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vRealize Automation appliance services not registering

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Note this article covers only vRA 7.x, for vRA 8.x be sure to check out vRA 8 related articles: vRA 8.x basics vRA 8.x health check failing vRA 8.x Tutorial A common issue can be vRealize Automation appliance services not registering. This issue is typically noticed after a reboot or unplanned service outtage. The following article is intended to provide a walkthrough of troubleshooting such a scenario. Unfortunately the vRA catalina.out logfile located under /var/log/vmware/vcac can be quite cryptic in these scenario's and often just reports generic http response response codes. The service registry can be checked under the vami interface in vRA Settings -> Services tab and also via the component registry URL: https://vRAappliance/component-registry/ services / status / current Based on my experience the main offenders for vRA appliance service registry issues are as follows: Disk space. RabbitMQ  - internal messaging broker service leveraged by vRA. vIDM