You add a ping adapter for the vRealize Automation components to verify the availability of end points.

UI Procedure for vRealize Operations Manager 8.5 or earlier

  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. In the left pane, select Solutions > Other accounts.
  4. Click Add account.
  5. On the Account types page, click Ping.
  6. On the New account page, configure the settings for the vRealize Automation cluster nodes according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, and optionally, enter a description.
  7. On the New account page, click Validate connection.
  8. In the Info dialog box, click OK.
  9. Click Add.
  10. On the Other accounts page, verify that the collection status of the Ping adapter is OK. 

UI Procedure for vRealize Operations Manager 8.6 or later

  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, navigate to Data sources > Integrations.
  3. In the Accounts tab, click Add account.
  4. On the Account types page, click the Ping card.
  5. On the Add account page, configure the settings for the vRealize Automation nodes according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, and optionally, enter a description.
  6. On the Add account page, click Validate connection.
  7. In the Info dialog box, click OK.
  8. Click Add.
  9. On the Accounts tab, verify that the collection status of the Ping adapter is OK. 

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 = "administrator@vsphere.local"
$sddcManagerPass = "VMw@re1!"

$vraAdapterName = "xint-vra01-cluster"
$vraIpList = "192.168.11.50,192.168.11.51,192.168.11.52,192.168.11.53"

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

    Add-vROPSAdapterPing -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -addressList $vraIpList -adapterName $vraAdapterName