Add an Aria Operations Instance for Metering in vCloud Usage Meter

To meter the product consumption data of Aria Operations, you must add the Aria Operations instance to vCloud Usage Meter.

Procedure

1. In the main menu bar of the vCloud Usage Meter Web interface, click Products.
2. In the left pane, navigate to Management > Aria Operations.
3. On the Aria Operations page, click Add.
4. In the Endpoint text box, enter the host name or IP address of the Aria Operations instance.
   The default port number is 443.
5. In the Username and Password text boxes, enter the credentials for the Aria Operations instance.
   Provide the credentials for a user with access to the objects in the corresponding license group.

   The Aria Operations administrator user has access to all objects in all license groups.

   If you use a different Aria Operations local user, verify that this local user has access to the objects in the license groups created by him. If this user needs access to the objects in a license groups created by another user, assign access to the container view as well as to the objects in vSphere Storage.

6. Click Add.