You can import an instance of VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator into VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you have the required IP credentials.
  • If you are using the traditional VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator setup option, where VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator is integrated with VMware Aria Automation, verify that you have a VMware Aria Automation environment prior to installing VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator.
    • If VMware Aria Automation is multi-tenancy enabled, you can install multiple instances of VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
    • If VMware Aria Automation is not multi-tenancy enabled, you can only install a single instance of VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
    Note:
    VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator offers two setup options:
    • VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator-Integrated

      This is the traditional VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator setup option, where VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator is integrated with VMware Aria Automation and you can install VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator after installing VMware Aria Automation

    • VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator Standalone: This setup option has no dependency on VMware Aria Automation and it allows you to integrate with vSphere.

    For related information, see Configure product details.

Procedure

  1. (Optional) To import VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator standalone:
    1. On the Create Environment page, select the check box on the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator product card.
    2. Select vSphere as the authentication type.
    3. This enables you to select Import as the installation type.
    4. Click Next.
  2. (Optional) To import VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator integrated with VMware Aria Automation, install or import VMware Aria Automation in the environment first, then import VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator.
    1. On the Create Environment page, select the check box on the VMware Aria Automation and select Import as the installation type.
    2. To install VMware Aria Automation, right click on the environment and click Add Product..
    3. With VMware Aria Automation installed in the environment, you can select Import as the installation type on the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator product card. Automation is the authentication type.
    4. Click Next.
  3. Enter the vRO Hostname and Root Password of VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator.
  4. If importing VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator integrated with VMware Aria Automation, enter the vIDM Tenant Admin and vIDM Tenant Admin Password.
  5. Select the vCenter instances from the list.
  6. Click Next and review the summary information.
  7. Click Submit.