You deploy vRealize Operations in VMware Cloud Foundation using the SDDC Manager user interface.
The process for deploying vRealize Operations varies slightly depending on whether you are using application virtual networks (AVNs) or a VLAN-backed distributed port group. See vRealize Suite Products and VMware Cloud Foundation for more information.
Prerequisites
- Deploy vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager. See Deploy vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager in Cloud Foundation.
- Verify you have a valid license key for vRealize Operations, which is purchased separately from VMware Cloud Foundation. You must add the license key to VMware Cloud Foundation before deploying vRealize Operations. See Add a vRealize Operations License Key to Cloud Foundation.
- Verify you have downloaded the vRealize Suite bundles from the VMware Depot. The bundle is obtained separately from the VMware Cloud Foundation installation download. See Downloading an Install Bundle.
- Verify that IP allocation and forward/reverse DNS records are prepared the vRealize Operations components.
For more information, see the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Guide.
- Verify that you have determined the size of the vRealize Operations deployment to provide enough resources to accommodate the analytics operations for monitoring the expected number of workloads and SDDC management packs in the VMware Cloud Foundation system.
For more information, use the online vRealize Operations Sizing utility.
Procedure
Results
After the successful deployment of vRealize Operations, the vRealize Operations page in displays an ACTIVE status and displays controls that enable you to connect vRealize Operations to workload domains.