Create a VM Group and Define the Startup Order of the VMware Aria Operations Analytics Cluster Appliances for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation

By using VM groups, you can define the startup order of appliances. The startup order you define ensures that vSphere HA powers on the clustered Workspace ONE Access appliances before the VMware Aria Operations analytics cluster appliances.

UI Procedure

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

3. Select the default management vSphere cluster and click the Configure tab.

4. Create a virtual machine group for the VMware Aria Operations analytics cluster virtual machines.

   1. In the left pane, select Configuration > VM/Host groups and click Add VM/Host group.

   2. From the Type drop-down menu, select VM group.

   3. Enter your values from the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and click OK.

5. Create a rule to power on the clustered Workspace ONE Access virtual machines before the VMware Aria Operations analytics cluster virtual machines.

   1. In the left pane, select Configuration > VM/Host rules and click Add VM/Host rule.

   2. Configure the following settings, enter your values from the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, and click OK.

      Setting	Value
      Enable rule	Selected
      Type	Virtual machines to virtual machines

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"
   
   $vmToVmRuleNameWsa = "vm-vm-rule-wsa-operations"
   $drsGroupNameOperations = "xint-vm-group-operations"
   $drsGroupNameIdentity = "xint-vm-group-wsa"
   $vmListOperations = "xint-vrops01a,xint-vrops01b,xint-vrops01c"

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

   Add-ClusterGroup -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -domain $sddcDomainName -drsGroupName $drsGroupNameOperations -drsGroupVMs $vmListOperations
   
   Add-VmStartupRule -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -domain $sddcDomainName -ruleName $vmToVmRuleNameWsa -vmGroup $drsGroupNameOperations -dependOnVmGroup $drsGroupNameIdentity