You can restart VMware Aria Operations for Logs by using the Cluster page in the Web user interface.

Caution: Restarting VMware Aria Operations for Logs closes all active user sessions. Users of the VMware Aria Operations for Logs instance will be forced to log in again.

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. Expand the main menu and navigate to Management > Cluster.
  2. Select a cluster node.
  3. Click Restart Primary and click Restart.

What to do next

After VMware Aria Operations for Logs restarts, verify that syslog feeds from ESXi continue to arrive in VMware Aria Operations for Logs.