To meter the product consumption data of vRealize Automation, you must add the vRealize Automation 7.x instance to vCloud Usage Meter.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that the vRealize Automation certificate is FIPS compliant.
  • Verify that you have an IaaS service user account.
  • Verify that you can log in to the browser-based administration interface that the vRealize Automation appliance hosts, or to the vRealize Automation appliance operating system command line console as root. For information, see Deploy the vRealize Automation Appliance in the Installing and Upgrading vRealize Automation guide.
  • Verify that you have a vSphere endpoint in your vRealize Automation appliance. For information, see Create a vSphere Endpoint in the vRealize Automation Product Documentation guide.
  • Verify that vRealize Automation manages the virtual machines on the vSphere endpoint. For information, see Bulk Import, Update, or Migrate Virtual Machines in the vRealize Automation guide.

Procedure

  1. In the main menu bar of the vCloud Usage Meter Web interface, click Products.
  2. In the left pane, navigate to Management > vRealize Automation 7 (legacy).
  3. On the vRealize Automation 7 (legacy) page, click Add .
  4. Under Cafe appliance, enter the vRealize Automation 7.x appliance details.
    1. In the Endpoint text box, enter the host name or IP address of the vRealize Automation 7.x instance.
      The default port number is 443.
    2. In the Username and Password text boxes, enter the credentials of a vRealize Automation administrator.
      Enter the user name without domain, for example administrator. This name must be from the vsphere.local domain.
  5. Under IaaS Server, enter the details for the IaaS Web Server.
    1. In the Endpoint text box, enter the host name or IP address of the IaaS Web Server.
    2. In the Username and Password text boxes, enter the credentials of the IaaS Web Server user account.
      This user is the system user that you used to do the initial vRealize Automation installation. Provide the user name in the user format.
    3. (Optional) In the Domain text box, enter the domain name of the IaaS Web Server.
  6. Click Add.

Results

vRealize Automation 7.x is now part of the list of instances. If an error occurs, an error message appears on the vRealize Automation 7 (legacy) page.