Managing
VMware Aria Universal Suite
licenses in the
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
Locker

The Locker service within
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
helps you to manage
VMware Aria Universal Suite
licenses for your
VMware Aria Universal Suite
subscription and collect daily data usage data for associated products and services.
Verify that you have registered with VMware Customer Connect (previously My VMware) to access licenses.
When you purchase
VMware Aria Universal Suite
subscription, you receive access to
VMware Aria Hub Subscription
, which is a complimentary utility service. With
VMware Aria Hub Subscription
, you can add endpoints and monitor the data usage for your
VMware Aria Universal Suite
subscription services.
You must create
VMware Aria Universal Suite
licenses at the Locker level in
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
, and then connect these licenses to
VMware Aria Hub Subscription
to monitor your cloud data usage.
For more information about
VMware Aria Hub Subscription
, refer to the product documentation.
  1. If you do not have My VMware account, navigate to the
    VMware Aria Operations for Integrations
    dashboard, and then click
    Settings
    .
  2. Click
    My VMware
    and add a
    VMware Aria Automation
    cloud account.
  3. After your My VMware accounts are configured, then the corresponding license keys are synced.
  4. From the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    dashboard, click
    Locker
    .
  5. Click the
    License
    icon. The
    VMware Aria Universal Suite
    licenses are created under My VMware account and are displayed in the licenses table.
  6. To re-sync licenses from My VMware account, click
    Retrieve Licenses
    .
  7. If you already have products deployed, then import these products in
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    , and then apply the
    VMware Aria Universal Suite
    licenses to these products captured in locker. If there are no existing products present, then you can use the
    VMware Aria Universal Suite
    licenses present in
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    locker for product deployment. For more information, see Manage licenses for a VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle products .
  8. If you have already downloaded your license, you can add the license details in the locker.
  9. To connect a license to
    VMware Aria Universal Suite
    subscription, select a license which is displayed in the license table, and then right-click the vertical ellipses.
    1. Click
      Connect License
      .
    2. Under API Token, generate an API token from your user account for
      VMware Aria Universal Suite
      subscription, and then click
      Next
      .
    3. Under
      Match License Key
      , the
      VMware Aria Hub Subscription
      finds a correct match for the provided API token, and lists out the organization details.
    4. Under Report Frequency, you will receive a confirmation that you are connected to
      VMware Aria Hub Subscription
      , and your data usage is reported to
      VMware Aria Hub Subscription
      twice a day.
    5. Click
      Finish
      .
  10. To disconnect a license in
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    , right-click the vertical ellipses, and then click
    Disconnect License
    .
  11. To trigger the license usage for a product, select a license from the license table, and then right-click the vertical ellipses.
    1. Click
      Sync Usage
      .
    2. You can download the usage sync report to view the data usage for the products.
  12. To view the data consumption report, select a license, and then right-click the vertical ellipses.
    1. Click
      Generate Report
      .
    2. To view a graphical representation of the report, click
      GENERATE
      on the
      Generate Report
      page.
    3. To download the report for a maximum period of 120 days, click
      DOWNLOAD
      .