall Backup Order
vRealize Business

vRealize Log Insight

vRealize Operations Manager

vRealize Orchestrator

vRealize Automation

Depending on the vRealize Suite components that you have configured and your requirements, schedule
backups for your vRealize Suite components in the following order. If you do not have a particular
component, you can move to the next component in the specified order. The order of the VMs can be also
defined in the backup tools.
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vRealize Log Insight. If the resources are not an issue, it is recommended to enable concurrent cluster
node backups to speed up the backup process. Back up all the nodes at the same time.

vRealize Operations Manager. All nodes are backed up at the same time.

vRealize Orchestrator. You can take backups of the vRealize Orchestrator VMs, individually and in
cluster mode, in no particular order.

If vRealize Orchestrator is a standalone component, back it up before vRealize Automation
components in no particular order.

If vRealize Orchestrator is embedded with in the vRealize Automation deployment, back it up as
part of the vRealize Appliance.

vRealize Automation. Back up the vRealize Automation components in the following order:
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Proxy Agents

DEM Workers

DEM Orchestrator

Manager Services

Websites

vRealize Automation Appliances

PostgreSQL, if applicable

MS SQL

If you have multiple components on a VM, select the order considering the latter component on the VM
from the list.

vRealize Business Preparations for Backing Up
To minimize system downtime and data loss when failures occur, administrators back up the
vRealize Business Standard installation on a regular basis. If your system fails, you can recover it by
restoring the last known working backup. You back up vRealize Business by exporting or cloning the virtual
appliance and use backups to restore the virtual appliance.
vRealize Business Backup Order
vRealize Business Appliance
(Only one Node)

Guidelines for Backing Up
Use the following guidelines to plan backups:

Verify that vRealize Business is up and running and vRealize Automation is registered with it.

Verify that you can view the Business Management tab in your vRealize Automation deployment.

Verify that vRealize Business is calculating the correct cost of the VMs.

Verify that the VMs provisioned for vRealize Automation and vRealize Orchestrator are visible in
vRealize Business and that vRealize Business can calculate the cost for the VMs.

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vRealize Log Insight Preparations for Backing Up
You can perform full, differential, and incremental backups and restores of vRealize Log Insight VMs.
If resources are not a problem back up all the nodes at the same time, to speed up the backup process. Verify
that you are increasing the number of concurrent backups from one, which is the default. Linear backup is
also supported but it slows down the restore operation.
vRealize Log Insight Backup Order
Worker Node1

Worker Node2

Worker Noden

Master Node

Guidelines for Planning Backups
You can use the following information for backing up vRealize Log Insight 3.3 clusters in a new
environment.
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Ensure that you have no configuration problems on source and target sites before performing the
backup and restore operations.

During the backup operation, the memory usage can increase due to the vRealize Log Insight cluster
usage. In some cases, the worker nodes might be disconnected for 1 to 3 minutes due to high memory
usage. To reduce the memory throttling on vRealize Log Insight nodes, follow these guidelines:
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Allocate additional memory over the vRealize Log Insight recommended configuration.

Schedule the recurring backups during off-peak hours.

Disable quiesced snapshots, because vRealize Log Insight does not support them.

The vRealize Log Insight server supports Linux and Windows agents.

Worker

If the agent configuration is created on the server side, a separate backup of the agent node is not
required.

If you use the agent nodes for more than installing the agent software and if these nodes need a full
backup, follow the same backup procedure as for any VM.

If the agent configuration is done on the client side, on the agents, and if the agent nodes are used
only to install vRealize Log Insight agent software, scheduling a backup of the agent configuration
file is sufficient. Back up the liagent.ini file and replace the file on the recovered agent or Linux or
Windows machine with the backup file.

If concurrent backup is not possible, ensure that the vRealize Log Insight master node is backed up first
before the worker nodes. Worker nodes can be backed up in any order.

Ensure that the backup frequency and backup types are selected based on the available resources and
customer-specific requirements.

Use the following guidelines when scheduling recurring backups.
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For a reasonable loaded cluster setup, it might take a while for the first backup to finish
irrespective of the tool.

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Use static IP addresses for all nodes in a vRealize Log Insight cluster.
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Using static IP addresses eliminates the need to update the IP addresses of vRealize Log Insight
cluster nodes each time the IP address of a vRealize Log Insight node changes.

vRealize Log Insight includes all node IP addresses in each cluster node configuration file
at /storage/core/loginsight/config/loginsight-config.xml# where is the largest number.

Some products that integrate with vRealize Log Insight to feed their logs, use a fully qualified
domain name (FQDN) or IP address as the syslog target. For example, vSphere ESXi, vSphere, and
vRealize Operations Manager use the nodes of the cluster master's or the load balancer's (if
configured) FQDN or IP address as the syslog target.

Use an FQDN for all nodes in the vRealize Log Insight cluster.
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For the master node, when you use a load balancer, a fully resolvable FQDN is required.
Otherwise, the ESXi hosts fail to feed the syslog messages to vRealize Log Insight or to any remote
target.

Using an FQDN saves time on post-restore and recovery configuration changes, assuming that the
same FQDN can be resolved on the recovery site.

For system alerts, vRealize Log Insight uses FQDN host names if available instead of IP addresses.

Assuming that only underlying IP addresses change post-backup and recovery or disaster recovery
operations, using FQDN eliminates the need to change the syslog target address (master node
FQDN or internal load balancer FQDN) on all the external devices feeding logs to the
vRealize Log Insight cluster.

With vRealize Log Insight 2.5, you must update the configuration file, located
at /storage/core/loginsight/config/loginsight-config.xml# where is the largest number.
This configuration file replaces the worker node IP address with the new IP address used for the
restored nodes because the FQDN is not used for worker node addresses in the configuration
file. You need to make this change only on the master node to synchronize the changes with all the
worker nodes.

Join requests from a vRealize Log Insight worker node should use the FQDN of the
vRealize Log Insight master node.
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The first backup is usually a full backup. Successive backups can be incremental or full backups,
Successive backups finish relatively fast, compared to the first backup operation.

Beginning in vRealize Log Insight 2.5, the master node host value in the configuration file on each
of the nodes, located at /storage/core/loginsight/config/loginsight-config.xml#, is based on
the value used by the first worker node sending a join request. Using the FQDN of the master node
for the join request prevents making any manual changes to the master node host value postdisaster recovery. Otherwise, the worker nodes cannot rejoin the master node until the master node
host name is updated in the configuration files on all restored cluster nodes.

Provide static IP addresses as well as optional virtual IP addresses for the load balancer.
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When configuring an integrated load balancer, provide the optional FQDN for the virtual IP
address. This optional FQDN enables vRealize Log Insight to revert to the FQDN when an IP
address is not reachable for any reason.

vRealize Operations Manager Preparations for Backing Up
To minimize vRealize Operations Manager downtime and data loss if a failure occurs, back up on a regular
basis. If your system fails, you can recover it by restoring to the last full or incremental backup.
You can backup and restore vRealize Operations Manager single-node or multi-node clusters by using
backup tools. You can perform full or incremental backups and restores of virtual machines.

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vRealize Operations Manager Backup Order
Master Node

Replica Node

Data Node1

Data Node2

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NOTE All nodes are backed up and restored at the same time. You cannot back up and restore individual
nodes.

Guidelines for Planning Backups
Verify that the following prerequisites are met before you back up vRealize Operations Manager systems by
using any tool:
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Do not quiesce the file system.

Use a resolvable host name and a static IP address for all nodes.

All nodes must be powered on and accessible during backup.

Back up the entire VM. You must back up all VMDK files that are part of the virtual appliance.

Do not stop the cluster while performing the backup.

NOTE Do not perform a backup while dynamic threshold (DT) calculations are running because this backup
might lead to performance problems or loss of nodes. DT calculations run at 2 a.m. by default. The initial
backup might take longer to complete depending on the cluster size and number of nodes, so you should
turn off the DT. Schedule the differential or incremental backups so that they end before the DT calculations
begin.
If you are using backup tools, such as NetBackup and vSphere Data Protection, and have manually created
vSphere snapshots of any of the VMs to be backed up, be aware that the tools delete all existing snapshots at
the time of the backup or restore.

Common Backup Scenarios
The common backup scenarios for vRealize Operations Manager systems include a full backup of a single
node virtual appliance system and a full backup of a multiple node virtual appliance cluster.

Single-Node Virtual Appliance
This scenario backs up a single-node system on the same host.
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Assign a static IP address.

Ensure that the power is on for the entire backup process.

If the system is a Linux or Windows installation, you need to prepare the system before you start the
backup. For more information, see Preparing for vRealize Operations Manager Installation in the VMware
vRealize Operations Manager Documentation Center.

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Multiple-Node Virtual Appliance Clusters
This scenario backs up a multiple-node virtual appliance clusters.
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Assign a static IP address for each node.

Ensure that all nodes that are configured with high availability are accessible and are enabled for high
availability.

Ensure that the power remains on during the entire backup process.

If the system is a Linux or Windows installation, you must prepare the system before you start the
backup. For more information, see Preparing for vRealize Operations Manager Installation in the VMware
vRealize Operations Manager Documentation Center.

Disable Quiescing
Before you backup your vRealize Operations Manager multi-node cluster by using vSphere Data Protection,
disable quiescing of the file system.
Procedure
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Navigate to the /vmfs/volumes/virtual_machine_datastore/ virtual_machine/ directory, and open the
virtual_machine.vmx file for editing.

Set the disk.EnableUUID parameter to false.
You may have to add the disk.EnableUUID parameter to the virtual_machine.vmx file.

Save and close the file.

Power on all nodes.

Open a console session to the virtual machine, and log in to each node.

Navigate to the /etc/vmware-tools directory, and open the tools.conf file for editing.
If you cannot locate the tools.conf file, run the vi tools.conf command to create a file.

Add these parameters to the file.
[vmbackup]
enableSyncDriver = false

This runs a synchronization operation before the snapshot, and does not run a freeze on the file system.
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Save and close the file.

What to do next
Backup your vRealize Operations Manager multi-node cluster by using vSphere Data Protection.

vRealize Orchestrator Preparations for Backing Up
You can backup your vRealize Orchestrator VMs in no particular order. You can also back up the
vRealize Orchestrator elements that you modified.
If vRealize Orchestrator is embedded within the vRealize Automation appliance, perform its backup along
with Manager Services for vRealize Automation.
If vRealize Orchestrator is a standalone component, perform its backup before backing up
vRealize Automation components in no particular order.

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vRealize Orchestrator Backup Order
Node1

Node2

Noden

(Nodes in any order)

Each vRealize Orchestrator server instance has unique certificates, and each vCenter Server plug-in instance
has a unique ID. The certificates and the unique ID identify the vRealize Orchestrator server and the
vCenter Server plug-in. If you do not back up the vRealize Orchestrator elements or export the
vRealize Orchestrator configuration for backup purposes, make sure that you change these identifiers.
All components of the vRealize Orchestrator must be backed up together and at the same time including the
database components. You must back up the vRealize Orchestrator database and VMs (custom workflows
and packages).

vRealize Orchestrator Database
You can take full database backups of the database in your environment before a full VM backup. The main
purpose is to ensure consistency of the data when you have to restore.
Follow your in-house procedures to back up the vRealize Orchestrator database outside of the
vRealize Suite framework.

vRealize Automation Preparations for Backing Up
A system administrator backs up the full vRealize Automation installation on a regular basis. Plan the
backup around efficiencies and periods of low activity.
You can use several strategies, singly or in combination, to back up vRealize Automation system
components. For virtual machines (VMs), you can use the Snapshot function to create snapshot images of
critical components or use tools like Symantec NetBackup and vSphere Data Protection. If a system failure
occurs, you can use these images to restore components to their state when the images were created.
Alternatively, and for non-virtual machine components, you can create copies of critical configuration files
for system components, which can be used to restore these components to a customer configured state
following reinstallation.
A complete backup includes the following components:
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IaaS components
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Proxy Agents

DEM Workers

DEM Orchestrator

Manager Services

Websites

vRealize Automation appliance

PostgreSQL database. Applicable only for legacy installations that do not use an embedded appliance
database

Infrastructure MSSQL database

(Optional) Software load balancers

(Optional) Load balancers that support your distributed deployment. Consult the vendor
documentation for your load balancer for information about backup considerations

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Guidelines for Planning Backups
Use the following guidelines to plan backups:
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When you back up a complete system, back up all instances of the vRealize Automation appliance and
databases as near simultaneously as possible, preferably within seconds.

Minimize the number of active transactions before you begin a backup. Schedule your regular backup
to when your system is least active.

Back up all databases at the same time.

Create a backup of instances of the vRealize Automation appliance and the IaaS components when you
update certificates.

vRealize Automation Backup Order
You must back up the VMs for vRealize Automation components in a specific order.
When you use backup tools to schedule backups for your vRealize Automation deployment, you must back
up the components in the following order:

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vRealize Automation Backup Order
Proxy Agents

DEM Workers

DEM Orchestrator

Passive Manager Service

Active Manager Service

Web Node1

Secondary vRealize
Automation Appliances1

Web Node2

Web Noden

Secondary vRealize
Automation Appliances2

Secondary vRealize
Automation Appliancesn

Primary vRealize Automation Appliances

SSO

Postgres Database VA

MS SQL Database

If you have multiple components on a VM, select the order considering the latter component on the VM
from the list.
If vRealize Orchestrator is a standalone component, then it should be backed up in no particular order
before vRealize Automation components.

Backing Up vRealize Automation Certificates
A system administrator backs up certificates and certificate chains at installation time or when a certificate is
replaced.
Back up the following certificates:
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vRealize Automation appliance certificates and the entire corresponding certificate chain.

IaaS certificates and the entire corresponding certificate chain.

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Backing Up vRealize Automation Databases
The database administrator backs up the Infrastructure MSSQL Server and Appliance Database.
As a best practice, back up the Infrastructure MSSQL and Appliance Database or legacy PostgreSQL
databases as nearly simultaneously as possible to prevent or minimize data loss. Also, when applicable,
back up databases with Point-in-Time enabled. By using Point-in-Time recovery, you ensure that the two
databases are consistent with each other.
NOTE If only one database fails, you must restore the running database to the most recent backup so that
the databases are consistent.

Infrastructure MSSQL Database
Back up the Infrastructure MSSQL and Appliance Database or legacy PostgreSQL databases as nearly
simultaneously as possible to prevent or minimize data loss. Also, when applicable, back up databases with
Point-in-Time enabled. By using point-in-time recovery, you ensure that the two databases are consistent
with each other. If only one database fails, you must restore the running database to the most recent backup
so that the databases are consistent.
Follow your in-house procedures to back up the Infrastructure MSSQL database outside of the
vRealize Suite framework.
Use the following guidelines when creating a backup:
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If possible, check that all IaaS workflows are complete and that all IaaS services are stopped or that
activity is minimized.

Back up with Point-in-Time enabled.

Back up the MSSQL database at the same time that you back up the other components.

Back up the passphrase for your database.

NOTE Your database is protected by a passphrase. Have the passphrase available when you restore the
database. Typically, you record the passphrase in a safe and accessible location at install time.

Appliance Database or Legacy PostgreSQL Database
If you are using an Appliance Database or a legacy PostgreSQL database embedded in a vRealize
Automation appliance, you can back up the database by backing up the entire appliance.
If you are using a standalone legacy PostgreSQL appliance, you must back up the appliance.
If you are using a legacy PostgreSQL database, you can also backup the database separately. For more
information, see the VMware Knowledge Base article Migrating from external vPostgres appliance to vPostgres
instance located in the vCAC appliance (2083562) at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2083562 for more information.

Backing Up Load Balancers
Load balancers distribute work among servers in high-availability deployments. The system administrator
backs up the load balancers on a regular basis at the same time as other components.
Follow your site policy for backing up load balancers, keeping in mind the preservation of network
topology and vRealize Automation backup planning.

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Backing Up IaaS Components
The system administrator backs up the IaaS components in a specific order.
You can back up IaaS components by taking a snapshot of the VMs in the following order:
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Proxy Agents and DEMs

Manager Service

Websites

Backing Up vRealize Automation Appliance
You must back up secondary vRealize Automation appliance nodes, followed by the master node.
The primaryvRealize Automation appliance instance contains the writeable Appliance Database, if
applicable, and is the last appliance that you shut down in an ordered shutdown procedure.

(Optional) Shut Down vRealize Automation
Shutting down vRealize Automation is optional. If you decide to shut down your vRealize Automation
system, use the specified order.
If you are using vCenter Server to manage your virtual machines, use the guest shutdown command to shut
down vRealize Automation.
Procedure
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Shut down the DEM Orchestrator and Workers and all vRealize Automation agents in any order and
wait for all components to finish shutting down.

Shut down the VMs that are running the Manager Service and wait for the shutdown to finish.

(Optional) For distributed deployments, shut down all secondary Web nodes and wait for the
shutdown to finish.

Shut down the primary Web node, and wait for the shutdown to finish.

(Optional) For distributed deployments, shut down all secondary vRealize Automation appliance
instances and wait for the shutdown to finish.

Shut down the primary vRealize Automation appliance and wait for the shutdown to finish.
If applicable, the primary vRealize Automation appliance is the one that contains the master, or
writeable, Appliance Database. Make a note of the name of the primary vRealize Automation appliance.
You use this information when you restart vRealize Automation.

If you are using a legacy standalone PostgreSQL database, also shut down that machine.

You have shut down your vRealize Automation deployment.

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Backing Up vRealize Suite by Using
vSphere Data Protection

You can back up vRealize Suite components by using vSphere Data Protection by creating a backup
schedule and retention policies.
You are not required to delete any snapshots, however, be aware that vSphere Data Protection deletes all
existing snapshots at the time of backup.
Prerequisites
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Verify that all nodes are powered on and are accessible while the backup is taking place.

Deploy and configure the vSphere Data Protection appliance. See the vSphere Data Protection
Administration Guide.

Procedure
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In the left pane of the Web Client, select vSphere Data Protection.

Select the preconfigured vSphere Data Protection appliance and click Connect.

On the Getting Started tab, select Create Backup Job.

Leave the Guest Images option selected, and click Next.

Leave the Full Images option selected, and click Next.

In the inventory tree select all the nodes of the cluster that you want to back up, and click Next.

Set a schedule for the backup job, and click Next.

Specify a retention policy for the backup job, and click Next.

Enter a name for the backup job, and click Next.

Review the summary information for the backup job and click Finish.
The newly created backup job is listed on the Backup tab. The backup runs automatically according to
the schedule you configured.

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(Optional) To run the backup job manually at a later time.
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On the Backup tab, select the backup job.

Click Backup Now, and select Backup all sources.

(Optional) On the Reports tab, select Job Details to verify that the backup job was completed.

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Restoring, Powering On, and
Validating vRealize Suite

You can restore, power on, and validate that the vRealize Suite components are restored correctly by using
the following information.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“vRealize Suite Startup Order,” on page 23

“vRealize Automation System Recovery,” on page 24

“vRealize Orchestrator Restore Process,” on page 28

“vRealize Operations Manager Restore Process,” on page 29

“vRealize Log Insight Restore Process,” on page 33

“vRealize Business Restore Process,” on page 39

vRealize Suite Startup Order
You should start up the VMs for vRealize Suite components in a specific order.
Overall Startup Order
vRealize Automation

vRealize Orchestrator

vRealize Operations Manager

vRealize Log Insight

vRealize Business

Depending on the vRealize Suite components that you have backed up, restore your vRealize Suite
components in the specified order. If you have taken any snapshots, you must remove the snapshots before
you restore.
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vRealize Automation. Start up the vRealize Automation components in the following order:
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PostgreSQL, if applicable

vRealize Automation Appliances

Websites

Manager Services

DEM vRealize Orchestrator

DEM Workers

Proxy Agents

vRealize Orchestrator. You can take start up the vRealize Orchestrator VMs in no particular order.

vRealize Operations Manager. All nodes can start at the same time.

vRealize Log Insight. Start up the master node, followed by VMs with the worker nodes in any order.

vRealize Business. Start up the VM for vRealize Business.

vRealize Automation System Recovery
A system administrator uses backups to restore vRealize Automation to a functional state after a system
failure. If IaaS components such as Manager Service machines fail, you must reinstall them.
If you restore from a backup, machines that were provisioned after the backup still exist, but are not
managed by vRealize Automation. For example, they do not appear in the items list for the owner. Use the
Infrastructure Organizer to import virtual machines and bring them back under management.
You must start up your vRealize Automation components in a specified order.

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Restoring vRealize Automation Databases
A system administrator restores the IaaS MSSQL database and the PostgreSQL database.
Recover a database in the following situations:
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If both databases fail, restore them from the last known time when both databases were backed up.

If one database fails, restore it and revert the functional database to the version that was in use when
the backup used to restore the failed database was created.

The backup time for each database can differ. The greater the gap between the last working time of the
databases, the greater the potential for data loss.
You should back up full VMs of databases, instead of backing up PostgreSQL database directly. For
information about how to restore a PostgreSQL database, see the VMware Knowledge Base article Migrating
from external vPostgres appliance to a vPostgres instance located in the vCAC appliance (2083562)..

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Database Passphrases
IaaS MSSQL database security requires a security passphrase to generate an encryption key that protects the
data. You specify this passphrase when you install vRealize Automation.
If you lose the passphrase, or want to change the passphrase, consult VMware technical support for more
information.

Restoring the vRealize Automation Appliance and Load Balancer
If a failure occurs, a system administrator restores the vRealize Automation appliance. If a load balancer is
used, the administrator restores the load balancer and the virtual appliances that it manages. For
vRealize Automation 7.0, you cannot change the host names during restoration.
You might need to restore a failed virtual appliance in the following circumstances:
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You are running a minimal deployment and your only vRealize Automation appliance fails or becomes
corrupted.

You are running a distributed deployment and some, but not all, virtual appliances fail.

You are running a distributed deployment and all virtual appliances fail.

How you restore a vRealize Automation appliance or virtual appliance load balancer depends on your
deployment type and on which appliances failed.
n

If you are using a single virtual appliance whose name is unchanged, restore the virtual appliance, or
redeploy it and restore a set of backed up files. No further steps are required.

If you are running a distributed deployment that uses a load balancer, and you change the name of the
virtual appliance or the virtual IP address of the load balancer, you must redeploy the appliance and
restore its backed up VMs or files. Also, you must regenerate and copy certificates for your deployment.

If you are redeploying, reconfiguring, or adding virtual appliances to a cluster, see Installation and
Configuration documentation for vRealize Automation appliance in the vRealize Automation Documentation
Center for more information.

Restoring the IaaS Website, Manager Services, and Their Load Balancers
A system administrator restores the IaaS Website and Manager Service and their associated load balancers.
If you change a host name or IP address for a load balancer, you must update this information in associated
VMs or configuration files.

Restoring the DEM Orchestrator and the DEM Workers
If a failure occurs, a system administrator restores all DEMs from the available backups.

Restoring the IaaS Agents
The system administrator restores all the IaaS agents from the available backups.
If you reinstall vSphere agents, use the same endpoint name used at backup.

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(Optional) Change the IP Addresses of vRealize Automation Appliances After
Restore
You should perform these steps, only if you have changed the IP addresses of the vRealize Automation
appliances after the restore of vRealize Automation has started. This is a workaround in order to get the
vRealize Automation up and running after the restore, if you have changed the IP addresses during the
restore process.
If you have changed the IP addresses of the vRealize Automation appliances during the restore process, you
must perform the following steps in order to have the vRealize Automation operational after the restore.
Procedure
1

Change the DNS server so that the FQDNs of all the vRealize Automation machines points to the new
IP addresses.

Add the new IP addresses in the load balancer pools, such as virtual appliances, web, and manager.

Update the /etc/hosts file for each of the vRealize Automation VA nodes with the new IP addresses.

Update the /etc/sysconfig/elasticsearch for each of the vRealize Automation VA nodes with the new
IP addresses.

Restart all the vRealize Automation VA Nodes.

You should now be able to startup vRealize Automation.

Start Up vRealize Automation
When you start vRealize Automation from the beginning, such as after a power outage or a controlled
shutdown, you must start its components in a specified order.
Prerequisites
Verify that the load balancers that your deployment uses are running.
Procedure
1

Start the MS SQL database machine. If you are using a legacy PostgreSQL standalone database, start
that machine as well.

(Optional) If you are running a deployment that uses load balancers with health checks, disable the
health check before you start the vRealize Automation appliance. Only ping health check should be
enabled.

Start all instances of vRealize Automation appliance at the same time and wait for approximately 15
minutes for the appliances to startup. Verify that the vRealize Automation appliance services are up
and running.

Start the primary Web node and wait for the startup to finish.

(Optional) If you are running a distributed deployment, start all secondary Web nodes and wait 5
minutes.

Start the primary Manager Service node and wait for 2 to 5 minutes, depending on your site
configuration.

Start the Distributed Execution Manager Orchestrator and Workers and all vRealize Automation proxy
agents.
You can start these components in any order and you do not need to wait for one startup to finish
before you start another.

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If you disabled health checks for your load balancers, reenable them.

Verify that the startup succeeded.
a

Navigate to the vRealize Automation appliance management console by using its fully qualified
domain name, https://vra-va-hostname.domain.name:5480/.

Click the Services tab.

Click the Refresh tab to monitor the progress of service startup.

When all services are listed as registered, the system is ready to use.

Validate vRealize Automation
After the restore is complete and you power on the VMs, you must validate that the environment and
application functionality is restored.
Procedure
1

Verify that the Messaging server is connected.
a

Click the vRealize Automation Settings > Messaging tab to verify that the status of the Messaging
Server is Connected.

Verify that the vRealize Automation services are registered.
a

Click the Services tab to verify that the vRealize Automation services, except for the IaaS service,
have the status of Registered.

If RabbitMQ fails to register correctly, see KB 2106969 to reset RabbitMQ.
Click vRealize Automation Settings > Messaging tab to reset RabbitMQ for every virtual appliance
node in the cluster.

Verify that your IaaS database host and MSSQL are running.

Start the IaaS Website hosts and ensure that IIS server is running.

Start the IaaS Manager Service hosts and ensure that the VMware Manager Service and Windows
service are running on the active node only.

Verify that the vRealize Automation IaaS Web Appliance is functioning properly. Enter the following
address in the Web browser:
https:///repository/data/managementmodelentities.svc/ and ensure that it is
working.

vRealize Orchestrator Restore Process
A system administrator uses backups to restore vRealize Orchestrator to a functional state after a system
failure.
After you restore the images from the backup, you must power the nodes on in any order.

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vRealize Orchestrator Startup Order
Node1

Node2

Noden

(Nodes in any order)

The vRealize Orchestrator server status appears as Service is starting. The first boot can take 5 to 10
minutes because the server is installing the vRealize Orchestrator plug-in's content in the database tables.
A message states that the service has started successfully.

Validate vRealize Orchestrator
After the restore is complete and you power on the VMs, you must validate that the environment and
application functionality is restored.
Procedure
1

Restart the vRealize Orchestrator service from the Startup options page and wait for the service to start.

Restart vRealize Orchestrator service from the Startup options page and wait for the service to start.

Ensure that your MSSQL database host server is running.

Ensure that the two vRealize Orchestrator nodes are working in a cluster mode.

Verify that every tab in the configuration is green.

Log in to the vRealize Orchestrator server and verify that all the running tasks, policies, and workflows
appear and continue running on the home page.

vRealize Operations Manager Restore Process
A system administrator uses backups to restore vRealize Operations Manager to a functional state after a
system failure.
You must start the vRealize Operations Manager components in a specifiedd order after the restore is
complete.
vRealize Operations Manager Startup Order
Master Node

Replica Node

Data Node1

Data Node2

Data Noden

Common Restore Scenarios
The common restore scenarios for vRealize Operations Manager systems include a full restore of a singlenode virtual appliance system and restore of multiple-node virtual appliance clusters.

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Single-Node Virtual Appliance
This scenario restores a single node system on the same host.
1

After the restore is complete, power on the VM.

Verify that you have set up a static IP address for the node and that the IP address is restored.

If your root password was reset, you must change it now.

For incremental backups, a user must create a cumulative differential policy. Every backup after a full
backup is an incremental backup.
NOTE If you restore to another host, you must power off the environment at the original location and start
the environment on the new host.

Multiple-Node Virtual Appliance Clusters
This scenario restores multiple-node virtual appliance clusters.
1

After the restore is complete, you must power on the nodes in the following order:
a

master

replica

data

remote collector

Ensure that each node is online before attempting to start the next component.
2

Verify that you have set up a static IP address for the node and that the IP address is restored.

Log in to the administrator interface of the master node and verify that all the nodes are online and
running. Log in to each node to verify that all your data is preserved and all of the vmware-vcops
services are up and running by using the vmware-vcops status command.

Verify that high availability is enabled. If the Enable High Availability button appears, high
availability was disabled during the backup and restore process. Enable high availability.

Verify that all nodes are collecting metrics.

If your root password was reset, you must change it now.

(Optional) If a node in a non-high availability cluster does restart, you must take it offline with the
administrator interface.

(Optional) If the replica node in a high availability cluster does not restart, you must assign a new
master-replica node.

(Optional) You can execute an incremental backup only if a full backup already exists. After an
incremental backup, you can choose to restore to either the full or incremental backup.

NOTE If you restore to another host, you must power off the environment at the original location before
starting the environment on the new host.

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Verify the Restore of vRealize Operations Manager Systems
After the restore operation of the VM is finished, verify that vRealize Operations Manager is in a functional
state.
NOTE Do not power on any vRealize Operations Manager nodes during the restore operation. Wait until
the entire cluster restore has finished before you power on any node.
1

For a non-HA cluster, power on the master node followed by the data nodes. For an HA environment,
power on the master node followed by the replica node, data nodes, and remote collectors.

Use SSH to log in to the vRealize Operations Manager master node to verify the
vRealize Operations Manager service status.
a

Use SSH to switch to the vRealize Operations Manager master node and enter the service vmwarevcops status command.
# service vmware-vcops status
Slice Online-true
admin Role Enabled-true
vRealize Operations vPostgres Replication Database is running (31810).
vRealize Operations Gemfire Locator is running (31893).
data Role Enabled-true
vRealize Operations vPostgres Database is running (32013).
vRealize Operations Cassandra Distributed Database is running (21062).
vRealize Operations Analytics is running (32142).
vRealize Operations Collector is running (32225).
vRealize Operations API is running (32331).
ui Role Enabled-true
remote collector Role Enabled-false

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Confirm that the admin, data, and UI roles are running.

Log in to the administration UI of the master node and verify that all nodes in the cluster are up and
collecting data.
a

Open a browser and go to the administration UI of the master node:
https:///admin/login.action.

Verify that each node is in the Online status.

Click each node and verify that adapter instances are in the Data receiving status.

If the High Availability state indicates Enabled, degraded after the restore, one or more nodes are
inaccessible, and you must power on the nodes or you must restart the cluster.
a

Open a browser and go to the administration UI of the master node:
https:///admin/login.action.

Verify that all nodes are in Running state and Online .
1

If a node is not in Running state and Online, power on the node and start it online.

If all nodes are in Running state and Online, but HA is still Enabled, degraded, restart the
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Checking the Restore of vRealize Operations Manager Systems
After you have restored a vRealize Operations Manager system, verify that the system nodes are up and
running.
Procedure
1

Power on the master node for a simple cluster, and the master node and replica node for HA clusters.

Use SSH to log into the vRealize Operations Manager master node to check the
vRealize Operations Manager service status, and run service vmware-vcops status.
# service vmware-vcops status
Slice Online-true
admin Role Enabled-true
vRealize Operations vPostgres Replication Database is running (31810).
vRealize Operations Gemfire Locator is running (31893).
data Role Enabled-true
vRealize Operations vPostgres Database is running (32013).
vRealize Operations Cassandra Distributed Database is running (21062).
vRealize Operations Analytics is running (32142).
vRealize Operations Collector is running (32225).
vRealize Operations API is running (32331).
ui Role Enabled-true
remote collector Role Enabled-false

Confirm that the admin, data, and ui roles are running.

Verify that all the nodes in the cluster are up and collecting data. If you have an HA-enabled cluster,
verify that HA mode is enabled.
a

In a Web browser, navigate to the vRealize Operations Manager administration interface at
https:///admin/login.action.

Verify that each node is online.

Click each node, and verify that the status of adapter instances is Data receiving.

Verify that HA mode is enabled. If the cluster is running in degraded mode, restart the cluster.

Change the IP Address of Nodes After Restoring a Cluster on a Remote Host
After you have restored a vRealize Operations Manager cluster to a remote host, change the IP address of
the master nodes and data nodes to point to the new host.
Prerequisites
n

Verify that the restore job has completed successfully.

Verify that the datastore on the new host has sufficient capacity for the new cluster.

Procedure
1

Shut down the vRealize Operations Manager cluster at the original location.

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In the Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI), access the machine from the vCenter console
and run the /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_set_network eth0 STATICV4 new IP netmask gateway to
change the IP address for each node in the cluster.
For example:
/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_set_network
eth0 STATICV4 10.145.152.170 255.255.252.0 10.145.155.253

3
4

After the command runs successfully, restart the network, reboot each node, and power on the remote
collector node.
Use SSH to access the master, data, and remote collector nodes, and run the
$VMWARE_PYTHON_BIN /usr/lib/vmwarevcopssuite/utilities/sliceConfiguration/bin/vcopsConfigureRoles.py --action=bringSliceOffline
--offlineReason=restore cluster command to take the cluster offline.

Update the CaSA database with the new IP address first on the master nodes, and then on the data
nodes.
a

Run the vmware-casa stop command to stop the CaSA service.

Open the /storage/db/casa/webapp/hsqldb/casa.db.script file for editing, and replace all
instances of the old IP address and with the new IP address.

Run the vmware-casa start command to start the CaSA service.

In the following configuration files, use a text editor to replace all instances of the old IP address with
the new IP address.
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/usr/lib/vmware-vcopssuite/utilities/sliceConfiguration/data/roleState.properties.

/usr/lib/vmware-vcops/user/conf/gemfire.properties.

/usr/lib/vmware-vcops/user/conf/gemfire.locator.properties. This configuration file only runs
on the master node. Edit the locater parameter.

/usr/lib/vmware-vcops/user/conf/gemfire.native.properties.

/usr/lib/vmware-vcops/user/conf/persistence/persistence.properties.

Navigate to the /usr/lib/vmware-vcops/user/conf/cassandra/ directory, and edit the cassandra.yaml
file so that the seeds parameter points to the new IP address of the master node, and the
listen_address and broadcast_rpc_address point to the IP addresses of the data nodes.

vRealize Log Insight Restore Process
A system administrator uses backups to restore vRealize Log Insight to a functional state after a system
failure.
You must start the master node for the vRealize Log Insight, followed by worker nodes in any order after
the restore is complete.
vRealize Log Insight Startup Order
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Use the following information for restoring and validating after a restore operation.
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Verify that restored nodes are in a powered-off state. Restore the nodes in a specific order and apply
manual configuration changes where applicable.

Verify that the vRealize Log Insight master node is restored first before restoring worker nodes. Worker
nodes can be restored in any order.

You can restore the VMs to the same host, to a different host on the same data center, or to a different
host on a target remote data center, depending on the backup tool used.
n

Unless the vRealize Log Insight cluster is completely shut down and inaccessible, the cluster
instances are powered off before you restore the cluster to a new site.

Verify that split-brain behavior does not occur when the same IP addresses and FQDNs are used
on the recovery site. Verify that no one is unintentionally using a partially working cluster on the
primary site.

During an outage, recover the vRealize Log Insight cluster as soon as possible.

When a successful restoration is finished, perform a quick spot check of the cluster that was restored.

Post-Recovery Configuration Change Guidelines
Depending on the recovery target and IP customizations applied during the backup configuration, manual
configuration changes are required to one or more vRealize Log Insight nodes before the restored site can
become fully functional.

Recovering to the Same Host
You can restore vRealize Log Insight cluster to the same host by using any back up tool.
n

All network, IP, and FQDN settings that are used for the production environment should be preserved
in the restored site.

The original copy of the cluster is overwritten with the restored version unless a new name is provided
to the virtual machine, during the restore process.

If the same IP addresses and FQDNs are used for the restored cluster nodes as per the default settings,
power down the existing cluster before beginning the restore.

After a successful restoration and validation, delete the old copy to conserve resources and to prevent
potential issues.

Recovering to a Different Host
You must perform manual configuration on vRealize Log Insight, if you are restoring to a different host
cluster. For information about changes that are specific to vRealize Log Insight 3.3.0 versions, see “Restoring
to a Different Host,” on page 35. It is assumed that the restored vRealize Log Insight nodes have been
assigned different IP addresses and FQDNs than their source counterparts from which a backup was taken.

Recovering vRealize Log Insight Forwarders
The manual instructions for recovering vRealize Log Insight forwarders are the same as that of the
vRealize Log Insight server as described above.

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Recovering vRealize Log Insight Agents
If the complete agent OS is backed up, follow the tool-specific workflow to recover the agent OS.
n

If agent configuration is made on the client side, that is on agent OS, replace the agent.ini using the
backup copy.

If configuration changes are made on the server side, that is vRealize Log Insight master node , no
backup and recovery is required for the agent virtual machines.

Confirming the Restoration
You must confirm that all restored vRealize Log Insight clusters are fully functional.
n

Verify that you can access the vRealize Log Insight user interface using the Internal Load Balancer (ILB)
IP address or FQDN (if configured) as well as access all individual cluster nodes using respective IP
addresses or FQDNs.

From the vRealize Log Insight Administration page:

Verify the status of cluster nodes from the cluster page and make sure the ILB, if configured, is also
in an active state.

Verify the vSphere integration. If required, reconfigure the integration. This occurs when the ILB
and/or the master node IP address or FQDN is changed post-recovery.

Verify the vRealize Operations Manager integration and reconfigure again if needed.

Verify that all content packs and UI features are functioning correctly.

Verify that vRealize Log Insight forwarders and agents, if configured, are functioning correctly.

Verify that other key features of vRealize Log Insight are functioning as expected.

Restoring to a Different Host
When you restore your system to a different host, you should make some configuration changes on the
vRealize Log Insight cluster.
The configuration changes listed are specific to vRealize Log Insight 2.5 and 3.0. It is assumed that the
restored vRealize Log Insight nodes are assigned different IP addresses and FQDNs than their source
counterparts from which the backup was taken.
Procedure
1

List all new IP addresses and FQDNs that were assigned to each vRealize Log Insight node.

Perform the following configuration changes on the master node:
a

Power on the master node, if it is not ON.
NOTE Steps b through e are applicable for vRealize Log Insight 2.5. You can not make changes to
the configuration files directly from the appliance console for vRealize Log Insight 3.0 and higher.
To make changes to the internal configuration options by using the web UI interface for
vRealize Log Insight 3.0 and higher, refer to the Knowledge Base article KB 2123058.

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c
d

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Use SSH to connect as a root user to the node's virtual appliance.
If the vRealize Log Insight service is running, stop the service first by running this command

service loginsight stop.

Run cd /storage/core/loginsight/config

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Run cp loginsight-config.xml# backup-loginsight-config.xml where represents the
largest number that is automatically suffixed to loginsight-config.xml during configuration
changes.

Open the copied version of the configuration file in your favorite editor or in the
vRealize Log Insight 3.0 web UI and look for lines that resemble the following lines. This
configuration change is applicable to both vRealize Log Insight 2.5 and 3.0.

In this code snippet, there are three nodes. The first one is the master node which shows and the remaining two nodes are worker nodes and show .
g

For the master node, in the newly recovered environment, veerify if the DNS entry that was used
in the pre-recovery environment can be reused.
n

If the DNS entry can be reused, you only need to update the DNS entry to point to the new IP
address of the master node.

If the DNS entry cannot be reused, replace the master node entry with the new DNS name,
pointing to the new IP address.

If the DNS name cannot be assigned, as a last option, update the configuration entry with the
new IP address.

Update the worker node IP addresses to reflect the new IP addresses.

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In the same configuration file, look for entries that represent NTP, SMTP and database, and
appenders sections.
This applies to vRealize Log Insight 2.5 and 3.0.
NOTE The ... section is applicable only to the
vRealize Log Insight 2.5 and is not available for vRealize Log Insight 3.0.

If the configured NTP server values are not valid in the new environment, update these in the

... section.

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If the configured SMTP server values are not valid in the new environment, update these in
the ... section.

Optionally, change the default-sender value in the SMTP section. The value can be any value,
but as a good practice, you should represent the source from where the email was sent.

In the .. section, change the host value to point to the master node
FQDN or IP address.

In the ... section, change the parameter value
for RemoteHost to reflect the new master node FQDN or IP address.

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In the same configuration file, update the vRealize Log Insight ILB configuration section
For a vRealize Log Insight 3.0 appliance,

For a vRealize Log Insight 2.5 appliance,

Under the ... section, update the high-availability-ip value if
it is different from the current setting.

In the vRealize Log Insight 3.0, make sure to also update the FQDN of the load balancer.

Rename the updated configuration file to finish the changes.
NOTE This step is applicable for vRealize Log Insight 2.5 only. In vRealize Log Insight 3.0 the
changes are made through web UI.
Run : mv backup-loginsight-config.xml loginsight-config.xml# where n represents the
current maximum number suffixed to the loginsight-config.xml files.

For vRealize Log Insight 2.5, restart the vRealize Log Insight service and run : service loginsight

start.

NOTE For vRealize Log Insight 3.0, this can be achieved from the web UI by going to the Cluster
tab on the Administration page. For each node listed, select its hostname or IP address to open the
details panel and click Restart Log Insight. The configuration changes are automatically applied to
all cluster nodes.
o

Wait for two minutes after the vRealize Log Insight service starts in order to give enough time for
Cassandra services to come up before bringing other worker nodes online.

NOTE You can skip steps 3 to 9 for vRealize Log Insight 3.0. These steps are only applicable for
vRealize Log Insight 2.5.
3

SSH onto the first worker node using root credentials.

Stop the vRealize Log Insight service and run : service loginsight stop.

Copy the latest loginsight-conig.xml file from the master node to the worker node.

On the worker node, run : scp root@[master-nodeip]:/storage/core/loginsight/config/loginsightconfig.xml# /storage/core/loginsight/config/

Run : service loginsight start.

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Wait for 2 minutes after the vRealize Log Insight service starts in order to give enough time for
Cassandra service to start completely.

Repeat the steps for each worker node.

vRealize Business Restore Process
You can restore vRealize Business to the last full or incremental backup.
If a failure occurs, a system administrator must restore vRealize Business Standard to a functional state.
Verify that the vRealize Automation system is running before you start the vRealize Business VM.
vRealize Business Startup Order
vRealize Business Appliance
(Only one Node)

NOTE If you change the certificate of vRealize Automation, you must reregister vRealize Business with
vRealize Automation.

Validate vRealize Business
1

Verify that vRealize Automation is in the Registered status in vRealize Business.

Log in to vRealize Automation and verify that the cost profiles that are set to Automatic continue to
pull the rates from vRealize Business.

Log in to vRealize Automation and verify that vRealize Business is collecting data after the restore and
that the cost of the VMs is correctly calculated. This cost should be the same as before the backup.

Provision any VM by using vRealize Orchestrator or vRealize Automation and validate that
vRealize Business is able to calculate the VM costs

If you are adding more endpoints to vRealize Automation, vRealize Business should be able to calculate
these endpoints managed VM cost.

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vSphere Data Protection

You can restore the backed up data for vRealize Suite components by using vSphere Data Protection.
Prerequisites
n

Deploy and configure the vSphere Data Protection appliance. See the vSphere Data Protection
Administration Guide.

Use the Web Client to log in as an administrator to the vCenter Server instance that manages your
environment.

In the Web Client verify that the virtual machines have the latest VMware Tools installed.

Procedure
1

In the left pane of the Web Client, select vSphere Data Protection.

Select the preconfigured vSphere Data Protection appliance, and click Connect.

Click the Restore tab.

Select the first virtual machine listed that is part of the cluster.
All performed backups for this virtual machine are displayed.

Select the backup from which you want to restore components.

Double-click the backup job, and select the components that you want to restore.

Click Restore to start the Restore backup wizard.

On the Select Backup page, verify that the backup is correct and click Next.

On the Set Restore Options page, leave the Restore to original location check box selected, and click
Next.
If you deselect the Restore to original location check box, you can select a different destination for the
restore. You might have to specify options such as the host name, network, datastore, and folder.

On the Ready to complete page, review the summary information for the restore request, and click
Finish.

Repeat steps 4 to 10 for the same backed up copies of all other virtual machines that are part of the
cluster.

Reset the root password.

To verify that the restore operation is successful, power on the virtual machines in the cluster and check
that all vRealize Operations Manager services are running.

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Index

appliance database, backing up 18

post-recovery configuration change
guidelines 34
PostgreSQL database
backing up 18
restoring 25
powering on 23

B
backing up by using vSphere Data Protection 21
backing up vRealize Business 10
backing up vRealize Automation appliance 19
backing up vRealize Log Insight 11
backing up vRealize Orchestrator 14
backup, restoring from 24
backup process 21
backup and restore, check the restore 32
Backup and restore introduction 7

C
certificates, backing up 17
change IP address workaround 27
change IP address after a restore job 32

D
databases
backing up 18
restoring 25
DEM Orchetrator 26
DEM Workers 26
disable quiescing 14

I
IaaS 19
IaaS Website, restoring 26
intended audience 5

L
load balancer, restoring 26
load balancers, backing up 18

M
Manager Services, restoring 26
MSSQL database, restoring 25
MSSQL Server database, backing up 18

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R
recovering to a different host 35
restore 23, 39
restore a system to a remote location 32
restore by using vSphere Data Protection 41
restore IaaS agents 26
Restore vRealize Log Insight 33
restore vRealize Operations Manager 29
restoring from backup, provisioning new
machines 24
restoring vRealize Orchestrator 28

S
System backups, restoring from 24

V
validate 23
validate vRealize Automation 28
validate vRealize Orchestrator 29
vRealize Appliance, restoring 26
vRealize Automation
backing up 15
shutting down 19
starting up 27
vRealize Automation backup order 16
vRealize backup order 9
vRealize Operations Manager, backup and
restore 12
vRealize Suite startup order 23

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