This section describes the procedure to configure the VMware Aria Operations credentials.

Prerequisites

Note: You must configure the Domain Settings for ESM server before you can configure the VMware Aria Alert Collector in Discovery and Monitoring mode. For more information on configuring Domain Settings, see Add Domain Settings.

Verify that VMware Aria Operations is configured with Kubernetes management pack which is managing the infrastructure.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Administration > Configuration > Collectors and Connectors > 5G Integration.
  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 Add Integration section, select VIM/K8s.
  4. Click Next.
  5. In the Description section, enter the name and description.
    Note: The description field is not mandatory when adding new 5G Integration.
  6. In the Credentials section, select Broker Host and Port.
  7. Click Next.
  8. In the VIM and Kubernetes section, click Add and select vRealize Operations.
  9. When the monitoring mode is Discovery and Monitoring, enter the parameters as listed in the following table and click Save.
    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 Discovery and Monitoring. Select Option
    VMware Aria Operations Type Acceptable options are:
    • VMware Aria Operations Standalone Instance
    • VMware Aria Operations Cloud Instance
    		 Standalone Instance
    VMware Aria Operations Hostname or IP When Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the hostname, or IPv4 address for the VMware Aria Operations Orchestrator. localhost
    VMware Aria Operations Username When Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the username for the VMware Aria Operations Orchestrator. admin
    VMware Aria Operations Password When Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the password for the VMware Aria Operations Orchestrator. NA
    VMware Aria Operations Port When Standalone Instance is selected, provide the REST API port for the VMware Aria Operations Orchestrator. 443
    VMware Aria Operations Protocol When Standalone Instance or Cloud Insance is selected, provide the REST API protocol for the VMware Aria Operations Orchestrator (https/http). https
    Domain Manager Select domain manager from the drop-down menu. NA
    Note:
    • Roles and Privileges: The user need to have Read Only privileges across the all the objects of VMware Aria Operations. Create a user with Role as ReadOnly and scope as All Objects.
    • Follow the VMware Aria Operations guidelines for the minimum and maximum password length supported for the user.
    • The following special characters are supported for VMware Aria password in VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance:
      !@#$%^&*+=