If your environment is running VMware Aria Operations for Logs, when the original protected VMware Cloud Foundation instance is back online, to continue log collection, reconfigure the VMware Aria Operations for Logs adapter to integrate VMware Aria Operations for Logs with VMware Aria Operations.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the VMware Aria Operations interface at https://<aria_operations_fqdn> with a user assigned the Administrator role.
  2. In the left pane, navigate to Data sources > Integrations.

  3. Click the Accounts tab and expand the VMware Aria Operations for Logs adapter.

    Click the vertical ellipsis next to the VMware Aria Operations for Logs instance, and select Edit.

  4. In the Connect information panel, modify the settings for the connection to VMware Aria Operations for Logs.

  5. In the Connect Information panel, select the remote collector group for the original protected VMware Cloud Foundation instance.

    Setting

    Value

    Operations for logs server

    Enter the FQDN for the VMware Aria Operations for Logs cluster in the protected VMware Cloud Foundation instance.

    Collector / Group

    Select the local-instance collector group from the protected VMware Cloud Foundation instance.

  6. To verify that VMware Aria Operations can connect to VMware Aria Operations for Logs, click Validate connection and, in the Info dialog box, click OK.

  7. Click Save.

Results

The VMware Aria Operations for Logs adapter is available on the Solutions page of the VMware Aria Operations user interface. The Collection state of the adapter is Collecting and the Collection Status is Data receiving.