Before you deploy vRealize Operations Manager by using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager, you create a cross-region environment in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager. You configure network, storage, and other environment parameters required for the deployment.

Procedure

  1. In a Web browser, log in to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager by using the administration interface.
    Setting Value
    URL https://vrslcm01svr01.rainpole.local
    User name admin@local
    Password vrslcm_admin_password
  2. On the My services page, click Lifecycle operations.
  3. On the Dashboard page, click Create environment, enter these values, and click Next.

    Setting

    Value

    Environment name

    Cross-Region-Env

    Administrator email

    xregion-env-admin_email

    Default password

    Click Select default password and select xregion-env-admin.

    Select datacenter

    cross-region-dc

    JSON configuration

    Disabled

    Join the VMware customer experience improvement program

    Selected
  4. On the Select product page, select the check box for vRealize Operations, configure these values, and click Next.

    Setting

    Value

    Installation type

    New install

    Version

    8.1.0

    Deployment type

    Medium

    Node count

    3

    Enable HA

    Enabled
  5. On the End user license agreement page, read the EULA, select the I agree to the terms and conditions check box, and click Next.
  6. On the License page, add or select the vRealize Suite license.

    • To select a license by using the My VMware product entitlement, click Select, select the license, and click Update.

    • To add the license manually, click Add, enter the vRealize Suite or vCloud Suite License alias and key, click Validate, and then click Add.

  7. To validate the license, click Validate association and click Next.
  8. On the Certificate page, from the Select certificate drop-down menu, select the vRealize Operations Manager certificate and click Next.
  9. On the Infrastructure page, enter these values, and click Next.

    Setting

    Value

    Select vCenter Server

    sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local

    Select cluster

    sfo01-m01dc#sfo01-m01-mgmt01

    Select folder

    sfo01-m01fd-vrops

    Select resource pool

    sfo01-m01-sddc-mgmt

    Select network

    Distributed port group that ends with Mgmt-xRegion01-VXLAN.

    Select datastore

    sfo01-m01-vsan01

    Select disk mode

    Thin

    Integrate with Identity Manager

    Enabled
  10. On the Network page, enter these values and click Next.

    Setting

    Value

    Default gateway

    192.168.11.1

    Netmask

    255.255.255.0

    Domain name
    rainpole.local

    Domain search path
    rainpole.local,sfo01.rainpole.local

    DNS servers

    Click Edit server selection, select 172.16.11.4 and 172.16.11.5, and click Next and Finish.

    Time sync mode

    Use NTP Server

    NTP servers

    Click Edit server selection, select ntp.sfo01.rainpole.local, click Next and Finish.

Results

You are redirected to the Products page of the Create Environment wizard to deploy vRealize Operation Manager.