To meter the product consumption data of VMware Aria Automation 8.x, Aria Operations, and Aria Operations for Networks, you must add the associated VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle instance to vCloud Usage Meter.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you have a local VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 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 VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  • Verify that you can log in to the administration user interface of the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle appliance.

Procedure

  1. In the main menu bar of the vCloud Usage Meter Web interface, click Products.
  2. In the left navigation pane, navigate to Management > Aria Suite Lifecycle.
  3. On the Aria Suite Lifecycle page, click Add .
    The Add Endpoint for Aria Suite Lifecycle wizard opens.
  4. Provide the endpoint for the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle instance.
    1. In the Endpoint text box, enter the host name or IP address for the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle instance.
      The default port number is 443.
    2. In the Username and Password text boxes, provide the credentials for a VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 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 VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 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 VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 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 VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 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 VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle instance locker. If the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycleinstance locker can provide the SSL certificate(s) for the product then the the system automatically accepts the certificate. If the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycleinstance 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 Aria Suite Products. vCloud Usage Meteridentifies existing product instance(s) added to the vCloud Usage Meter and the new ones being imported through the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 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 VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle manages and click Next.
    Consider the following factors:
    • The discovered products must be associated with the respective VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle instance.
    • Check the total number of environments and the total number of unique products across the environments for the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 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 VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 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: VMware Aria Suite Lifecycledoes not support VMware Aria Automation 7.x . The displayed registration type value is Not Supported. To add a VMware Aria Automation 7.x instance for metering, see Add a VMware Aria 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

VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 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 VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle added, or the listing page of the discovered managed product instances.

If an error occurs, an error message appears on the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle page.