vSphere Hosts and Cluster inventory details include object type, name, version, build number, products linked, solution tags, and integrations. Skyline Advisor Pro displays two additional details: Support Lifecycle Phase and Lifecycle Phase Ends.

Hosts and Cluster

If a vCenter Server or ESXi hypervisor host is part of an integrated solution, such as VMware Cloud Foundation, the associated Solutions is displayed next to the object within the inventory tree.

Skyline identifies the following integrated solutions and lists them as Solutions within Skyline Advisor Pro. These tags ensure you stay well-informed about the integrated solutions successfully deployed within your environment.

  • VMware Validated Design

  • VMware Cloud Foundation

  • VxRail

Skyline also identifies VMware products and solutions that are linked with inventory objects. Any products that are linked with the chosen inventory object will appear within the Products Linked column.

See Integrations regarding the Integrations column within Hosts and Cluster Inventory View.

You can filter based on Solutions or Products Linked.

Note:

Hosts and Cluster inventory details for vCenter Servers that have not been added to a Skyline Collector will not appear within Inventory.

Networking

vSphere Networking inventory details include object type, name, identifier, and solution tags.

The object type might include Network, Port group, Distributed Virtual Switch, or Standard Switch.

You can also filter based on an object type. Select the check box next to the object type that you want to filter by, then click Apply.

Note:

Networking inventory details for vCenter Servers that have not been added to a Skyline Collector will not appear within Inventory.

To view Networking inventory details for vSphere, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Within Skyline Advisor Pro, click the Inventory tab.
  2. Under Inventory, click Networking.
  3. Click the right arrowto expand a vCenter Server, and view networking inventory details.

Storage

vSphere Storage inventory details include object type, name, filesystem type, and solution tags.

The filesystem type includes VMFS, NFS, vSAN or VVOL.

You can also filter based on an object type. Select the check box next to the object type that you want to filter by, then click Apply.

Note:

Storage inventory details for vCenter Servers that have not been added to a Skyline Collector will not appear within Inventory.

To view Storage inventory details for vSphere, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Within Skyline Advisor Pro, click the Inventory tab.
  2. Under Inventory, click Storage.
  3. Click the right arrowto expand a vCenter Server, and view storage inventory details.

NSX-T

NSX-T inventory details include object type, name, version, build number, products linked, and solution tags.

The components can include NSX Manager(s), NSX Edge(s) and Edge clusters.

You can also filter based on an object type. Select the check box next to the object type that you want to filter by, then click Apply.

Note:

Inventory details for NSX-T Managers that have not been added to a Skyline Collector do not appear within Inventory.

To view to view NSX-T inventory details, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Within Skyline Advisor Pro, click the Inventory tab.
  2. Under Inventory, click NSX-T.
  3. Click the right arrowto expand an NSX Manager cluster to view inventory details for NSX-T.

NSX-V

NSX-V inventory details include object type, name, version, build number, products linked, and solution tags.

The components can include NSX Manager, NSX Controllers, NSX Edge, NSX Logical Router, and NSX Load Balancer.

You can also filter based on an object type. Select the check box next to the object type that you want to filter by, then click Apply.

Note:

Inventory details for NSX-V Managers that have not been added to a Skyline Collector do not appear within Inventory.

To view to view NSX-V inventory details, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Within Skyline Advisor Pro, click the Inventory tab.
  2. Under Inventory, click NSX-V.
  3. Click the right arrowto expand an NSX Manager to view inventory details for NSX-V.

VMware Aria Operations

VMware Aria Operations inventory details include object type, name, version, build number, products linked, and solution tags.

You can also filter based on an object type. Select the check box next to the object type that you want to filter by, then click Apply.

Note:

Inventory details for VMware Aria Operations that have not been added to a Skyline Collector will not appear within Inventory.

To view VMware Aria Operations inventory details, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Within Skyline Advisor Pro, click the Inventory tab.
  2. Under Inventory, click VMware Aria Operations.

VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle

VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle inventory details include object type, name, and version.

VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle inventory displays the list of all the VMware Aria Automation instances including the name and version.

Note:

  • Log Assist is not available for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

To view VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle inventory details, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you have added VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle to a Skyline Collector.

Procedure

  1. Within Skyline Advisor Pro, click the Inventory tab.
  2. Under Inventory, click VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

VMware Aria Automation

VMware Aria Automation inventory details include object type, name, version, product linked and, status.

VMware Aria Automation displays the hierarchy of Automation organizations that are connected with Skyline Collector. The inventory details displays the object type, name, version, product linked and, status of the Automation Instances and associated VMware Aria Automation organizations.

The status column has three values: Configured, Not Configured, and Independent.

  • Configured: Displays the status as Configured for VMware Aria Automation Organizations that have both a VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle and a VMware Aria Automation connected to the Collector.

  • Not Configured: Displays the status as Not Configured for VMware Aria Automation Organizations for which the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle is connected to the Collector but the specific VMware Aria Automation Organization is not.

  • Independent: Displays the status as Independent for entries where VMware Aria Automation Organizations are connected to Skyline Collector but the associated parent VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle is not connected.

Important:

To use Log Assist for VMware Aria Automation instances, you must add the associated VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle in Skyline Collector.

To view VMware Aria Automation inventory details, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Within Skyline Advisor Pro, click the Inventory tab.
  2. Under Inventory, click VMware Aria Automation.

VMware Aria Operations for Logs

VMware Aria Operations for Logs inventory details include VMware Aria Operations for Logs cluster inventory type, name, version, build number, support lifecycle phase, lifecycle phase ends, products linked, solution tags and, license type.

Each VMware Aria Operations for Logs cluster displays the nodes that are connected with Skyline Collector. You can filter based on an object type. Select the check box next to the object type that you want to filter by, then click Apply.

Note:

Inventory details for VMware Aria Operations for Logs that have not been added to a Skyline Collector will not appear within Inventory.

To view VMware Aria Operations for Logs inventory details, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you have added VMware Aria Operations for Logs to a Skyline Collector.

Procedure

  1. Within Skyline Advisor Pro, click the Inventory tab.
  2. Under Inventory, click VMware Aria Operations for Logs.

VMware Horizon

VMware Horizon inventory details include object type, name, version, build number, and POD.

If the Horizon Connection Server is part of a POD deployment, the name of the POD is displayed.

You can also filter based on an object type. Select the check box next to the object type that you want to filter by, then click Apply.

Note:

Inventory details for Horizon Connection Servers that have not been added to a Skyline Collector will not appear within Inventory.

To view Horizon inventory details, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Within Skyline Advisor Pro, click the Inventory tab.
  2. Under Inventory, click Horizon.

VMware Cloud Foundation

VMware Cloud Foundation inventory details include object type, name, version, and build number.

VMware Cloud Foundation inventory displays the domain type (management, workload), and build number for SDDC Manager, and associated VMware Cloud Foundation components, such as vSphere and NSX-T.

You can also filter based on an object type. Select the check box next to the object type that you want to filter by, then click Apply.

Note:

  • Version and build number for VMware Cloud Foundation components will not be visible if the product has not been added to a Skyline Collector. Additionally, Log Assist will not be available for the product if it has not been added to a Skyline Collector.

  • Products configured under VMware Cloud Foundation are not listed as an endpoint under product-specific inventory.

To view VMware Cloud Foundation inventory details, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you have added SDDC Manager to a Skyline Collector.

  • Verify that you have added VMware Cloud Foundation components, such as vCenter Server, NSX-T Manager, and VMware Aria Operations to a Skyline Collector.

Procedure

  1. Within Skyline Advisor Pro, click the Inventory tab.
  2. Under Inventory, click VMware Cloud Foundation.