VMware Aria Operations for Logs

You can add, edit, or delete VMware Aria Operations for Logs to/from the Skyline Collector to allow proactive management and also enable log support for VMware Aria Operations for Logs instances.

To add, edit, or delete VMware Aria Operations for Logs to/from the Skyline Collector, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

The following role is recommended for the account to add the VMware Aria Operations for Logs to the Skyline Collector.

View Only Admin

This pre-defined role contains all the permissions required by Skyline.

Alternatively, the following are the minimum permissions required to add VMware Aria Operations for Logs to the Skyline Collector:

VIEW_CLUSTER: Management -> Cluster -> View
VIEW_LICENSE: Management - > License -> View
VIEW_VSPHERE_INTEGRATION: Integrations -> vSphere Integration -> View
EDIT_INTERACTIVE_ANALYSIS: Explore Logs -> Edit

Procedure

In the Skyline Collector, click Configuration.
Under Products, click VMware Aria Operations for Logs.

Choose one of the following three options:

Option	Description
Add VMware Aria Operations for Logs	Click ADD OPERATIONS FOR LOGS. To add a VMware Aria Operations for Logs to the Skyline Collector, advance to Step 4.
Edit VMware Aria Operations for Logs	To edit VMware Aria Operations for Logs, click Edit. You can only edit the following properties for VMware Aria Operations for Logs: Account Username Account Password After you have finished editing VMware Aria Operations for Logs, click Update.
Delete VMware Aria Operations for Logs	To delete a VMware Aria Operations for Logs from the Skyline Collector, click Delete. Deleting VMware Aria Operations for Logs removes it from the Skyline Collector, and discontinues the collection of product usage data for that VMware Aria Operations for Logs. Findings, and Upgrade Recommendations are not available for the deleted VMware Aria Operations for Logs.

Option

Description

Add VMware Aria Operations for Logs

Click ADD OPERATIONS FOR LOGS. To add a VMware Aria Operations for Logs to the Skyline Collector, advance to Step 4.

Edit VMware Aria Operations for Logs

To edit VMware Aria Operations for Logs, click Edit.

You can only edit the following properties for VMware Aria Operations for Logs:

Account Username
Account Password

After you have finished editing VMware Aria Operations for Logs, click Update.

Delete VMware Aria Operations for Logs

To delete a VMware Aria Operations for Logs from the Skyline Collector, click Delete.

Deleting VMware Aria Operations for Logs removes it from the Skyline Collector, and discontinues the collection of product usage data for that VMware Aria Operations for Logs. Findings, and Upgrade Recommendations are not available for the deleted VMware Aria Operations for Logs.

After clicking ADD OPERATIONS FOR LOGS, follow these steps to add VMware Aria Operations for Logs to the Skyline Collector.

Note:
It is recommended to add the FQDN or IP Address of the virtual IP Address (VIP ) or Internal Load Balancer (ILB) or else use the Primary/Master Node address.
1. Enter the FQDN/IP Address of the VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
2. Enter a Account Username for connecting to the VMware Aria Operations for Logs, from the Skyline Collector.
  - user - Local user to VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
  - user@domain@@vIDM - User with vIDM authentication type.
  - user@domain@@ActiveDirectory - User with ActiveDirectory authentication type.
3. Enter the Account Password.
Click Add.

Results

VMware Aria Operations for Logs has been added to the Skyline Collector. Repeat these steps to add additional VMware Aria Operations for Logs to the Skyline Collector.