You must create an adapter instance for the Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director . The adapter instance defines the adapter type and identifies the VMware Cloud Director host system.

You can optionally list the Provider vDCs or Organizations for which the adapter instance collects data.

Prerequisites

  • Install the Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director . See Installing from VMware Aria Operations User Interface.
  • Verify that your system meets the configuration requirements. For more information on configuration requirements, VMware VMware Aria Operations Management Pack for vCloud Director Guide.
  • Verify that you have selected the currency unit in VMware Aria Operations using Global Settings.

Procedure

  1. From the VMware Aria Operations left menu, click Data Sources > Integrations.
  2. On the Accounts tab, click Add Account, and on the Account Types page, select Cloud Director Adapter.
  3. Provide the cloud account information.
    Option Description
    Name Name for the adapter instance.
    Description (Optional) Describe the instance.
    Connect Information
    Cloud Director Host Type the host name or IP address of the VMware Cloud Director host system.

    If a public REST API base URL is assigned in VMware Cloud Director, type the public address. For example, if the VCD public REST API base URL is https://vcloud.somehost.com, type vcloud.somehost.com.

    Auto Discovery Discover VMware Cloud Director objects automatically.
    • To set automatic discovery for objects, select True.
    • To set the automatic discovery off, select False. You must use manual discovery to import vCloud Director entities.
    Organization

    To discover the VMware Cloud Director object belonging to an organization, enter the organization name if it is not a tenant. By default, the value of Organization is System, if you are using vCloud credentials. Otherwise, it is the name of your organization if you are using tenant credentials.

    Filter By Provider vDCs List List the names of the Provider vDCs to import. You can limit the VMware Cloud Director entities that the adapter instance imports. Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple names. For example, pvdc1; pvdc2; pvdc3.

    Refer to the Note for more information.

    Filter By Organizations List List the names of the Organizations to import.

    Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple names. For example, org1; org2; org3.

    Refer to the Note for more information.

    Credential Select the credential to use to sign on to the data source from the drop-down menu, or click the plus sign to add a new credential. You can select one of the following credentials:
    • VMware Cloud Director Credentials
    • VMware Cloud Director Tenant Credentials
    VMware Cloud Director Credentials
    • Credential Name. Enter a name for the credential.
    • User Name. Enter the name of a VMware Cloud Director user.
    • Password. Enter the password of a VMware Cloud Director user.
    VMware Cloud Director Tenant Credentials
    • Credential Name. Enter a name for the credential.
    • User Name. Enter the name of the tenant user in the following format: <username>@org
    • Password. Enter the password of the tenant user.
    Collector/Group Select the collector on which you want to run the adapter instance. A collector gathers objects into its inventory for monitoring. The collector specified by default is selected for optimal data collection.
    Advanced Settings
    The following fields are set to True by default.

    • Enable Cloud Cell

    • Enable VCenter Collection

    • Enable Host

    • Enable Organization

    • Enable Provider VDC

    • Enable External Network

    • Enable Network Pool

    • Enable Organization VDC

    • Enable Provider VDC Storage Policy

    • Enable Datastore

    • Enable VM Sizing Policy

    • Enable Organization VDC Network

    • Enable Edge Gateway

    • Enable VAPP

    • Enable VM

    • Enable Organization VDC Storage Policy

    • Enable Catalog Collection

    • Enable vApp Template Collection

    • Enable Media Collection
    The following fields are set to False by default.

    • Enable VAPP Network

    • Enable Datastore to Storage Policy Relationship

    • Enable Advanced Metrics

    • Enable Metadata

    • Process Events

    • Enable Container Service Extension

    • Enable App LaunchPad Extension
    The following fields help you define collection interval in minutes:

    • VApp Collection Interval (Minutes). By default, the value is set to 5.

    • VM Collection Interval (Minutes). By default, the value is set to 5.

    • Advance Metrics Collection Interval (Minutes). By default, the value is set to 1440.

    • Metadata Collection Interval (Minutes). By default, the value is set to 1440.
    The following field allows you to reduce the data set by limiting the number of vApps.

    • Maximum number of vApps Collected. By default, the value is set to 100000.
    Note:
    • If you leave the Filter By Provider vDCs List and the Filter By Organizations List lists blank, the adapter instance imports all of the supported entities from the VMware Cloud Director hierarchy.
    • If you list Organizations and leave the Provider vDC list blank, the Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director imports only the Organizations that you list and the entities that are related to those Organizations.
    • If you list Provider vDCs and leave the Organizations list blank, the Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director imports only the Provider vDCs that you list and the entities that are related to those vDCs.
    • If you list Provider vDCs and Organizations, the Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director imports the union of the two sets.
  4. Click Validate Connection to test the connection to the vCloud Director host system.
  5. Click Add to save your configuration.

What to do next

If you have disabled auto discovery for the Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director , use manual discovery to import VMware Cloud Director entities.