In each additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance, deploy a VMware Aria Operations for Networks collector node and set up data sources for the new management and VI workload domain vCenter Servers, and NSX instances. Deploying a seperate collector node makes the data collection in each additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance independent from the location of the VMware Aria Operations for Networks platform node.

Prerequisites

Verify that your environment fulfills the prerequisites for the deployment of VMware Aria Operations for Networks in an additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance.

Prerequisite Value

Environment

  • Verify that your environment is configured according to and the Intelligent Network Visibility tab of the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

  • Required storage per VMware Aria Operations for Networks collector node: 200GB
  • Verify that vCenter Server is operational.
  • Verify that the vSphere cluster has vSphere DRS and HA activated.
  • Verify that the NSX Manager is operational.
  • Verify that the local-instance NSX segment is available for the deployment of the VMware Aria Operations for Networks collector node.
  • Verify that VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle in the first VMware Cloud Foundation instance is operational.

Create a vCenter Server Single Sign-On User for Integration with VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle for Intelligent Network Visibility for VMware Cloud Foundation

Before adding the vCenter Server in the additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance to the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle in the first VMware Cloud Foundation instance, you create a user in vCenter Server Single Sign-On.

UI Procedure

  1. Log in to the management domain vCenter Server in the additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance at https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui as [email protected].
  2. Navigate to Menu > Administration.
  3. In the left pane, select Single Sign On > Users and groups.
  4. From the Domain drop-down menu, select vsphere.local, and click ADD.
  5. On the Add user page, configure the settings according to the values in your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook 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 = "lax-vcf01.lax.rainpole.io"
$sddcManagerUser = "[email protected]"
$sddcManagerPass = "VMw@re1!"

$ssoUsername = "svc-xint-vrslcm01-lax-m01-vc01"
$ssoPassword = "VMw@re1!"

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

    Add-SsoUser -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -ssoUser $ssoUsername -ssoPass $ssoPassword

Configure Service Account Permissions in vSphere for Integration with VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle for Intelligent Network Visibility for VMware Cloud Foundation

To ensure that VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle can deploy and manage the VMware Aria Operations for Networks collector nodes in the management domain vCenter Server inventory in the additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance, you assign permissions to the service account for communication from the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle instance in the first VMware Cloud Foundation instance to vSphere in the additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance.

UI Procedure

  1. Log in to the management domain vCenter Server in the additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance at https://<vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui as [email protected].
  2. Navigate to Menu > Administration.
  3. In the left pane, select Access control > Global permissions.
  4. Click the Add icon, configure the settings according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, select Propagate to children, and click OK.

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 = "lax-vcf01.lax.rainpole.io"
$sddcManagerUser = "[email protected]"
$sddcManagerPass = "VMw@re1!"

$domainUser = "administrator"
$domainUserPass = "VMw@re1!"

$ssoUsername = "svc-xint-vrslcm01-lax-m01-vc01"
$vrslcmVsphereRoleName = "VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle to vSphere Integration"

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

    Add-vCenterGlobalPermission -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -domain vsphere.local -domainBindUser $domainUser -domainBindPass $domainUserPass -principal $ssoUsername -role $vrslcmVsphereRoleName -propagate true -type user -localDomain

Add the vCenter Server Password for the Additional VMware Cloud Foundation Instance to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle for Intelligent Network Visibility

Before adding the management domain vCenter Server in the additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle, you must add the password for the corresponding application-to-application service account to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle for communication from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle to vSphere.

You add the password for the management domain vCenter Server in the additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance to the locker of the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle instance in the first VMware Cloud Foundation instance.

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 Passwords.
  4. On the Passwords page, click Add.

    The Add password page appears.

  5. Configure the password for management domain vCenter Server in the additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, enter a password description, 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!"

$ssoUserAlias = "svc-xint-vrslcm01-lax-m01-vc01"
$ssoUserPassword = "VMw@re1!"
$ssoUsername = "[email protected]"

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

    New-vRSLCMLockerPassword -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -alias $ssoUserAlias -password $ssoUserPassword -userName $ssoUsername

Add the Management Domain vCenter Server in the Additional VMware Cloud Foundation Instance to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle for Intelligent Network Visibility

To activate cross-instance SDDC components in the additional VMware Cloud Foundation instances, you add the corresponding management domain vCenter Servers in the additional VMware Cloud Foundation instances to the cross-instance data center in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

You add the management domain vCenter Server in the additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance to the existing cross-instance data center in the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle instance in the first VMware Cloud Foundation instance.

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 Lifecycle operations.
  3. In the navigation pane, click Datacenters.
  4. On the Datacenters page, expand the cross-instance data center and click Add vCenter.
  5. Configure the settings according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, select the Management vCenter Server type, and click Validate.
  6. After successful vCenter Server validation, click Save.
  7. In the navigation pane, click Requests and verify that the state of the vCenter Server data collection request is Completed.

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!"

$vrslcmDcName = "xint-m01-dc01"
$vcenterFqdn = "lax-m01-vc01.lax.rainpole.io"
$ssoUserAlias = "svc-xint-vrslcm01-lax-m01-vc01"

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

    New-vRSLCMDatacenterVcenter -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -datacenterName $vrslcmDcName -vcenterFqdn $vcenterFqdn -userLockerAlias $ssoUserAlias

Deploy the VMware Aria Operations for Networks Collector Node in an Additional VMware Cloud Foundation Instance by Using VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle

To extend the deployment of VMware Aria Operations for Networks in an additional VMware Cloud Foundation instances, you use the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle instance in the first VMware Cloud Foundation instance.

Deploy the VMware Aria Operations for Networks collector node in the additional VMware Cloud Foundation instances by adding product components in the cross-instance VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle environment.

In case of unrecoverable errors during scale-out, before you deploy the VMware Aria Operations for Networks collector node in the additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance, take snapshots of the VMware Aria Operations for Networks virtual machines.

After successful deployment, the workflow deletes the snapshots of the VMware Aria Operations for Networks virtual machines.

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 left pane, click Environments.
  4. Synchronize the VMware Aria Operations for Networks inventory.
    1. On the Environments page, in the cross-instance environment card, click View details.
    2. On the main navigation bar, click the Networks tab.
    3. In the VMware Aria Operations for Networks section, click the horizontal ellipsis and, from the drop-down menu, click Trigger inventory sync.
    4. In the Trigger inventory sync dialog box, click Submit.
  5. Deploy and configure the VMware Aria Operations for Networks collector node.
    1. On the Environments page, in the cross-instance environment card, click View details.
    2. In the VMware Aria Operations for Networks section, click the Add components button.
    3. In the Proceed to add components dialog box, click Proceed.
    4. On the Infrastructure page, click Next.
    5. On the Network page, click Next.
    6. On the Products page, in the Product properties section, ensure that Take product snapshot is selected.
    7. In the Components section, from the Add component drop-down menu, select VMware Aria Operations for Networks collector node.
    8. In the vrni-collector-2 panel, from the Node size drop-down menu, ensure Large is selected, and configure the settings according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.
    9. In the vrni-collector-2 panel, click the Advanced configuration icon.

      The Advanced configuration dialog box opens.

    10. In the Infrastructure section, configure the following settings and configure the remaining settings according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

      Setting

      Value

      Select resource pool

      N/A

      Select disk mode

      Thin
    11. In the Network section, configure the settings according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.
    12. In the Console password section, configure the value according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook
    13. In the Support password section, configure the value according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.
    14. In the Advanced configuration, click Save.
  6. On the Components page, click Next.
  7. On the Precheck page, click Run precheck.
  8. After all prechecks finish with a Passed messages, click Next.
  9. On the Summary page, review the configuration details and click Submit.
  10. On the Request details page, monitor the deployment progress until all stages become Completed.