To avoid data loss when powering off a VMware Aria Operations for Logs primary or worker node, you must power off the node by following a strict sequence of steps.

You must power off the VMware Aria Operations for Logs virtual appliance before modifying the virtual hardware of the appliance.

You can power off the VMware Aria Operations for Logs virtual appliance by using the Power > Shut Down Guest menu option in the vSphere Client. You can also use the virtual appliance console or establish an SSH connection to the VMware Aria Operations for Logs virtual appliance and run a command.

Prerequisites

  • If you plan to connect to the VMware Aria Operations for Logs virtual appliance by using SSH, verify that TCP port 22 is open.
  • Verify that you have the root user credentials to log in to the VMware Aria Operations for Logs virtual appliance.

Procedure

  1. Establish an SSH connection to the VMware Aria Operations for Logs vApp and log in as the root user.
  2. To power off the VMware Aria Operations for Logs virtual appliance, run shutdown -h now.

What to do next

You can safely modify the virtual hardware of the VMware Aria Operations for Logs virtual appliance.