To install a management pack, download the PAK file as part of the solution, and install it. Once installed you can configure the management pack and the adapter instance settings.
Prerequisites
Smarts adapter needs following subsystems to be installed and pre-configured for it to be functional:
- DCF collector (smarts-metrics-collect solution pack)
- Kafka
- Various data sources (for example SMARTS Incharge IP AM-PM or PM server)
- vROps
Refer VMware vRealize Operations Manager 8.6 Help for VMware Aria Operations installation and configuration details.Note: For 8.5, 8.6.2, 8.6.4 or 8.14 VMware Aria Operations use- vmware-SmartAssuranceMP-10.1.5.1 pak file.
VMware stronlgy recommends you to upgrade to the latest VMware Aria Operations Management Pack for Smarts Adapter Guide 10.1.5 pak file, to address criticial vulnerabilities in Apache Log4j identified by CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046. For more information, see VMSA-2021-0028.
Procedure
What to do next
Configure the adapter instance for the management pack.