Move the VMware Aria Operations for Logs Virtual Machines to the Dedicated Folder for Intelligent Logging and Analytics for VMware Cloud Foundation

You move the virtual machines of VMware Aria Operations for Logs cluster to a dedicated folder for better organization and management.

UI Procedure

1. Log in to vCenter Server at https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui as [email protected].
2. In the VMs and templates inventory, expand the management domain vCenter Server tree and expand the management domain data center.

3. Right-click the first node of the VMware Aria Operations for Logs cluster and select Move to folder.

4. In the Move to folder dialog box, select the VMware Aria Operations for Logs virtual machine folder you created and click OK.

5. Repeat this procedure for each of the remaining VMware Aria Operations for Logs cluster nodes.

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!"
   
   $sddcDomainName = "sfo-m01"
   
   $vmList = "sfo-vrli01a,sfo-vrli01b,sfo-vrli01c"
   $vmFolder = "sfo-m01-fd-logs"

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

   Move-VMtoFolder -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -domain $sddcDomainName -vmList $vmList -folder $vmFolder