To protect the vRealize Operations Manager virtual machines from a host-level failure, configure vSphere DRS to run the virtual machines of the analytics cluster and the remote collectors on different hosts in the first cluster in the management domain.

Use two anti-affinity rules for the vRealize Operations Manager virtual machines. One anti-affinity rule is for the analytics nodes and another anti-affinity rule is for the remote collector nodes. This rule configuration also accommodates the case when you place a host from the management cluster in maintenance mode.

Table 1. Anti-Affinity Rules for vRealize Operations Manager

Rule Name

Members

Description

anti-affinity-rule-vropsm

  • vrops01svr01a

  • vrops01svr01b

  • vrops01svr01c

Anti-affinity rule for the analytics nodes.

anti-affinity-rule-vropsr

  • sfo01vropsc01a

  • sfo01vropsc01b

Anti-affinity rule for the remote collector nodes.

Procedure

  1. In a Web browser, log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Client.
    Setting Value
    URL https://sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local/ui
    User name [email protected]
    Password vsphere_admin_password
  2. In the Hosts and clusters inventory, expand the sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local tree and expand the sfo01-m01dc data center.
  3. Select the sfo01-m01-mgmt01 cluster and click the Configure tab.
  4. In the left pane, select Configuration > VM/Host rules.
  5. Click Add VM/host rule, enter the values for the analytics cluster rule, and click OK. 

    Setting

    Value

    Name

    anti-affinity-rule-vropsm

    Enable rule

    Selected

    Type

    Separate Virtual Machines

    Members

    Click Add VM/host rule member, select the analytics cluster nodes, and click OK.

    • vrops01svr01a

    • vrops01svr01b

    • vrops01svr01c

  6. Repeat Step 5 for the remote collectors rule.