Group the VMware Cloud Proxy Appliances for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation

Join the VMware Cloud Proxy for VMware Aria Operations appliances in a collector group for adapter resiliency in case a VMware Cloud Proxy experiences network interruption or becomes unavailable.

UI Procedure

1. Log in to the VMware Aria Operations interface at https://<aria_operations_fqdn> with a user assigned the Administrator role.

2. In the left navigation pane, click Data sources > Cloud proxies.

3. Click Collector Groups tab.

4. Click Add, configure the settings according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, and click Save.

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!"
   
   $collectorGroupName = "sfo-m01-collector-group"

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

   Add-vROPSGroupRemoteCollectors -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -collectorGroupName $collectorGroupName