Setting up VMware Aria Operations for Networks Collector (OVA)

You can set up VMware Aria Operations for Networks collector by importing OVA to your VMware vCenter server.

To add a Collector VM, you must do the following:

1. Download the Collector VM OVA.
2. Generate and copy the shared secret.
3. Deploy the data collector VM OVA using vSphere web client or vSphere windows native client.

Note: Before you add a Collector VM, ensure that you review and meet Recommendation for the Collector Deployment for optimum performance. To know about the Collector deployment requirement, see the System Recommendations and Requirements topic.