To send log data from the Skyline Collector appliance to vRealize Log Insight, install the Linux log agent on the appliance in Region A.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the vRealize Log Insight user interface.
    1. Open a Web browser and go to https://sfo01vrli01a.sfo01.rainpole.local.
    2. Log in by using the following credentials.
      Setting Value
      User name admin
      Password deployment_admin_passwordvrli_admin_password
  2. Click the configuration drop-down menu icon  and select Administration.
  3. Under Management, click Agents.
  4. On the Agents page, click the Download Log Insight Agent Version link.
  5. In the Download Log Insight Agent Version dialog box, click Linux RPM (32-bit/64-bit) and save the .rpm file.
  6. By using an scp client such as WinSCP, copy the VMware-Log-Insight-Agent-4.6.0-xxxxxx.noarch_192.168.31.10.rpm file to the /tmp folder on the appliance.
  7. Log in to the Skyline Collector virtual appliance by using a Secure Shell (SSH) client.
    1. Open an SSH connection to sfo01sky01.sfo01.rainpole.local.
    2. Log in by using the following credentials.

      Setting

      Value

      User name

      root

      Password

      skyline_root_password

  8. Install the vRealize Log Insight Linux agent by running the following command. 
    rpm -i /tmp/VMware-Log-Insight-Agent-4.6.0-xxxxxx.noarch_192.168.31.10.rpm
  9. Turn on auto-run by default for the vRealize Log Insight agent. 
    chkconfig liagentd on