Import the VMware Aria Operations for Logs Certificate to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle for Intelligent Logging and Analytics for VMware Cloud Foundation

To prepare VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle for the deployment of VMware Aria Operations for Logs, you must add the VMware Aria Operations for Logs certificate, that you generated using the certificate generation utility (CertGenVVS), to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Locker.

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 Locker.
3. In the navigation pane, click Certificates.

4. On the Certificates page, click Import.

5. On the Import certificate page, enter a name for the VMware Aria Operations for Logs certificate according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

6. Click Browse file, navigate to the VMware Aria Operations for Logs certificate PEM file, and click Open.

7. On the Import certificate page, click Import.

PowerShell Procedure

1. Start PowerShell.

2. Replace the values in the sample code with values from your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and run the commands in the PowerShell console.

   $sddcManagerFqdn = "sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io"
   $sddcManagerUser = "[email protected]"
   $sddcManagerPass = "VMw@re1!"
   
   $certificateAlias = "sfo-vrli01"

3. Perform the configuration by running the command in the PowerShell console.

   Import-vRSLCMLockerCertificate -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -certificateAlias $certificateAlias

4. In the dialog box that opens, navigate to the VMware Aria Operations for Logs certificate PEM file, and click Open.