In a dual-region SDDC, configure vSphere Replication Adapters to collect monitoring data for incoming and outgoing replication, total throughput, and health of vSphere Replication appliance instances.

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, navigate to Solutions > Other accounts.

  4. Click Add account, and click vSphere Replication adapter.

  5. On the New account page, configure the settings for protected site vSphere Replication according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

  6. In the Connection information panel, click the Add icon.

  7. In the Manage credential dialog box, configure credential for the protected site vSphere Replication according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and click OK.

  8. On the New account page, click Validated connection.

  9. In the Review and accept certificate dialog box, validate the vCenter Server certificate information, and click Accept.

  10. In the Info dialog box, click OK.

  11. Click Add.

  12. On the Other accounts page, verify that the collection status of the vSphere Replication adapter is OK.

  13. Repeat this procedure for the vSphere Replication adapter for the recovery site.

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. On the Accounts tab, click Add account.

  4. On the Account types page, click vSphere Replication adapter.

  5. On the Add account page, configure the settings according to your values in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, and optionally, enter a description.

  6. In the Connection information panel, click the Add icon.

  7. In the Manage credential dialog box, configure the settings according to your value in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, and click OK.

  8. On the Add account page, click Validate connection.

  9. In the Review and accept certificate dialog box, verify the certificate information and click Accept.

  10. In the Info dialog box, click OK.

  11. Click Add.

  12. On the Accounts tab, verify that the collection status of the adapter is OK.

  13. Repeat this procedure for the vSphere Replication adapter for the recovery site.

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!"

$vrmsFqdn = "sfo-m01-vrms01.sfo.rainpole.io"
$vrSsoUsername = "vrops-vr@vsphere.local"
$vrSsoPassword = "VMw@re1!VMw@re1!"

$collectorGroupName = "sfo-remote-collectors"

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

    Add-vROPSAdapterVr -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -vrFqdn $vrmsFqdn -vrUser $vrSsoUsername -vrPass $vrSsoPassword -collectorGroupName $collectorGroupName

  4. Repeat the procedure for the vSphere Replication adapter for the recovery site.