To meter the product consumption data of vRealize Automation 8.x, vRealize Operations, and vRealize Network Insight, you must add the associated vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager instance (rebranded as VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle) to vCloud Usage Meter.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you have a local vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager user account with the LCM Admin or the LCM Cloud Admin supported role available.
    Note: vCloud Usage Meter supports only local user accounts for the metering of vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  • Verify that you can log in to the administration user interface of the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager appliance.

Procedure

  1. In the main menu bar of the vCloud Usage Meter Web interface, click Products.
  2. In the left navigation pane, click Management > vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  3. On the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) page, click Add .
    The Add Endpoint for vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) wizard opens.
  4. Provide the endpoint for the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager instance.
    1. In the Endpoint text box, enter the host name or IP address for the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager instance.
      The default port number is 443.
    2. In the Username and Password text boxes, provide the credentials for a vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager user with an LCM Admin or an LCM Cloud Admin role.
      Note: Provide the full username with the local domain, such as user@local.
    3. Click Next.
  5. On the Accept Certificate page, verify the SSL certificate details for the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager instance and click Accept & Next.
  6. On the Discovering Products and Environments page, verify the details for the discovered products and click Next.
    Status Description
    Test Credentials

    vCloud Usage Meter validates the username and password that you enter when you provide endpoint for the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager instance. If the validation is successful, you proceed with the wizard. In case of a failure, you receive an alert message. You must go back and provide the correct credentials.
    Get Deployed Environments & Products

    vCloud Usage Meter fetches list of environment(s) created in the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager instance and the installed or imported product(s) in the environment(s). If the fetching is successful, you proceed with the wizard. In case of a failure, you receive an alert message.
    Get Product(s) Certificates

    vCloud Usage Meter fetches the details about the SSL certificate(s) for the managed products from the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager instance locker. If the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Managerinstance locker can provide the SSL certificate(s) for the product then the the system automatically accepts the certificate. If the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Managerinstance locker cannot provide the certificate(s) for the product they must be trusted and accepted explicitly after the addition of the managed product to the vCloud Usage Meter. If the fetching is successful, you proceed with the wizard. In case of a failure, you receive an alert message.
    Preparing Product Registration vCloud Usage Metercollects and prepares the managed product instance(s) metadata to be used while metering the product consumption data of the supported vRealize Suite Products. vCloud Usage Meteridentifies existing product instance(s) added to the vCloud Usage Meter and the new ones being imported through the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager instance. If the validation is successful, you proceed with the wizard. In case of a failure, you receive an alert message.
  7. On the Review Environment page, verify the information about the discovered products that vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager manages and click Next.
    Consider the following factors:
    • The discovered products must be associated with the respective vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager instance.
    • Check the total number of environments and the total number of unique products across the environments for the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager instance.
    • The wizard must display the following information for every discovered product.
    Parameter Description
    Product

    The name of the vCloud Usage Meter supported product type. If vCloud Usage Meter does not support the product and does not meter the product consumption data, the displayed product type is what vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager provides.
    Endpoint

    The FQDN/IP and the port of the managed product instance.
    Registration Type

    The registration type can have the following values: New Registration (indicating a new supported product), Existing Registration (indicating an existing supported product) and Not Supported (indicating an unsupported product).

    Note: vRealize Suite Lifecycle Managerdoes not support vRealize Automation 7.x . The displayed registration type value is Not Supported. To add a vRealize Automation 7.x instance for metering, see Add a vRealize Automation 7 Instance for Metering in vCloud Usage Meter.
  8. On the Summary page of the wizard, review the details and click Submit.
    Check the number of product instances pending for user actions. For example - entering the managed product credentials or accepting certificates.

Results

vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager and its managed products are now part of the list of instances that vCloud Usage Meter supports.

Update the credentials for the managed product instances in the user task list, view the details panel of vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager added, or the listing page of the discovered managed product instances.

If an error occurs, an error message appears on the vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager page.