Configure the NSX Edge Nodes to Forward Logs to VMware Aria Operations for Logs for Intelligent Logging and Analytics for VMware Cloud Foundation

You configure the NSX Edge nodes to send logs to VMware Aria Operations for Logs, using the NSX Local Manager.

UI Procedure

1. Log in to NSX Local Manager for the management domain at https://<management_domain_nsx_local_manager_fqdn>/login.jsp?local=true as admin.
2. On the main navigation bar, click System.

3. In the left pane, in the Configuration section, click Fabric > Profiles.

4. Click the Node profiles tab.

5. Use the All NSX nodes profile to configure log forwarding for all nodes for the current NSX Local Manager instance.

   1. Select the All NSX Nodes profile, and, in the Syslog servers section, click Add.

   2. In the Add Syslog server dialog box, configure the following settings, configure the remaining settings according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and click Add.

      Setting	Value
      Port	514
      Protocol	TCP
      Log Level	Information

6. Repeat this procedure for the remaining NSX Local Manager instances in the remaining VI workload domains.

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"

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

   Add-NsxtNodeProfileSyslogExporter -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -domain $sddcDomainName

4. Repeat this procedure for all VI workload domains.