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

  1. On the SDDC Manager Dashboard, navigate to Administration > vRealize Suite.
    The vRealize Suite navigation appears, listing the vRealize Suite products available for your VMware Cloud Foundation system deployment.
  2. Click vRealize Operations.
    The vRealize Operations page displays.
  3. Click Deploy.
    The vRealize Operations Installation Prerequisites page displays the prerequisites that you must complete before beginning the installation.
  4. Review the readiness of each prerequisite and verify by selecting each adjacent check box.
    When all the boxes are selected, the Begin button is activated.
  5. Click Begin.
  6. On the Deployment Details page, enter the settings and Next to continue.
    All settings are required.
    Setting Description
    License Key Select a valid license for vRealize Operations. This license may be for vRealize Operations, vRealize Suite, or vCloud Suite. If no key is available, you can add one in Administration > Licensing.
    High Availability Optionally, move the button to green to deploy vRealize Operations with high availability configured.
    Node Size Select a Node Size based on your requirements.
    Note: If you enable High Availability, you must specify a Node Size of Medium or larger.
    Node Count Selet a Node Count for based on your requirements.
    Note: If you enable High Availability, you must specify a Node Count of 2 or more.
    Note: The Node Size limits the number of nodes you can specify. Review the vRealize Operations Sizing Guidelines in VMware Knowledge Base article 54370.
  7. If you are using AVNs, the Network Settings page displays read-only information about the application virtual networks that vRealize Operations will use. Click Next.
  8. On the FQDNs page, enter the settings and Next to continue.
    Note: FQDNs must start with a letter and can contain only letters, digits, dashes, and underscores.
    Setting Description
    Load Balancers

    When you deploy vRealize Operations, an NSX Edge Service Gateway is deployed as a one-armed load balancer. This load balancer is shared between vRealize Operations and vRealize Automation. If you already deployed vRealize Automation, the NSX Edge Service Gateway FQDN displays as read-only.

    NSX Edge Service Gateway
    Enter the FQDN.
    vRealize Operations
    Enter the FQDN for the vRealize Operations virtual server on the NSX Edge load balaner.
    vRealize Operations Nodes
    Node 1
    Enter the FQDN.
    Node n
    Enter the FQDN for each Node n.

    For example, if you specify 3 nodes:

    • Without High Availability enabled.

      • Node 1 = Primary Node FQDN

      • Node 2 = Data Node 1 FQDN

      • Node 3 = Data Node 2 FQDN

    • With High Availability enabled.

      • Node 1 = Primary Node FQDN

      • Node 2 = Replica Node FQDN

      • Node 3 = Data Node FQDN

    vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
    vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
    Displays the FQDN.
  9. On the Account Information page, enter the settings and Next to continue.
    Note: All settings are required.

    Setting Description
    vRealize Operations Systems Administrator
    Create Password / Confirm Password
    Create and confirm a password for the vRealize Operations system administrator. This is the credential that allows SDDC Manager to connect to the vRealize Operations system.
  10. On the Review Summary page, review a summary of the installation configuration settings.
    This page displays any validation errors that require attention.
    Note: If necessary, you can use the Back button to return to preceding pages and modify settings. You can also proceed without validation.
  11. Click Finish.
    The vRealize Operations page displays with the following message: Deployment in progress.
    If the deployment fails, this page displays a deployment status of Failed and prompts you to Uninstall.
    Click Uninstall to return to the vRealize Operations page. Confirm your configuration settings, and retry the deployment operation.
  12. After deploying vRealize Operations on VMware Cloud Foundation, you must replace the security certificate.
    See Certificate Management.
  13. (Optional) Click View Status in Tasks to view the details of the deployment in progress or a deployment failure.
    The Tasks panel opens at the bottom page. You can open individual tasks to view details.
  14. (Optional) After the successful deployment of vRealize Operations, click the vRealize Operations link below the page title.
    The vRealize Operations user interface opens in a new browser tab.

Results

After the successful deployment of vRealize Operations, the vRealize Operations page in SDDC Manager > Administration > vRealize Suite displays an ACTIVE status and displays controls that enable you to connect vRealize Operations to workload domains.