You create a dedicated Photon OS agent group in VMware Aria Operations for Logs for the VMware Aria Automation cluster nodes.

Procedure

  1. Log in to VMware Aria Operations for Logs at https://<aria_operations_for_logs_fqdn> with a user assigned the Super admin role.

  2. In the left pane, click Management > Agents.

  3. From the All agents drop-down menu, select Linux - Systemd.

  4. Click Copy template.

  5. In the Name text box, enter Photon OS (PCA) - Appliance Agent Group and click Copy.

  6. On the Agents page, configure the filter.

    You separate multiple FQDN values by pressing Enter.

    Filter

    Operator

    Value

    Hostname

    matches

    Enter the FQDNs of three nodes of the VMware Aria Automation cluster according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook

  7. Click Refresh data and verify that all agents listed in the filter appear in the Agents list.

  8. At the bottom of the page, click Save new group.