Configure an instance of the VMware Aria Operations for Networks in VMware Aria Operations.

Prerequisites

As vCenter and NSX-T are native VMware Aria Operations Management Packs, ensure that you have installed the latest NSX for vSphere Management Pack if you have NSX for vSphere data source configured in VMware Aria Operations for Networks.

Procedure

  1. From the left menu, click Administration>Integrations.
  2. From the Accounts tab in the Integrations page, click Add Account and then select the VMware Aria Operations for Networks 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. Configure the adapter instance.

    Option

    Description

    VRNI FQDN/IP

    The FQDN or the IP address of VMware Aria Operations for Networks.

    Credential

    Select and add the credential you want to use to sign on to the environment from the drop-down menu. To add new credentials to access the environment of this management pack, click the plus sign.

    • Credential Kind. Select and configure the Credential Type. You can select either the Local, LDAP, or vIDM network insight credentials.

      Note:

      This Management pack supports only the Local, LDAP, and vIDM users that are added in the User Management settings of VMware Aria Operations for Networks.

      • Local - Network Insight Credentials. Enter the credential name, user name of the local user configured in VMware Aria Operations for Networks, and password for that user.

      • LDAP - Network Insight Credentials. Enter the credential name, LDAP domain configured in VMware Aria Operations for Networks, LDAP user name, and LDAP password for that LDAP user.

      • vIDM - Network Insight Credentials. Enter the credential name, vIDM FQDN/IP integrated with VMware Aria Operations for Networks, vIDM user name, and vIDM password for that vIDM user.

      Credential Name. Credential Name.

    Collector / Group

    Select the required collector group.

    Validate Connection

    Test Connection should be successful.
  4. The VMware Aria Operations for Networks instance collects events based on common data sources between VMware Aria Operations and VMware Aria Operations for Networks. When you deactivate the Import problem events as based on common data sources option, all the events are imported into the VMware Aria Operations.
  5. You can collect user-defined events of VMware Aria Operations for Networks as notifications in VMware Aria Operations. To do so, activate the Import User defined events as Notifications.
  6. Select the severity of the problem events you want to import. By default, all the problem events with moderate and critical severities are imported.
  7. Click Add.

    The VMware Aria Operations for Networks instance is added to the list.