Group the vRealize Operations Manager Remote Collector Nodes for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation

Join the vRealize Operations Manager remote collectors in a group for adapter resiliency in case a collector experiences network interruption or becomes unavailable.

UI Procedure

1. Log in to the vRealize Operations Manager operations interface at https://<vrealize_operations_manager_fqdn> with a user assigned the Administrator role.
2. In the left pane, click Administration.

3. On the Administration page, click Collector groups.

4. Click Add, configure the settings according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, optionally, enter a description for the collector group, and click Save.

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!"
   
   $collectorGroupName = "sfo-remote-collectors"

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

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