As an administrator, you can set up VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) to connect to vCenter Server systems at two-minute intervals and collect data for events, alarms, and tasks. You can also configure ESXi hosts in VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) via the vCenter Server .
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Cloud Proxy as a Syslog Server A Cloud Proxy receives log and event information from monitored sources and sends this information to VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) , where it can be queried and analyzed. The Cloud Proxy includes a built-in syslog server that is constantly active when the Cloud Proxy is running.
Connect VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) to a vSphere Environment Before you configure VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) to collect alarms, events, and tasks data from a vSphere environment, you must connect VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) to one or more vCenter Server systems.
Configure VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) to Pull Events, Tasks, and Alarms from a vCenter Server Instance Events, tasks, and alerts are structured data with specific meaning. You can configure VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) to collect alarms, events, and tasks data from one or more vCenter Server systems.
Configuring the vCenter Server to Forward Log Events to VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) The vSphere integration collects task and events from vCenter Server , but not the low-level internal logs from each vCenter Server component. These logs are used by the vSphere content pack.
Configure an ESXi Host to Forward Log Events to VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) ESXi hosts or vSphere Appliance instances generate unstructured log data that can be analyzed in VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) .