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VMware Aria Operations for Networks 6.11
Using Operations for Networks
Adding a Data Source in VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Supported Other Data Sources
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Installing Operations for Networks
About VMware Aria Operations for Networks Installation Guide
System Recommendations and Requirements
VMware Aria Operations for Networks Installation Process
Installation Workflow
Deploying Platform OVA
Deployment using vSphere Web Client
Activate the License
Generate a Shared Secret
Setting up VMware Aria Operations for Networks Collector (OVA)
Deployment Using vSphere Web Client
Setting up Operations for Networks Collector (AMI) in AWS for VMware SD-WAN
Deploy Additional Collector to an Existing Setup
Accessing VMware Aria Operations for Networks by using the Evaluation License
Add VMware vCenter Server
Analyze Traffic Flows
Generate a Report
Planning to Scale up your Deployment
Planning to Scale up the Platform Cluster
Planning to Scale up the Collector
Increase the Brick Size of Your Setup
Increase the Disk Size
Upgrading VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Backup a VMware Aria Operations for Networks Deployment
Shutdown and Start a Setup
Online Upgrade
Single-Click Offline Upgrade
Uninstall VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Remove Collector IP When Netflow is Enabled in vCenter
Remove Collector IP When Netflow is Enabled in NSX
Using Operations for Networks
About VMware Aria Operations for Networks User Guide
About VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Homepage
Security Compliance
Adding a Data Source in VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Supported Products and Versions
Encryption Algorithms and Ciphers
Supported VMware Managers
Add VMware vCenter Server
Add VMware NSX Manager
Add VMware NSX-T Manager
Add VMware HCX
Supported Wide Area Networks
Add VMware SD-WAN
Add Cisco ASR/ISR for SD-WAN Assessment
Supported VMware Cloud Accounts
Activating VMware Aria Operations for Networks from the VMC Console
Manually Configure Data Sources for VMware Cloud (VMC)
Preparing VMware Aria Operations for Networks to add VMware Cloud (VMC)
Set up VMware Aria Operations for Networks Collector for VMware Cloud (VMC)
Configuring Web Proxies for VMware Cloud (VMC)
Create VMware Cloud (VMC) Firewall Rules for VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Add VMware Cloud (VMC) - vCenter
Add VMware Cloud (VMC) NSX Manager
Add VMC on Dell EMC NSX Manager
Add VMC on AWS Outposts NSX Manager
Add Azure VMware Solution NSX Manager
Add Google Cloud VMware Engine NSX Manager
Add Oracle Cloud VMware Solution NSX Manager
Supported AWS Outposts VMware Solution
Supported Azure VMware Solution
Supported Oracle Cloud VMware Solution
Supported Google Cloud VMware Engine
Supported VMware Cloud on Dell EMC Solution
Supported Public Cloud Accounts
Add Amazon Web Services
Add a Primary AWS Account
Create a Primary and Linked Account Policy
Create a Role in AWS
Create a User in the Primary AWS Account
Configure Firewall for AWS API Access
Add a Standard AWS Data Source
Create a User in the Primary AWS Account
Create a Standard Account Policy
AWS: Geo-Blocking Support
Add Microsoft Azure
Enable NSG Flow Log
Supported Containers
Add Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition
Add Kubernetes
Add OpenShift
Supported Firewalls
Add Palo Alto Networks Panorama
Add Check Point Management Server
Add Cisco ASA
Add a Fortinet FortiManager
Supported Converged Infrastructures
Add Cisco UCS Manager
Add HP Virtual Connect Manager
Add HP One View Manager
Supported Routers and Switches
Add a Cisco Catalyst Switch
Add a Cisco Nexus Switch
Add Arista Switch SSH
Add a Brocade Switch
Add a Juniper Switch
Add a Dell Switch
Enabling Telemetry on Dell OS10 Switches
Add a Huawei 6800/7800/8800 Series Switch
Add an HPE 5940/10508 Switch
Add a Mellanox Switch
Add a New Generic Router or Switch
Edit a Generic Router or Switch
Add a Cisco ASR 9901/9910 Router
Add a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router
Add a Cisco ISR 4000 Series Router
Supported Other Data Sources
Add Cisco ACI
Supported Cisco ACI Contracts
Supported Physical Flow Collectors
Add a Physical Flow Collector for NetFlow and sFlow
Supported Log Servers
Configure VMware Aria Operations for Logs
Add VMware Aria Operations for Logs
Install Content Pack and Enable Alerts
Configure Webhook
Update Syslog server for Check Point and Palo Alto firewalls
Supported DNS Data Providers
Add Infoblox
Supported Load Balancers
Add F5 BIG-IP
Add NSX Advanced Load Balancer
Supported CMDBs
Add a ServiceNow Account
Default CMDB Configuration File
Customizing the CMDB Configuration
An Example of Discovering Applications Without Workload Relations
An Example of Discovering Single Level Applications
FAQs on Add ServiceNow as a Data Source
Bulk Add Devices as Data Sources
Working with Network Discovery
Discover Network Devices Using Network Auto Discovery
Discover Network Devices in VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Bulk Add Discovered Devices as Data Sources.
Editing and Migrating Data Sources
Bulk Add Data Sources Using the Python SDK
Bulk Edit Data Sources
Migrate Data Sources to a Different Collector
Delete a Data Source from VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Decommission a Customer
Configuring VMware Aria Operations for Networks Settings
Create a Support Bundle
Enabling the Support Tunnel
Viewing System Health
Viewing System Usage
Understanding Capacity for Collector and Platform Load
View Platform Capacity
Resolving Platform Capacity Problems
Manage Disk Utilization
View the Platform and Collector Details
Configure Data Retention Interval
Configuring IP Properties and Subnets
Import the DNS mapping file
Configure Mapping Between Subnet and a VLAN
Configuring East-West and North-South IPs
Configuring Alerts and Notifications
Viewing and Editing Alert Definitions
Edit Alert Definitions
Perform a Bulk Edit on an Alert
Deactivate an Alert
Alert Limitations
Create a Search-based Alert
Editing Search-based Alerts
Viewing Platform Health Alerts
Alerts List
NSX-T Events
Kubernetes Events
Configure Mail Server
Configure SNMP Trap Destination
Delete an SNMP Trap Destination
Configuring Identity and Access Management
User Roles
Add Local Users
Assign Roles to LDAP Users
Configure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Import Users from VMware Identity Manager
Configure VMware Identity Manager
Obtain the Certificate Thumbprint from the VMware Identity Manager Host
Configuring Logs
View and Export Audit Logs
Setup Syslog Configuration
Configuring Web Proxies
VMware Aria Operations for Networks Licenses
License Usage Calculation
Comparing Feature Based on License Edition
Add a License
Configure Auto-Refresh Interval
Enabling Support for IPv6 Flow Processing
Configure User Session Timeout
Add Google Maps API Key
VMware Aria Operations for Networks and FIPS
VMware Aria Operations for Networks and FIPS
Configure Security Certificate Validation
Accept a Data Source Certificate Manually
Accept vIDM and LDAP Certificate Manually
Join or Leave the Customer Experience Improvement Program
Configure Federation
Add a Primary Federation Instance
Configure Peer Federation Instance
Configure Login Banners
Creating and Expanding Clusters
Create Clusters
Expand Clusters
About Backing up and Restoring of Deployment Data
Backup and Restore
Direct Connect Support in VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Viewing VMC Direct Connect Details
Viewing Flows over Direct Connect
Direct Connect Search Queries
Working with Streaming databus
Understanding the Databus Terminologies and Capabilities
VMware Transit Connect Support in VMware Aria Operations for Networks
View Flows over VMware Managed Transit Gateway
Viewing VMC SDDC Group details
Viewing VMware Transit Gateway Details
VMware Aria Operations Integration
Configuring Flows in VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Enabling IPFIX Configuration
IPFIX Configuration on VDS and DVPG
Enabling IPFIX Configuration on VDS and DVPG
VMware NSX IPFIX Configuration
Enable VMware NSX-V IPFIX
Enable VMware NSX-T DFW IPFIX
Flow Support for Physical Servers
Configure a NetFlow Collector in a Physical Device
Configuring a Netflow Collector for Cisco 4500 Series Switches
Configuring a Netflow Collector for Cisco Nexus 1000v Switches
Configuring a Netflow Collector for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
Enriching Flows and IP Endpoints
Searching Physical to Physical Flows
Viewing Blocked and Protected Flows
Network Address Translation (NAT)
NAT Flow Support - Examples
VMware Cloud (VMC) Flows
Create AWS VPC Flow Log
Sending Flow Records from F5 To VMware Aria Operations for Networks Collectors
Create a pool of IPFIX Collectors
Create an IPFIX Log Destination
Create a Log Publisher
Create iRules
iRules for the TCP and UDP Protocols
Add the iRule To a Virtual Server
Create a Route Entry
Viewing Kubernetes and Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition Scoping and Flow Information
Working with Network Map
Use Advanced Path Search
Add, Edit, or Delete a Group
Troubleshooting Network Map Related Errors
Working with Intents
Viewing Intent Details
Define an Intent
Supported Intent Types
Supported SD-WAN Intent Types
Supported Application Intent Types
Working with Guided Network Troubleshooting
Start a New Troubleshooting Incident
Viewing Troubleshooting Incident Page
Find Root Cause by Using Troubleshooting Incident
Managing Incidents
Viewing Entity Details
Viewing VMware Aria Operations for Networks System (NI System) Details
Viewing Platform VM details
Viewing Collector VM Details
Viewing VMware vCenter Data Source Details
Viewing Federation Details
Federation Page Key Performance Indicators
Viewing PCI Compliance Details
Export as PDF
Viewing Kubernetes Details
Viewing Load Balancer Details
Viewing VM Details
Viewing Edge Device Details
Viewing NSX Manager Details
Viewing VMware NSX-T Manager Details
Viewing NSX-T Management Node Details
Viewing Switch Port Details
Viewing Router Interface Details
Viewing NSX-T Transport Details
Viewing Virtual Server Details
Viewing Pool Members Details
Viewing Microsoft Azure Details
Viewing VeloCloud Enterprise Details
Viewing Edge Details
Viewing SD-WAN and Edge SD-WAN Application Details
Viewing SD-WAN Assessment Details
Generate Assessment Report
Viewing VeloCloud Link Application Details
Viewing VeloCloud Business Policy Details
Viewing Internet Service Provider Details
Viewing VMC SDDC Details
Viewing VMC on AWS Outposts SDDC Details
Viewing Arista Hardware Gateway and Arista Hardware Gateway Binding Details
Viewing NSX Advanced Load Balancer Details
Viewing Cisco Nexus Device Details
Viewing Micro-Segmentation Details
Viewing VMware HCX Manager Details
Viewing Entity Topology
Virtual Machine Topology
Host Topology
VXLAN Topology
VLAN Topology
NSX Manager Topology
Viewing Audit Information of NSX objects in VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Working with Pins and Dashboards
Pins
Types of Pins
Metrics Pins
Entity List View Pins
Alert View List Pins
Dashboards
Create a Dashboard
Updating a Dashboard
Sharing a Dashboard
Manage Dashboards on the Home Page
To Duplicate a Dashboard
Delete a Dashboard
Metric Definitions in VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Entity Metrics
Application Metrics
AWS Virtual Private Cloud Metrics
Datastore Metrics
Device Interface Service Metrics
Host Metrics
HCX Tunnel Metrics
Kubernetes Service Metrics
Metrics for NSX Policy Manager
Metrics for NSX Advanced Load Balancer
Port Channel Metrics
Metrics for NSX-V Manager
NetFlow Reporter Metrics
Metrics for NSX-T Entities
Metrics for NSX-T Firewall Rule
Metrics for NSX-T Edge Node CPU Core
Metrics for NSX-T Manager
Metrics for NSX-T Management Node
Metrics for NSX-T Logical Switch
Metrics for NSX-T Logical Port
Metrics for NSX-T Transport Node
Metrics for NSX-T Edge NAT Rule
Metrics for NSX-T Router
Router Interface Metrics
Switch Port Metrics
Service Node Metrics
Tier Metrics
VeloCloud Metrics
VeloCloud Edge Metrics
SD-WAN Edge Application Metrics
VeloCloud Link Applications Metrics
VeloCloud Link Metrics
VeloCloud Tunnel Metrics
Virtual Connect Manager Metrics
VLAN Metrics
Virtual Disk Metrics
VM Datastore Metrics
Virtual Machine Metrics
Virtual Network Interface Card Metrics
Virtual Network Interface Metrics
Flow Metrics
Health Metrics
Latency Metrics
VM Network Utilization Metrics
Load Balancer Support in VMware Aria Operations for Networks
F5 as a Load Balancer
NSX-V as a Load Balancer
Overview of NSX Advanced Load Balancer
Viewing VM-VM Path Topology
Path Topology
AWS VM-VM Path
NSX-T VM-VM Path
NSX-V Edge Trunk Interface VM-VM Path
VMware HCX VM-VM Path
Support for NAT in VMware Aria Operations for Networks
VMware SD-WAN VM-VM Path
Arista Hardware VTEP VM-VM Path
Cisco ASR 1000 VM-VM Path
Cisco ISR 4000 VM-VM Path
VMware Cloud (VMC) VM-VM Path
Cisco ACI VM-VM Path
HPE VM-VM Path
NSX Advanced Load Balancer VM-VM Path
Mellanox VM-VM Path
Support for the Cisco BGP-EVPN Mode
Support for Arista BGP EVPN
Support for the Juniper EVPN CRB
Support for Equal-Cost Multi-Path (ECMP) Route
Support for the L2 Bridges
View Information on BGP Neighbors
Path to Internet
Supported Firewalls
Cross vCenter NSX
Palo Alto Firewall
Cisco ASA Firewall
Check Point Firewall
Security Groups
Policy-Based VPN
NSX Distributed Firewall Inactive Rules
Fortinet Firewall
Working with Micro-Segmentation
Analyzing the Application
Analyze Flow to Perform Security Planning
Viewing Micro-Segmentation And Flow Data in Wheel View
View Micro-segmentation And Flow Data in Grid View
VMware Cloud (VMC): Planning and Micro-Segmentation
Working with Crown Jewel Analysis
Add a Crown Jewel
Perform Crown Jewel Analysis
Managing Crown Jewels
Export Firewall Rules by Running CLI Commands
Working with Applications
Create an Application Manually
Creating Tiers for Physical IPs
List of Supported Properties
Working with Application Discovery
Discover Applications
Discover Applications using Flows
Discover Applications using Tags
Discover Applications using Names
Discover Applications using ServiceNow
Discover Applications using Advanced Properties
Viewing Discovered Applications
Save Discovered Applications
Merge Discovered Applications
Set up Application and Tier Naming Preference
Modify Application Scope
Update Application Membership
Troubleshooting Application Discovery Related Errors
Viewing All Applications
Viewing Application Details
Working with Analytics
Viewing Flow Insight Details
Access Flow Insight page
Analytics - Outlier Detection
How to Detect the Outlier VMs
Analytics: Static and Dynamic Thresholds
Configure Thresholds and Alerts
View the Threshold Configuration Page
Viewing Recommended Firewall Rules
Exporting Rules
NSX DFW Universal Artifacts
Save the Configuration for CSV Export as Property Template
Export and Apply Kubernetes Network Policies
Working with Search Queries
Save and Delete Search Queries
Search Queries
Azure Search Queries
Search Queries for Cisco ACI Entities
Palo Alto Search Queries
Fortinet Search Queries
Enriching Flows with the Infoblox DNS Data
Common Search Queries for Kubernetes Entities
Sample Search Queries Related to Load Balancer
Search Queries for NSX Firewall Rules
NSX Advanced Load Balancer Search Queries
VMware SD-WAN Search Queries
VMC SDDC Search Queries
VMware NSX-T Manager Search Queries for BGP and ECMP
AWS Account Search Queries
VMware Cloud (VMC) for AWS Entities
Search Queries for HCX Mobility Optimized Networking
Advanced Queries
Time Control
Search Results
Filters
VMware vCenter Tags
Planning Disaster Recovery for VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Sample Disaster Recovery Scenario
Troubleshooting and Known Limitations
Common Data Source Errors
Unable to Enable DFW IPFIX
Unable to get Distributed (DFW) flows from the NSX Manager
User Account Locked After Failed Login Attempts
Known Limitations
Planning Application Migration to VMware Cloud (VMC) using VMware Aria Operations for Networks
How do I obtain the CSP Refresh Token for NSX Manager
How Do I Obtain VMware vCenter Credentials
Compute Gateway Firewall Rule
Operations for Networks CLI Guide
About VMware Aria Operations for Networks Command Line Interface User Guide
Log In to the VMware Aria Operations for Networks Command-Line Interface
Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
CLI Commands
appliance-reboot
backup-restore
change-network-settings
custom-cert
disk-usage
flow-sync
finalize-IP-change
help
aria-logs
logout
log-trace
modify-password
nslookup
ntp
offline-registration
online-upgrade
ping
telnet
secure-tunnel
services
set-banner
set-proxy-shared-secret
setup
set-web-proxy
show-service-status
show-version
support-tunnel
show-config
show-connectivity-status
ssh-service
support-bundle
telemetry
tool-manager
traceroute
update-IP-change
pair-collector
Operations for Networks FAQ
About VMware Aria Operations for Networks FAQs Guide
General
Installation and Configuration
Adding or Configuring Data Sources in VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Micro-Segmentation and Flows
Clustering
Clustering - General
Clustering - Installing and Configuring
Clustering - Scaling
Clustering - Deployment
Data Management and Processing
IPFIX
Documentation Legal Notice
Supported Other Data Sources
Last Updated January 31, 2025
VMware Aria Operations for Networks
supports other data sources like Cisco ACI.
Adding a Data Source in VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Add Cisco ACI
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