To use the Log Insight page, the Troubleshoot with Logs dashboard, and Logs tab in vRealize Operations, you must configure vRealize Log Insight with vRealize Operations.

Configuring the vRealize Log Insight Adapter in vRealize Operations

To access the Log Insight page and the Troubleshoot with Logs dashboard from vRealize Operations, you must configure the vRealize Log Insight adapter in vRealize Operations.

You can integrate only one vRealize Log Insight instance. For Service Roles in vRealize Log Insight Cloud, see the VMware vRealize Log Insight Cloud Product Documentation.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that vRealize Log Insight and vRealize Operations are installed.
  • Verify that you know the IP address or FQDN of the vRealize Log Insight instance you have installed.

Procedure

  1. From the left menu, select Data Sources > Integrations.
  2. From the Accounts tab in the Integrations page, click Add Account and then select the VMware vRealize Log Insight card. You can also activate the management pack from the Repository tab, where you will find the card in the Available Integrations section. After the management pack is activated, click Add Account.
  3. In the VMware vRealize Log Insight page complete the following steps:
    • Enter the IP address or FQDN in the Log Insight server text box of the vRealize Log Insight you have installed and want to integrate with.
    • Select the collector group from the Collectors/Groups drop-down menu.
    • Click Test Connection to verify that the connection is successful.
    • Click Save.
  4. From the vRealize Operations Home page, click Troubleshoot > Using Logs from the left pane. If you see a statement at the bottom of the page, click the link and accept the certificate exception in vRealize Log Insight or contact your IT support for more information.
  5. From the vRealize Operations Home page, click Troubleshoot > Using Logs from the left pane and enter the user name and password of the vRealize Log Insight instance you have installed.

Configuring vRealize Operations in vRealize Log Insight

You configure vRealize Operations in vRealize Log Insight in the following scenarios:

  • To access the Logs tab in vRealize Operations.
  • To access the Troubleshoot with Logs dashboard and the Log Insight page from vRealize Operations.
Prerequisites
  • Verify that vRealize Log Insight and vRealize Operations are installed.
  • Verify that you know the IP address, hostname, and password of the vRealize Operations instance you want to integrate with.
  • Verify that the vRealize Log Insight management pack is activated in vRealize Operations.

Procedure

  1. From the Administration page of vRealize Log Insight, click vRealize Operations from the left pane. You see the vRealize Operations Integration pane.
  2. In the Hostname text box, enter the IP address or FQDN of the vRealize Operations instance you want to integrate with.
    Note: If you are using a load balancer, use its IP address or FQDN as a hostname value.
  3. In the Username and Password text boxes, enter the user name and password of the vRealize Operations instance you want to integrate with.
  4. Select the relevant check boxes according to your preference:
    • To send alerts to vRealize Operations, select Enable alerts integration.
    • To let vRealize Operations open Log Insight and query for object logs, select Enable launch in context.
    • To calculate and send metrics to vRealize Operations, select Enable metric calculation.
  5. Click Test Connection to verify that the connection is successful and accept the certificate if it is untrusted.
  6. Click Save.

    You can now view the log details for an object in vRealize Operations.