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.

This permission is sufficient for collecting product usage data, log events and transferring support bundles with Log Assist.

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

VMware Aria Operations for Logs requires the following role to discover VMware Aria Operations endpoints.

  • VIEW_VROPS_INTEGRATION

Procedure

  1. In the Skyline Collector, click Configuration.
  2. Under Products, click VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.