As a Cloud Administrator, the first step is to purchase VMware Aria Universal Suite services, and then you can activate your VMware Aria Universal Suite and VMware Aria Subscription services.

You can activate VMware Aria Universal Suite subscriptions for both VMware Aria Suite cloud services and on-premises products.

Note:

As of October 2023, most of the subscriptions are converted to Core-based subscription. The following procedure is specific to VMware Aria Universal Suite subscriptions that use core as their assigned purchase unit. For the prior CPU-based procedure, go to How to activate and onboard CPU based VMware Aria Universal Suite subscriptions.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you have an active VMware Customer Connect ID.

  • Verify that you have received an activation email for your purchased VMware Aria Universal Suite subscription. For core-based VMware Aria Universal Suite subscriptions, you receive a single email for all the services and products included in your subscription.

  • Verify that you have the Organization Owner role. You must see Identity and Access Management in the left pane when you log in to the console. If not, contact the organization owner. For more information, go to How do I manage my Cloud Services Organizations.

Procedure

  1. Open your VMware Aria Universal Suite activation email and click Get Started.



    You are redirected to the Cloud Services Platform log in page.

  2. Enter your Customer Connect email address and click Next.

    You are shown your VMware Aria Universal Suite subscription details. To view further details about your subscription, click Order Details.

  3. Click Continue.
  4. Select an existing organization where you want to activate your subscription and click Continue. If you do not have an existing organization, click Create Organization to create a new organization.
    Displays the existing organization. It also has CREATE ORGANIZATION, Continue, and Back button.
    Caution:

    Ensure that you select the right organization. If you accidentally activate a subscription in the wrong organization, it is difficult to correct or rectify the error.

  5. Verify that the selected organization is the one you want to apply the subscription to and click Apply Subscriptions .

    You are redirected to the Subscriptions page of the VMware Aria Subscription Manager.

  6. On the Subcriptions page, complete the onboarding steps before accessing the VMware Aria Suite products.

What to do next

To complete the SaaS activation, go to How to activate VMware Aria Universal Suite subscriptions for VMware Aria Suite SaaS services.

To complete the on-premises activation, go to How to activate VMware Aria Universal Suite subscriptions for VMware Aria Suite On-premises products for VMware Aria Suite On-premises products.