Implementing the Private Cloud Automation for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution includes activating private cloud automation in your SDDC by deploying the VMware Aria Automation cluster with three nodes.

To implement and configure the use of VMware Aria Automation for cloud automation services with the VMware Cloud Foundation™ platform, alternative methods exist:

Table 1. Validated Solution Implementation Options
Method Description
Implementation by using PowerShell automation End-to-end automated implementation by using PowerShell. See Automated PowerShell Implementation of Private Cloud Automation.
Implementation by using component user interfaces End-to-end manual implementation by using components' user interfaces. See User Interface Implementation of Private Cloud Automation.

For information on the private cloud automation design, see Detailed Design for Private Cloud Automation for VMware Cloud Foundation.

Prerequisites

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

Table 2. Prerequisites for Implementation of Private Cloud Automation for VMware Cloud Foundation

Category

Prerequisite

Environment

Software
  • Download the Workspace ONE Access .ova from the Broadcom Support portal and make sure its available on the machine that you use to access the vSphere Client.

  • Download the VMware Aria Automation.ova from the Broadcom Support portal and make sure its available on the machine that you use to access the vSphere Client.

License
  • Verify that you obtain the VMware Aria Suite or VMware Aria Automation 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.

  • Install the PowerShell Module for VMware Validated Solutions together with the supporting modules to request an SSL certificate from your Microsoft Certificate Authority.

  • Verify that you have OpenSSL 3.0 or later installed on the system that will run the PowerShell module. The OpenSSL Wiki has a list of third-party pre-compiled binaries for Microsoft Windows.

    openssl --version