After downloading product binaries and adding locker licenses and certificates to your environment, you are ready to install products. As part of the deployment process, you provide details about the products that you want to install.

You use the Environment API to perform the deployment. The Environment API also includes calls to update, scale out, and delete environments. For property definitions used in the calls, see Properties for Environment Operations.

This procedure shows how to install VMware Aria Operations. The installation procedure is the same for all products, but the request payload varies. For other request payloads, see Request Body Examples for Product Deployment.

This VMware Aria Operations example includes optional input used to add a collector group with the following properties for the nodes in the collector group: vmName, hostName, ip.

You can also install multiple products with a single command by including the payload for other products in the same environment request. In the product section of the payload, include the payload for each product as a separate object.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that all general prerequisites have been satisfied. See Installing and Importing Products Using VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle APIs.
  • Verify that you have downloaded binaries for the products that you plan to install. See Create an Environment using VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle API.
  • Verify that you have the infrastructure and product properties for the products you want to install. See System Requirements.

    To obtain properties, you can use API requests.

    Property API and Description Request
    dataCenterVMid Get all data centers using the Data Center Controller. /lcm/lcops/api/v2/datacenters
    licenseRef: locker:license:<vmid>:<alias> List all the licenses available in the store using the Locker License Controller. /lcm/locker/api/v2/licenses

    The response includes the VMID and alias used to specify the licenseRef property.
    certificate: locker:certificate:<vmid>:<alias> List all the licenses available in the store using the Locker License Controller. /lcm/locker/api/v2/licenses

    The response includes the VMID and alias used to speicfy the certificate property.
    ntp Get product NTP settings using the Settings Controller. /lcm/lcops/api/v2/settings/ntp-servers
    dns Get product DNS settings using the Settings Controller. /lcm/lcops/api/v2/settings/dns

Procedure

  1. Install VMware Aria Operations. 
    curl -X POST \
  '$url/lcm/lcops/api/v2/environments' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YWRtaW5AbG9jYWw6VGhpc0lzUGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "environmentName": "vrops_large_deployments",
    "infrastructure": {
      "properties": {
        "dataCenterVmid": "ee6ce426-ca13-4e56-ad9e-c34a4d3d90c2",
        "regionName": "default",
        "zoneName": "default",
        "vCenterName": "LCM-VC2",
        "vCenterHost": "lcm-vc2.sqa.local",
        "vcUsername": "[email protected]",
        "vcPassword": "",
        "acceptEULA": "true",
        "enableTelemetry": "true",
        "adminEmail": "[email protected]",
        "defaultPassword": "",
        "certificate": "",
        "cluster": "Datacenter#Cluster-01",
        "storage": "ISCSI-15TB-04",
        "folderName": "",
        "resourcePool": "",
        "diskMode": "thin",
        "network": "infra-traffic-1024",
        "masterVidmEnabled": "false",
        "dns": "10.141.66.213,10.118.183.252",
        "domain": "sqa.local",
        "gateway": "10.196.57.253",
        "netmask": "255.255.254.0",
        "searchpath": "sqa.local",
        "timeSyncMode": "ntp",
        "ntp": "ntp1.eng.vmware.com",
        "isDhcp": "false"
      }
    },
    "products": [
      {
        "id": "vrops",
        "version": "8.6.0",
        "properties": {
          "licenseRef": "locker:license:eab62-bc21-643cf0b9cafa:license",
          "certificate": "locker:certificate:f4e98b983:vmware",
          "productPassword": "locker:password:d21-d9de2c10:ABCDpass1!",
          "disableTls": "",
          "timeSyncMode": "ntp",
          "masterVidmEnabled": false,
          "ntp": "ntp1.eng.vmware.com",
          "affinityRule": false,
          "configureAffinitySeparateAll": "true",
          "deployOption": "large",
          "fipsMode": "true",
          "vrliLogForwardingConfiguration": "false", 
          "installSddcManagementPack": "false",
          "fileName": ""
        },
        "clusterVIP": {
          "clusterVips": []
        },
        "collectorGroups": {
          "operationType": "add",
          "collectorGroups": [
            {
              "name": "Test collector group 1"
              "nodes": [
                {
                  "type": "remotecollector",
                  "properties": {
                    "vmName": "test-remotecollector-cg-8",
                    "hostName": "lcm-35-8.sqa.local",
                    "deployOption": "smallrc",
                    "ip": "10.198.35.8"
                  }
                },
                {
                  "type": "cloudproxy",
                  "properties": {
                    "vmName": "test-cloudproxy-cg-2",
                    "hostName": "lcm-35-9.sqa.local",
                    "ip": "10.198.35.9",
                    "deployOption": "smallcp"
                  }
                }
              ]
          }
        ]
        "nodes": [
          {
            "type": "remotecollector",
            "properties": {
              "vmName": "vrops-remotecollector",
              "hostName": "sqa.local",
              "deployOption": "smallrc",
              "ip": "4.4.4.4",
              "gateway": "2.2.2.2",
              "domain": "2.2.2.2",
              "searchpath": "2.2.2.2",
              "dns": "10.141.66.213",
              "netmask": "2.2.2.2",
              "extendedStorage": "",
              "timeZone": "",
              "ntp": "",
              "vCenterHost": "lcm-vc1.sqa.local",
              "cluster": "Datacenter-01#Cluster-01",
              "resourcePool": "",
              "folderName": "",
              "network": "dvs-55-Network-314b11d9-c958-4aa2-af98-cd5439a970d7",
              "storage": "ISCSI-15TB-02",
              "diskMode": "thin",
              "contentLibraryItemId": "",
              "vCenterName": "lcm-vc1",
              "vcUsername": "[email protected]",
              "vcPassword": "locker:password:4984d8e4-825b-4694-99cf-db80b41b5ac2:vc-password"
            }
          },
          {
            "type": "master",
            "properties": {
              "vmName": "mastervmname",
              "hostName": "lcm-57-68.sqa.local",
              "ip": "10.196.57.68"
            }
          },
          {
            "type": "replica",
            "properties": {
              "vmName": "replicavmname",
              "hostName": "lcm-12-34.sqa.local",
              "ip": "10.196.12.34"
            }
          },
          {
            "type": "data",
            "properties": {
              "vmName": "datavmname",
              "hostName": "lcm-12-35.sqa.local",
              "ip": "10.196.12.35"
            }
          },
          {
             "type": "remotecollector",
             "properties": {
               "vmName": "test-remotecollector-cg-8",
               "hostName": "lcm-35-8.sqa.local",
               "deployOption": "smallrc",
               "ip": "10.198.35.8"
             }
           },
           {
             "type": "cloudproxy",
             "properties": {
               "vmName": "test-cloudproxy-cg-2",
               "hostName": "lcm-35-9.sqa.local",
               "ip": "10.198.35.9",
               "deployOption": "smallcp"
             }
           }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }' | jq "."
    Note:
    • If "installSddcManagementPack": "true", then define fileName with the path to the pak file for the SDDC Manager Management Pack.
    • To deploy nodes with a different vCenter, add nodes of the remotecollector node type and list properties for that node.
    • The VMware Aria Operations replica node is for high availability. You can perform a high availability deployment during either the installation flow or a scale-out flow.
    • You can also add collector groups as a Day 2 operation. See How do I manage collector groups.
    The request triggers the API. The response shows the request ID. 
    {
    "requestId":"1dac194a-6e1f-4772-a97d-af300ad5086c"
}
  2. Track your request. 
    curl -X GET '$url /lcm/request/api/v2/requests/$requestId' -H 'Authorization: Basic YWRtaW5AbG9jYWw6VGhpc0lzUGFzc3dvcmQ=' | jq "."
    The request might take some time. After completion, the product is installed in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. 
    ...
},
  "outputMap": {},
  "state": "COMPLETED",
  "executionId": "61274f3c-20cc-47a1-90ec-130635edb7d1",
...
  3. To verify that VMware Aria Operations has been imported, list all environments. 
    curl -X GET '$url/lcm/lcops/api/v2/environments' -H 'Authorization: Basic YWRtaW5AbG9jYWw6VGhpc0lzUGFzc3dvcmQ=' | jq "."
    A snippet of the response shows the VMware Aria Operations product that you installed. 
    ...
        "id": "vrops",
        "version": "8.6.0",
        "patchHistory": null,
        "snapshotHistory": null,
        "logHistory": null,
        "clusterVIP": {
          "clusterVips":[
          ]
        },
        "nodes": [
          {
            "type": "remotecollector",
            "properties": {
              "vmName": "vrops-remotecollector",
              "hostName": "sqa.local",
              "deployOption": "smallrc",
              "ip": "4.4.4.4",
              "gateway": "2.2.2.2",
              "domain": "2.2.2.2",
              "searchpath": "2.2.2.2",
              "dns": "10.141.66.213",
              "netmask": "2.2.2.2",
              "extendedStorage": "",
              "timeZone": "",
              "ntp": "",
              "vCenterHost": "lcm-vc1.sqa.local",
              "cluster": "Datacenter-01#Cluster-01",
              "resourcePool": "",
              "folderName": "",
              "network": "dvs-55-Network-314b11d9-c958-4aa2-af98-cd5439a970d7",
              "storage": "ISCSI-15TB-02",
              "diskMode": "thin",
              "contentLibraryItemId": "",
              "vCenterName": "lcm-vc1",
              "vcUsername": "[email protected]",
              "vcPassword": "locker:password:4984d8e4-825b-4694-99cf-db80b41b5ac2:vc-password"
              "id":"1"
              "collectorGroupName":null
            }
          },
          {
            "type": "master",
            "properties": {
              "vmName": "mastervmname",
              "hostName": "lcm-12-33.sqa.local",
              "ip": "10.196.12.33"
              "id":"2",
              "collectorGroupName":null,
              ...
            }
          },
          {
            "type": "replica",
            "properties": {
              "vmName": "replicavmname",
              "hostName": "lcm-12-34.sqa.local",
              "ip": "10.196.12.34"
              "id":"3",
              "collectorGroupName":null,
              ...
            }
          },
          {
            "type": "data",
            "properties": {
              "vmName": "datavmname",
              "hostName": "lcm-12-35.sqa.local",
              "ip": "10.196.12.35"
              "id":"4",
              "collectorGroupName":null,
              ...
            }
          },
          {
             "type": "remotecollector",
             "properties": {
               "hidden":"true",
               "vmName": "test-remotecollector-cg-8",
               "hostName": "lcm-35-8.sqa.local",
               "deployOption": "smallrc",
               "ip": "10.198.35.8",
               "collectorGroupName":"Test collector group 1",
               "id":"5"
               ...
             }
           },
           {
             "type": "cloudproxy",
             "properties": {
               "hidden":"true",
               "vmName": "test-cloudproxy-cg-2",
               "hostName": "lcm-35-9.sqa.local",
               "ip": "10.198.35.9",
               "deployOption": "smallcp"
               "collectorGroupName":"Test collector group 1",
               "id":"6"
               ...
             }
           }
        ],
        "collectorGroups": {
            "operationsType": "null",
            "collectorGroups": [
              {
                "id":"d79e5a37-b08e-4649-8665-750049147060",
                "name":"Test collector group 1",
                "description":null,
                "nodes":[
                  {
                    "type": "REMOTE",
                    "properties":{
                      "hostName": "lcm-35-8.sqa.local",
                      "id":"5",
                      ...
                      "deployOption":"smallrc"
                    }  
                  },
                  {
                    "type": "CLOUD_PROXY",
                    "properties": {
                      "hostName":"lcm-35-9.sqa.local",
                      "id":"6",
                       ...
                       "deployOption":"smallcp"
                     }
                   }
                 ]
               }
             ] 
            "collectorsName":[
              "Test collector group 1"
            ]
        },    
        "properties": {
          "certificate": "locker:certificate:f4e98b983:vmware",
          "productPassword": "locker:password:d21-d9de2c10:ABCDpass1!",
          "licenseRef": "locker:license:eab62-bc21-643cf0b9cafa:license",
          "disableTls": "",
          "timeSyncMode": "ntp",
          "masterVidmEnabled": false,
          "ntp": "ntp1.eng.vmware.com",
          "affinityRule": false,
          "configureAffinitySeparateAll": "true",
          "deployOption": "large"
...

What to do next

If the deployment request succeeds, the product is installed. However, if the deployment request fails, diagnose the problem before retrying your request. See Retry an Install or Import Request VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle API. Creating a log bundle can also help to troubleshoot an unsuccessful deployment. See How do I generate a log bundle using the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle API.