You can add, edit, or delete VMware Aria Automation Organization to/from the Skyline Collector.

A single VMware Aria Automation instance can be associated with multiple VMware Aria Automation Organizations.

To add, edit, or delete VMware Aria Automation Organization to/from the Skyline Collector, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

The following permission is required for the account to add VMware Aria Automation Organization to the Skyline Collector:

  • Assembler Viewer (formerly Cloud Assembly Viewer)

  • Assembler Administrator (required for license usage)

This permission is sufficient for collecting product usage data.

Important:

  • You must add VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle to Skyline Collector to access proactive findings and enable Log Assist for VMware Aria Automation Instances.

  • Linking the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle and VMware Aria Automation enables you to access the proactive findings for the VMware Aria Automation Organizations associated with VMware Aria Automation instances.

  • For VMware Aria Automation versions 8.12 and above, upgrade your Skyline collector to 3.5.0.1 to start collecting license usage data.

  • Licensing usage will not be collected without proper permissions.

Procedure

  1. In the Skyline Collector, click Configuration.
  2. Under Products, click VMware Aria Automation.
  3. Choose one of the following three options:
    Option Description

    Add VMware Aria Automation

    Click ADD AUTOMATION. To add a VMware Aria Automation Organization to the Skyline Collector, advance to Step 4.

    Edit VMware Aria Automation

    To edit VMware Aria Automation Organization, click Edit.

    You can only edit the following properties for VMware Aria Automation Organization:

    • Account Username

    • Account Password

    After you have finished editing VMware Aria Automation Organization, click Update.

    Delete VMware Aria Automation

    To delete a VMware Aria Automation Organization from the Skyline Collector, click Delete.

    Deleting VMware Aria Automation Organization removes it from the Skyline Collector, and discontinues the collection of product usage data for that VMware Aria Automation. Findings, and Upgrade Recommendations are not available for the deleted VMware Aria Automation Organization.
  4. After clicking ADD AUTOMATION, follow these steps to add VMware Aria Automation Organization to the Skyline Collector.
    1. Enter the FQDN/IP Address of the VMware Aria Automation Organization.
    2. Enter a Account Username for connecting to the VMware Aria Automation Organization , from the Skyline Collector.
    3. Enter the Account Password.
  5. Click Add.

Results

VMware Aria Automation Organization has been added to the Skyline Collector. Repeat these steps to add additional VMware Aria Automation Organizations to the Skyline Collector.