Create Clusters

You can create clusters from the
Settings
Infrastructure and Support
Infrastructure and Updates
page.

Prerequisites

At least two additional platforms are required. The additional platform VMs should be deployed and powered on.

To create cluster

  1. Click
    CREATE CLUSTER
    for
    Platform VMs
    .
  2. On the
    Create Cluster
    page, enter the following information:
    • IP Address
      : Enter the IP address of the new platform that you want to add.
      VMware Aria Operations for Networks
      supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
    • Password
      : Enter the support user password of the platform VM. If you have not changed the password yet, then refer the
      Default Login Credentials
      section in
      VMware Aria Operations for Networks
      Installation Guide
      for the password.
  3. To keep adding more platforms, click
    Add more
    and enter the IP address and the support user password.
  4. Click
    SUBMIT
    . Click
    Yes
    .
  5. After creating a cluster, the user needs to log in to the product again.
  • The
    CREATE CLUSTER
    option is enabled only when the platform is of large brick size. All platforms should be of large brick to create cluster.
  • Enabling telemetry on a single node enables it on all the nodes.
  • To expand clusters, refer the
    Expanding a Cluster
    section in the
    VMware Aria Operations for Networks
    Installation Guide
    .