Install and Configure VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator

VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator is a development- and process-automation platform that provides a library of extensible workflows. These workflows allow you to create and run automated, configurable processes to manage VMware products and other third-party technologies.

For the installation and configuration steps, see Installing and Configuring VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator.

Prerequisites

Your system must meet the following technical requirements for the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator to work properly:

1. To access the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator Client and Control Center, you must use one of the supported browsers.

2. Verify that vCenter Server is installed and running.

3. Verify that the host on which you deploy the appliance meets the minimum hardware requirements. For more information, see Hardware Requirements for the Orchestrator Appliance.

Procedure

1. Deploying and configuring VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator nodes. See Installing VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator.
2. Configure a Standalone VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator Server with vSphere Authentication.
3. Manage VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator Certificates.
4. Configure the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator Plug-Ins.
5. Configure VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator High Availability and Scalability.

   To increase the availability of the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator services, start multiple VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator server instances in a cluster with a shared database.

   Make sure that all the nodes are in a ready state.

   root@set11-vro1 [ ~ ]# kubectl -n prelude get nodes
   NAME                    STATUS   ROLES                  AGE   VERSION
   set11-vro1.nfvra1.com   Ready    control-plane,master   90d   v1.20.11-1+1f8a47eae6d024-dirty
   set11-vro2.nfvra1.com   Ready    control-plane,master   90d   v1.20.11-1+1f8a47eae6d024-dirty
   set11-vro3.nfvra1.com   Ready    control-plane,master   90d   v1.20.11-1+1f8a47eae6d024-dirty
   root@set11-vro1 [ ~ ]#

6. Manage VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator Certificates.

   • For default certificates, see Generate a Custom TLS Certificate for VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator.

   • For a custom certificate, see Set a Custom TLS Certificate for VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator.

7. Configure VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator Plugin for vSphere Web Client.
8. Register a VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator Instance with VMware Cloud Director.