Before you can create a global environment for product deployments, you must add a cross-instance data center and the associated management domain vCenter Server to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

You add the cross-instance data center, and the associated management domain vCenter Server for the deployment of the global components, such as the clustered Workspace ONE Access.

Procedure

  1. In a web browser, log in to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle with the vcfadmin@local user by using the user interface (https://<vrslcm_fqdn>).
  2. On the My Services page, click Lifecycle Operations.
  3. In the navigation pane, click Datacenters.
  4. Click Add datacenter, enter the values for the global data center, and click Save.

    Setting

    Value

    Datacenter name

    Name for cross-instance datacenter

    Use custom location

    Deactivated

    Location

    Location of datacenter
  5. Add the management domain vCenter Server to the global data center.
    1. On the Datacenters page, expand the global data center and click Add vCenter.
    2. Enter the management domain vCenter Server information and click Validate.

      Setting

      Value

      vCenter name

      Enter a name for the vCenter Server

      vCenter FQDN

      Enter the FQDN of the vCenter Server

      vCenter credentials

      Select the <management_vcenter_name>-<uuid> credential. For example: vcenter-1-35214fac-caeb-4062-a184-350344e30c7f.

      vCenter type

      Management
  6. After the successful vCenter Server validation, click Save.
  7. In the navigation pane, click Requests and verify that the state of the vCenter data collection request is Completed.