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Configuring a Lifecycle Minion

As an administrator, you can configure a Salt minion for your
VMware Aria Automation Config
 users using
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
. To configure the minion, you can either install and upgrade a minion that was installed outside of
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
, or use the minion that is packaged within the
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
 appliance.
To install or configure a Salt Minion, you select the
Configure Lifecycle Minion
 icon on the System Administration page.

Install a Lifecycle Minion

If no Salt minion is installed,
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
 detects this condition and the configuration page automatically provides you with the option to install a minion.
  1. Select the version to install based on the Master version that you have:
    • Version 3006.7
    • Version 3007.0
  2. Click
    Install
    .
The
Requests
 page appears so that you can check the status of the request. After the status is complete, return to
Settings
Configure Lifecycle Minion
 to add a Salt master Salt master grain.

Upgrade a Salt minion

If you have a Salt minion with Salt master version 3006.7 installed in
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
, you can select
Settings
Configure Lifecycle Minion
 to upgrade to version 3007.0.
  1. Select version
    3007.0
    .
  2. Click
    Upgrade
    .
The
Requests
 page appears so that you can check the status of your request. After the request completes, the Salt minion has been upgraded to version 3007.0 and both versions under
Upgrade Minion
 are greyed out and you return to
Settings
Configure Lifecycle Minion
 to add a Salt master Salt master grain.

Add a Salt master and Salt master grain

To configure a Salt minion, you add add a Salt master and a Salt master grain.
  • The Salt master is the main connection between
    VMware Aria Automation Config
     and the rest of the nodes or minions on your network. When you run a job in
    VMware Aria Automation Config
    , the command goes to the Salt master for distribution to the targeted minions. See .
    To add a Salt master, verify that you have the FQDN configured for the Salt master.
  • A grain is a piece of information about a minion. Grains provide a way to query and use system information dynamically, allowing for a more intelligent and context-aware approach to configuration management.
    A grain is a key/value pair, such as
    Role:vRSLCM
    .
To add a Salt master, verify that you have the FQDN of the Salt master.
  1. Add a Salt Master.
    1. Copy and paste the FQDN of the Salt master.
    2. Click
      Add Master
      . The Salt master's FQDN appears in the list of Salt Masters.
      If you have Salt masters in a multi-master environment that is outside of
      VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
      , repeat the steps to add multiple Salt masters.
    3. Click
      Save Salt Masters
      .
    The
    Requests
     page appears so that you can check the status of the request. After the status is complete, log in to
    VMware Aria Automation Config
     to accept the minion key and establish the connection between the Salt master and your Salt minion in
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    . See .
  2. Add Minion Grain (optional)
    1. Add the grain key.
    2. Add the grain value.
    3. Click
      Add Grain
      . The key/value pair for the Salt master grain appears in the list of Grains.
      If you have multiple grains, repeat the steps to add the key/value pairs. In the following example, multiple grains help to identify a minion that is installed in a
      VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
       production appliance that is located in a London datacenter.
      • Role:vRSLCM
      • Type:Production
      • Datacenter:London
    4. Click
      Save Minion Grains
      .
    5. The
      Requests
       page appears so that you can check the status of the request. After the status is complete, the configuration is saved and propogated to the Salt master and Salt minion.

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