After you deploy the Skyline Collector appliance, proceed with configuring log forwarding to vRealize Log Insight for monitoring the operation of the collector and with the registration of the endpoints for the SDDC management components in the region.
Procedure
Enable SSH on the Skyline Collector Appliance in Region A You access the Skyline Collector appliance over SSH for configuring NTP, uploading a CA-signed certificate, and configuring log forwarding. Because it is disabled by default on the appliance, enable SSH after you deploy the appliance.
Replace the Certificate for the Skyline Collector User Interface in Region A To establish a trusted connection to the Skyline Collector user interface, replace the SSL certificate for the Skyline Collector appliance with a custom certificate. The custom certificate is signed by the certificate authority available on the parent Active Directory.
Replace the Certificate for the Skyline Collector Appliance Management Interface in Region A To establish a trusted connection to the Skyline Collector instance, you replace the SSL certificate for the virtual appliance management interface (VAMI) with a custom certificate. The custom certificate is signed by the certificate authority available on the parent Active Directory or on the intermediate Active Directory.
Enable NTP on the Skyline Collector Instance in Region A Enable NTP on the Skyline Collector appliance in the region so that it remains synchronized with the other SDDC components.
Connect the Skyline Collector Instance to vRealize Log Insight in Region A To be able to monitor and troubleshoot the operation of the Skyline Collector appliance in the region by using vRealize Log Insight, install and configure the vRealize Log Insight agent on the appliance. vRealize Log Insight receives log data from vRealize Log Insight agents that run on the management components of the SDDC.
Disable SSH on the Skyline Collector Appliance in Region A After you complete the configuration of the services on the Skyline Collector appliance that you must perform over SSH, disable SSH for security reasons.
Complete the Initial Configuration of the Skyline Collector Instance in Region A After you complete the deployment and service configuration of the appliance, register the Skyline Collector instance with VMware Cloud Services and connect the collector to the Management vCenter Server, NSX Manager for the management cluster, and vRealize Operations Manager.
Register the Components for the Shared Edge and Compute Cluster with the Skyline Collector Instance in Region A During the initial configuration of the Skyline Collector instance, you can add endpoints only for the Management vCenter Server, the NSX Manager instance for the management cluster, and vRealize Operations Manager. To collect all product data that is available in the region for the supported solution types, connect the collector also to the Compute vCenter Server and the NSX Manager instance for the shared edge and compute cluster.