Connect VMware Aria Operations for Logs to VMware Cloud Gateway

To connect to VMware Cloud Gateway and work with cloud packs, you must:

1. Create a custom role with EDIT_LICENSE and VIEW_CLUSTER privileges.
2. Create a user and assign the custom role to the user.

Prerequisites

Verify that you are logged in to the VMware Aria Operations for Logs web user interface as a Super Admin user, or a user associated with a role that has the relevant permissions. See Create and Modify Roles for more information.

Procedure

1. Login to VMware Aria Operations for Logs user interface as an Administrator.
2. Expand the main menu and go to Management > Access Control > Roles tab.
3. Click New Role to create a new custom role.
4. Enter a name and description for the role.
   For example,

   Name - CustomRole.

   Description - Can connect to VMware Cloud Gateway.

5. In the Permissions table, expand the Management section and assign the following permissions to the role.

   Permission	Access Level
   Cluster	View
   License	Edit

   
6. Click Save.
7. On the Access Control page, click the Users tab to create a new user and assign CustomRole to the user.
8. Click New User.
9. Enter the user name and email address of the user.
10. In the Roles table, deselect User and select CustomRole as the role for the user.
11. Click Save.

Results

The assigned user will receive an email with a link to update the password. After updating the password, the user can connect VMware Aria Operations for Logs to VMware Cloud Gateway.