We can deactivate VMware Aria Operations High Availability which will convert the Primary Replica back to a Data Node Log in to an Aria Operations Node web admin interface > Note the High Availability is Activated with a green check mark and there is a Primary Replica Cluster Node > Click Deactivate HA Review the … Continue reading Deactivate Aria Operations HA (High Availability)
Aria Suite (Previously vRealize)
Activate Aria Operations HA (High Availability)
VMware Aria Operations supports high availability (HA) which creates a replica for the VMware Aria Operations primary node and protects against the loss of a node. To activate Aria Operations High Availability, you'll need to have one data node deployed. You can see my previous post here for a guide on how to deploy another Aria Operations Node … Continue reading Activate Aria Operations HA (High Availability)
Add a Node to an existing Aria Operations Cluster
Larger environments may require more Nodes in your Aria Operations Cluster. A Cluster can contain one primary node and one or more data nodes for additional data collection, storage, processing, and analysis. Note: You'll need to download the correct Node OVA from the Broadcom software portal and save it in a location you can access … Continue reading Add a Node to an existing Aria Operations Cluster
Manually upgrade Aria Operations Cloud Proxy
I recently experienced Aria Operations Cloud Proxies failing to update automatically. The error was "Some Cloud Proxies in your organization were not automatically updated to the latest Cloud update because the download from AWS has failed." I confirmed the URL's required for the Cloud Proxy updates were accessible and did the usual reboots to try … Continue reading Manually upgrade Aria Operations Cloud Proxy
Link Azure AD Federated account to VMware Cloud Service Platform
I configured VMware Cloud Services Portal to use Azure AD federation for user accounts to be able to access VMware Cloud Services. It's worth nothing anyone with an existing native VMware Cloud Services account which may have been created at the same time as a VMware Customer Connect account need to link their Azure AD … Continue reading Link Azure AD Federated account to VMware Cloud Service Platform
Reset root password for VMware vRealize Operations appliance
I've needed to reset the root password on VMware vRealize Operations appliances on a few occasions and although the official guide from VMware contains very helpful information, it wasn't easy enough to follow for some of my colleagues who weren’t proficient in Linux or text editors. The purpose of this post is to include screenshots … Continue reading Reset root password for VMware vRealize Operations appliance
How to upgrade vRealize Operations
This post covers the process for running the vRealize Operations Pre Upgrade Readiness Assessment Tool and upgrading vRealize Operations without using Lifecycle Manager. I was running 8.1 and have upgraded to 8.5. The next time I complete a vROps version upgrade, I’ll use Lifecycle Manager and post again with that process. The main steps in … Continue reading How to upgrade vRealize Operations
How to upgrade vRealize Log Insight
In this post, I’ll be upgrading my vRealize Log Insight deployment from 8.2 to 8.3 but the upgrade process is currently the same for any 8.x versions. [15/04/2021 - 8.4 has been released and follows exactly the same upgrade process] If all goes to plan, performing a vRealize Log Insight upgrade is a simple process … Continue reading How to upgrade vRealize Log Insight
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