To use the Log Analysis page, the Troubleshoot with Logs dashboard, and Logs tab in VMware Aria Operations, you must configure VMware Aria Operations for Logs with VMware Aria Operations.

Configuring the VMware Aria Operations for Logs Adapter in VMware Aria Operations

You can integrate only one VMware Aria Operations for Logs instance. For Service Roles in VMware Aria Operations for Logs, see the VMware Aria Operations for Logs documentation.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that VMware Aria Operations for Logs and VMware Aria Operations are installed.
  • Verify that you know the Credentials and IP address or FQDN of the VMware Aria Operations for Logs instance you have installed.

Procedure

  1. From the left menu, select Data Sources > Integrations.
  2. From the Accounts tab in the Integrations page, click Add Account and then select the VMware VMware Aria Operations for Logs card. You can also activate the management pack from the Repository tab, where you will find the card in the Available Integrations section. After the management pack is activated, click Add Account.
  3. In the VMware Aria Operations for Logs page, add details to the following properties:
    • Name: Provide a name for the VMware Aria Operations for Logs adapter
    • Description: Provide a description for the VMware Aria Operations for Logs adapter.
    • Operations for Logs server: Enter the IP address or FQDN in the Log Insight server text box of the VMware Aria Operations for Logs you have installed and want to integrate with.
    • Credential: Click the + icon to enter the credentials of the VMware Aria Operations for Logs account you want to integrate with. You must enter the Credential name, Operations for Logs User Name and Operations for Logs Password.
      Note: If you are upgrading from vRealize Operations Manager 8.x to VMware Aria Operations, you must re-configure these details after the upgrade is complete.
      Note: Use the credentials of a local VMware Aria Operations for Logs user. The minimum required privileges for the read-only user are Explore Logs > Explore Logs and Explore Logs > Extracted Fields, both with View Access.
    • Collector/Group: Select the collector group from the Collectors/Groups drop-down menu.
  4. Click Test Connection to verify that the connection is successful.
  5. Click Save.

Configuring VMware Aria Operations in VMware Aria Operations for Logs

You configure VMware Aria Operations in VMware Aria Operations for Logs in the following scenarios:

  • To have alerts and metrics generated from VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
Prerequisites
  • Verify that VMware Aria Operations for Logs and VMware Aria Operations are installed.
  • Verify that you know the IP address, hostname, and password of the VMware Aria Operations instance you want to integrate with.
  • Verify that the VMware Aria Operations for Logs management pack is activated in VMware Aria Operations.

Procedure

  1. From the Administration page of VMware Aria Operations for Logs, click VMware Aria Operations under Integrations in the left pane. You see the VMware Aria Operations Integration page.
  2. In the Hostname text box, enter the IP address or FQDN of the VMware Aria Operations instance you want to integrate with.
    Note: If you are using a load balancer, use its IP address or FQDN as a hostname value.
  3. In the Username and Password text boxes, enter the user name and password of the VMware Aria Operations instance you want to integrate with.
  4. Select the relevant check boxes according to your preference:
    • To send alerts to VMware Aria Operations, select Enable alerts integration.
    • To let VMware Aria Operations for Logs to navigate from a log to an object in VMware Aria Operations, select Enable launch in context.
    • To calculate and send metrics to VMware Aria Operations, select Enable metric calculation.
  5. Click Test Connection to verify that the connection is successful and accept the certificate if it is untrusted.
  6. Click Save.

    You can now view the log details for an object in VMware Aria Operations.