The following differences exist between the commercial VMware Aria Operations product and the VMware Aria Operations in VMware Aria Suite Cloud for US Public Sector version of that offering.

Where appropriate, links are provided to VMware Aria Operations documentation about the related feature or consideration.

The standard (commercial) SaaS version of VMware Aria Operations can only be configured to support the standard (commercial) version of VMware Cloud on AWS. It cannot be configured to support the VMware Aria Suite Cloud for US Public Sector environment, previously VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US).

The VMware Aria Operations in VMware Aria Suite Cloud for US Public Sector can only be configured to support the VMware Cloud on AWS in VMware Aria Suite Cloud for US Public Sector environment.

Note: The on-premises version of VMware Aria Operations can be configured to support either standard (commercial) VMware Cloud on AWS or VMware Cloud on AWS in VMware Aria Suite Cloud for US Public Sector, but not both.

Configuring Cloud Proxies

To connect to a vCenter appliance when creating and using vCenter-based cloud accounts, you must use a cloud proxies.

The process for obtaining and deploying a cloud proxy is documented in Configuring Cloud Proxies in VMware Aria Operations. Only the firewall configuration urls are different between what is documented in that topic and what you must do in your VMware Aria Operations in VMware Aria Suite Cloud for US Public Sector environment.

Ensure firewalls are configured to allow outgoing traffic to:
  • *.gc1.vmwareidentity.us
  • *.gw.vrealize-gov.vmware.com
  • registry.vrealize-gov.vmware.com
  • download2.vmware.com