For VMware Aria Operations Alert management, you must configure the Domain Settings and VMware Aria Operations collector.

Prerequisites

  • VMware Aria Operations must be installed and Kubernetes Management Pack must be deployed.
  • Kubernetes Management Pack must be configured to manage the vRAN and 5G Core Kubernetes Infrastructure.
  • Modify the /etc/hosts file where the Domain Manager Servers are running to update the IP address to Kafka Service mapping:
    • For TKG deployment: <Virtual IP address of the VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload cluster> kafka-edge.
    • For AKS and AWS deployment: <Kafka Edge IP> kafka-edge.
    • For VM Based On-Prem Demo deployment,: <Kafka Edge IP> kafka-edge.
    Note: For identifying the Kafka IP address, see Identify Data Collection Framework and Kafka IP Address and Port Numbers.

Configure Domain Settings

You must configure the Domain Settings for OI server before you configure the VMware Aria Alert Collector in Alerts Mode. For steps to configure Domain Settings for the OI Server, see Add Domain Settings for OI Server.

Configure VMware Aria Operations Collector

You can configure VMware Aria Operations collector in two modes:
  • Standalone
  • Cloud Instance
  1. Navigate to Administration > Configuration > Integrations.
  2. In the 5G integration section, click Add and depending on the requirement select TCP-5G-Core or TCP-RAN from the drop-down menu.
  3. In the Create Integration section, select VIM/K8s.
  4. Click Next.
  5. In the Description section, enter the name and description.
  6. In the Credentials section, select Broker Host and Port.
  7. Click Next.
  8. In the VIM and Kubernetes section, click Add.
Enter the following parameters when VMware Aria Operations is configured in Alerts monitoring mode and Standalone instance type.
Input Parameter Description Default Value
Name of the VMware Aria Operations Provide the VMware Aria Operations instance name. NA
Data Center Select the data center from the drop-down menu. Core
Monitoring Mode Select the Monitoring Mode as Alerts. Select Option
VMware Aria Operations Type Select the VMware Aria Operations type as Standalone Instance. Standalone
VMware Aria Operations Hostname or IP Provide the hostname, or IPv4 address for the VMware Aria Operations Standalone Instance. localhost
VMware Aria Operations Username Provide the username for the VMware Aria Operations Standalone Instance. admin
VMware Aria Operations Password Provide the password for the VMware Aria Operations Standalone Instance. NA
VMware Aria Operations Port Provide the REST API port for the VMware Aria Operations Standalone Instance. 443
VMware Aria Operations Protocol Provide the REST API protocol for the VMware Aria Operations Standalone Instance (https/http). https
Log Level For Standalone Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the log level from the drop-down menu.

To enable SAM OI logs forVMware Aria Operations alert management, set the log level to DEBUG or ALL.

 ERR
Alert Type For Standalone Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the alert type from the drop-down menu.
Acceptable options are:
  • ALL
  • Perfomance
  • Compliance
 All
Alert Severity For Standalone Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the alert type from the drop-down menu.
Acceptable options are:
  • All
  • Critical
  • Immediate
  • Warning
  • Information
 All
Alert Status For Standalone Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the alert type from the drop-down menu.
Acceptable options are:
  • All
  • Active
  • Inactive
 All
Domain Manager Select OI Server as the domain manager from the drop-down menu. NA
VIM Standalone
Enter the following parameters when VMware Aria Operations is configured in Alerts monitoring mode and Cloud Instance type.
Input Parameter Description Default Value
Name of the VMware Aria Operations Provide the VMware Aria Operations instance name. NA
Data Center Select the data center from the drop-down menu. Core
Monitoring Mode Select the Monitoring Mode as Alerts. Select Option
VMware Aria Operations Type Select the VMware Aria Operations type as Cloud Instance. Cloud Instance
VMware Aria Operations Hostname or IP Provide the URL or the hostname of the VMware Aria Operations Cloud Instance.
VMware Aria Operations Username Leave the username blank.
VMware Aria Operations Password Provide the token ID as password for the VMware Aria OperationsCloud Instance. NA
VMware Aria Operations Port Provide the REST API port for the VMware Aria Operations Cloud Instance. 443
VMware Aria Operations Protocol Provide the REST API protocol for the VMware Aria Operations Cloud Instance (https/http). https
Log Level Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the VMware Aria Operations Cloud Instance.

To enable SAM OI logs forVMware Aria Operations alert management, set the log level to DEBUG or ALL.

 ERR
Alert Type Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the VMware Aria Operations Instance.
Acceptable options are:
  • ALL
  • Perfomance
  • Compliance
 All
Alert Severity Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the VMware Aria Operations Cloud Instance.
Acceptable options are:
  • All
  • Critical
  • Immediate
  • Warning
  • Information
 All
Alert Status Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the VMware Aria Operations Cloud Instance.
Acceptable options are:
  • All
  • Active
  • Inactive
 All
Service Address Provide the service address of the VMware Aria Operations Cloud Instance.
Domain Manager Select OI Server as the domain manager from the drop-down menu. NA
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