Adding Physical Data Centers in VMware Aria Operations

In VMware Aria Operations, you can create and manage physical data centers and associate cloud accounts with them.

Procedure

1. From the left menu, click Administration and then click the Physical Data Centers tile.
2. On the Physical Data Centers page, click Add.
   Add Physical Data Centers page opens.
3. Enter a Name for the physical data center.
4. Select a location on the map.
   You can use the search bar to find a specific location. You can also zoom in or zoom out for a better view of the world map and find a suitable location.
5. Double-click on the selected location to create the data center.
   The location name and coordinates are reflected in the Location field.
6. From the Associate Cloud Account(s) with this Physical Data Center section, select the cloud account(s) you want to assign to this physical data center.
   Note: The Associate Cloud Account(s) with this Physical Data Center section only lists the configured vCenter, VMware Cloud on Dell EMC, and VMware Cloud Foundation cloud accounts. You can assign multiple cloud accounts to a physical data center.
7. Click Save.
   The physical data center is created.
8. View the new physical data center on the Physical Data Center page.

   Option	Description
   Name	Name of the physical data center you entered at the time of creation.
   Number of associated cloud accounts	Displays the total number of cloud accounts associated with the physical data center.
   Filter	Filters the list of physical data centers based on Name.

9. (Optional) Click the vertical ellipsis and select Edit to edit the physical data center.
10. (Optional) Click the vertical ellipsis or the horizontal ellipsis and then select Delete to remove a physical data center.