Implementation of Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation

To monitor the resources in your SDDC, deploy the VMware Aria Operations analytics cluster with three nodes. To collect data from the management components in the SDDC, you deploy the a local-instance collector group with VMware Cloud Proxy appliances.

To implement and configure the use of a centralized monitoring and alerting platform, two alternative methods exist: by using the user interface of each component in the solution or by using the open-source PowerShell module cmdlets. You can reuse the PowerShell commands by replacing the provided sample values with values from your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

When it is integrated with VMware Cloud Foundation, the load balancer for VMware Aria Operations is automatically configured by SDDC Manager.

VMware Aria Operations is automatically connected to some of the management components in the management domain. You complete the integration by modifying the integration with vCenter Server and vSAN and configuring the integration with NSX and the clustered Workspace ONE Access instance.

For information on the intelligent operations management design, see Detailed Design for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation.

Prerequisites

To complete the implementation of Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution, verify that your system fulfills the following prerequisites.

Table 1. Prerequisites for Implementation of Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation

Category	Prerequisite
Environment	Verify that your VMware Cloud Foundation version is listed in the Support Matrix for this solution. Verify that you configure your environment according to Before You Apply This Guidance. Verify that you capture all parameters for the Intelligent Operations Management tab of the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook. Verify that your VMware Cloud Foundation instance is healthy and fully operational, see VMware Cloud Foundation Operations Guide.
Software	Verify that you download the VMware Aria Operations product binary and the VMware Cloud Proxy for VMware Aria Operations binary and that they are available in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
License	Verify that you obtain the VMware Aria Suite or VMware Aria Operations license with a quantity that fulfills the requirements of this design.
Active Directory	Verify that Active Directory Domain Controllers are available in the environment. Verify that the required service accounts are created in Active Directory. Verify that the required security groups are created in Active Directory.
Certificate Authority	Verify that a Microsoft Certificate Authority is available for the environment. Verify that you download the CertGenVVS utility and it is available for generating certificates. See Certificate Generation Utility for VMware Validated Solutions

If you want to use the open-source PowerShell module for the implementation and configuration of the Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution, verify that your system fulfills the following prerequisites.

Table 2. Prerequisites for CLI Implementation of Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation

CLI Method

Prerequisite

PowerShell

Verify that your system has Microsoft PowerShell installed. See Microsoft PowerShell. Install the PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module together with the supporting modules from the PowerShell Gallery by running the following commands. Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -MinimumVersion 13.1.0 Install-Module -Name VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin -MinimumVersion 1.3.9 Install-Module -Name ImportExcel -MinimumVersion 7.8.5 Install-Module -Name PowerVCF -MinimumVersion 2.4.0 Install-Module -Name PowerValidatedSolutions -MinimumVersion 2.7.0 Import the PowerValidatedSolutions and the PowerCLI PowerShell modules by running the following commands. Import-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -MinimumVersion 13.1.0 Import-Module -Name PowerValidatedSolutions -MinimumVersion 2.7.0 Note: To report issues, obtain support, or suggest enhancements to the open-source PowerShell module, use GitHub Issues in the GitHub repository.