Configure the deployment for VMware Aria Operations for Logs in a VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle logical environment in VMware Cloud Foundation mode.

Procedure

  1. Log in to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle at https://<aria_suite_lifecycle_fqdn> as vcfadmin@local.
  2. On the My services page, click Lifecycle operations.

  3. In the navigation pane, click Create environment.

  4. On the Create environment page, configure the following settings, configure the remaining settings according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, and click Next.

    Setting

    Value

    Install Identity Manager

    Disabled

    Activate SDDC Manager Integration

    Enabled

    JSON configuration

    Disabled

    Join the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program

    Selected

  5. On the Select product page, select the check box for VMware Aria Operations for Logs, configure these settings, and click Next.

    Setting

    Value

    Installation type

    New install

    Version

    Select the compatible version for the VMware Cloud Foundation release.

    Deployment type

    Cluster

  6. On the End user license agreement page, agree to license agreement, and click Next.

  7. On the License page, select or add the VMware Aria Suite or VMware Aria Operations for Logs license, click Validate association, and click Next.

    • To select the license from the locker, click Select, select the license alias and click Update.

    • To add the license, click Add, enter the license alias and key, click Validate, and click Add.

  8. On the Certificate page, from the Select certificate drop-down menu, select the VMware Aria Operations for Logs certificate and click Next.

  9. On the Infrastructure page, configure the following settings, configure the remaining settings according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, and click Next.

    Setting

    Value

    Select disk mode

    Thin

    Use content library

    Enabled

  10. On the Binary mappings page, click Select content library item, browse and select the VMware Aria Operations for Logs OVA file, click Select and then click Next.

  11. On the Network page, review the settings and click Next.

  12. On the Products page, in the Product properties section, configure the following settings, configure the remaining settings according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

    Setting

    Value

    Anti-affinity / affinity rule

    Enabled

    Upgrade VM compatibility

    Enabled

    Always use English

    Disabled

  13. On the Products page, expand the Cluster virtual IP section and configure the remaining settings according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

  14. On the Products page, expand the vrli-master section and configure the remaining settings according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

  15. Repeat this step for the vrli-worker-1 and vrli-worker-2 sections, and click Next.

  16. On the Precheck page, click Run precheck.

  17. After all prechecks finish with a Passed message, click Next.

  18. On the Summary page, review the configuration details.

  19. (Optional) To save the deployment configuration, click Export configuration and click Submit.

  20. On the Request details page, monitor the deployment progress until all stages become Completed.