The logical design includes the integration of VMware Aria Operations with the supporting infrastructure and private cloud services. The networking, identity and access management, product configurations, and secure access must be designed for seamless integration between VMware Aria Operations and other components.

Figure 1. Logical Design of Cloud-Based Intelligent Operations for VMware Cloud Foundation

You connect VMware Aria Operations with your VMware Cloud Foundation instance by using cloud accounts, adapters, and direct integrations. You access VMware Aria Operations by using a user interface and API.
Table 1. VMware Aria Operations Logical Components

Single Region

Multiple Availability Zones

Multiple Regions

  • Two Cloud Proxy appliances are deployed on the management VLAN in the management domain.

  • Two Cloud Proxy appliances are deployed on the management VLAN in the management domain.

  • A vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler VM/Host rule ensures that the Cloud Proxy appliances are running on an ESXi host group in the first availability zone of the management domain.

  • Two Cloud Proxy appliances are deployed on the management VLAN in the management domain in each instance.