Add VMware Aria Operations for Logs License to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle for Intelligent Logging and Analytics for VMware Cloud Foundation

You can license VMware Aria Operations for Logs individually or as part of VMware Aria Suite. If you have not added the VMware Aria Suite license to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle as part of another solution, you can add the license to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Locker before deploying VMware Aria Operations for Logs. Alternatively, you can add the license during the deployment process.

UI 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 Licenses.

4. To add the license, click Add license manually, enter the VMware Aria Suite or VMware Aria Operations for Logs license alias and key.

5. Click Validate.

6. Verify the validation is successful and click Add.

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!"
   
   $licenseAlias = "VMware Aria Operations for Logs"
   $licenseKey = "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"

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

   New-vRSLCMLockerLicense -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -alias $licenseAlias -license $licenseKey