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

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you have an IaaS service user account.
  • Verify that you can log in to the browser-based administration interface that the VMware Aria Automation appliance hosts, or to the VMware Aria Automation appliance operating system command line console as root. For information, see Deploy the Aria Automation Appliance in the Installing and Upgrading Aria Automation guide.
  • Verify that you have a vSphere endpoint in your VMware Aria Automation appliance. For information, see Create a vSphere Endpoint in the Aria Automation Product Documentation guide.
  • Verify that VMware Aria Automation manages the virtual machines on the vSphere endpoint. For information, see Bulk Import, Update, or Migrate Virtual Machines in the VMware Aria 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 VMware Aria Automation 7.x appliance details.
    1. In the Endpoint text box, enter the host name or IP address of the VMware Aria Automation 7.x instance.
      The default port number is 443.
    2. In the Username and Password text boxes, enter the credentials of a VMware Aria 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 VMware Aria 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

VMware Aria 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.