Deploy vRealize Operations Manager by Using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation

Configure the deployment for vRealize Operations Manager in a vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager logical environment in VMware Cloud Foundation mode.

UI Procedure

1. Log in to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager at https://<vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager_fqdn> as vcfadmin@local.
2. On the My services page, click Lifecycle operations.

3. Reuse or create the cross-instance environment.

   • If you have a vRealize Automation implementation in your VMware Cloud Foundation environment as another validated solution, in the left navigation pane, click Environments, in the card of the cross-instance environment with vRealize Automation , click the horizontal ellipsis, and select Add product.

   • If you do not have a vRealize Automation implementation in your VMware Cloud Foundation environment as another validated solution, in the left navigation pane, click Create environment, enter your values from the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, configure the following settings, and click Next.

     Setting	Value
     Activate SDDC Manager integration	Enabled
     JSON configuration	Disabled
     Join the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program	Selected

     When you activate the VMware Cloud Foundation mode, you initialize the creation of the NSX load balancer for vRealize Operations Manager and you ensure the password management and the product visibility in SDDC Manager.

   • On the Select product page, select the check box for vRealize Operations, configure the settings, and click Next.

     Setting	Value
     Installation type	New install
     Version	Select the compatible version from the VMware Cloud Foundation release.
     Deployment type	Medium
     Node count	3

4. On the End user license agreement page, read the EULA, select the I agree to the terms and conditions check box, and click Next.

5. On the License page, select or manually add thevRealize Suite or vRealize Operations Manager license.

   • To select the license from the locker, click Select, select the license alias and click Update.

   • To add the license manually, click Add, enter the license alias and key, click Validate, and click Add.

6. Validate the license by clicking Validate association and click Next.

7. On the Certificate page, from the Select certificate drop-down menu, select the vRealize Operations Manager certificate that you previously added to the locker, and click Next.

8. On the Infrastructure page, verify the settings according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and the following settings, and click Next.

   Setting	Value
   Select resource pool	n/a
   Select disk mode	Thin
   Use content library	Disabled

   The resource pool setting is applicable for VMware Cloud Foundation consolidated management and VI workload domain consumption model.

9. On the Network page, verify the settings according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, and the following settings, and click Next.

   Setting	Value
   Time sync mode	Use NTP server

10. On the Products page, under Install vRealize Operations, in the Product properties panel, enter your values from the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and configure the following settings.

    Setting	Value
    Disable TLS version	TLSv1, TLSv1.1
    FIPS Compliance Mode	OFF
    Anti-affinity / affinity rule	Disabled
    Integrate with Identity Manager	Selected
    Time sync mode	Use NTP server

11. In the Cluster virtual IP panel, enter the FQDN for vRealize Operations Manager cluster virtual server on NSX load balancer.

12. Configure thevRealize Operations Manager primary node.

    1. In the master panel, enter your values from the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

    2. On the right side of the master panel, click the Advanced configuration icon.

    3. In the Storage extension text box, enter the name of the datastore according to your value in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

    4. Under Default properties, from the Time zone drop-down menu, select UTC and click Save.

13. Configure the vRealize Operations Manager replica and data nodes.

    1. In the replica panel, enter your values from the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

    2. Click the Advanced configuration icon and configure the settings from your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

    3. In the data panel, enter your values from the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

    4. Click the Advanced configuration icon and configure the settings from your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

14. Above the master panel with the primary node configuration, in the Components panel, click the Add component icon and select Remote collector.

15. Configure the first vRealize Operations Manager remote collector node.

    1. In the vrops-remotecollector panel, from the Node size drop-down menu, select Standard, and configure the settings according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

    2. On the right side of the vrops-remotecollector panel, click the Advanced configuration icon.

    3. Under Infrastructure, enter your values from the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and configure the following settings.

       Setting	Value
       Select resource pool	N/A
       Select disk mode	Thin

    4. Under Network and NTP settings, configure the settings according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

    5. Under Default properties, from the Time zone drop-down menu, select UTC and click Save.

16. Repeat step 14 to add the second remote collector node.

17. In the vrops-remotecollector-2 panel, repeat step 15 for the second remote collector node according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

18. On the Products page, click Next.

19. On the Precheck page, click Run precheck.

20. Wait for all prechecks to finish with Passed messages and click Next.

21. On the Summary page, review the configuration details.

22. (Optional)

    To back up the deployment configuration, click Export configuration.

23. To start the deployment, click Submit.

24. On the Request details, monitor the deployment progress until all stages become Completed.

PowerShell Procedure

1. Start Windows 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 = "[e-mail]"
   $sddcManagerPass = "VMw@re1!"
   

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

   New-vROPSDeployment -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass

4. In the dialog box, navigate to the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and click Open.