VMware Aria Operations 8.17.1

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User Scenario: Migrating Content from
VMware Aria Operations
 On-prem to
VMware Aria Operations
 SaaS

As a
VMware Aria Operations
 administrator, you can migrate your content from
VMware Aria Operations
 to
VMware Aria Operations
 SaaS. Migrating to
VMware Aria Operations
 SaaS allows you to access content anywhere and anytime, and provides automatic upgrades to ensure you have the latest version and a secure one-way connection using Cloud Proxies.
While migrating from
VMware Aria Operations
 on-prem to SaaS, you can migrate your custom as well as historic data.
Migrating Custom Content
  1. Log in to the
    VMware Aria Operations
     instance from which you want to export the content.
  2. From the left menu, click
    Administration
    , and then in the right pane, click
    Content Management
    .
  3. In the 
    Export
     tab, select the content and configurations that you want to export, and click 
    Export
    .
    For details, see Creating a Backup.
    The system compresses the content into one ZIP file.
    For configurations such as Integration Accounts, Http Proxies, Outbound Settings, Users, and Authentication Sources that have sensitive information, you must set up a new password to export data. The password should be at least 14 characters long.
    VMware Aria Operations
     SaaS does not support the export/import of Authentication Sources, Users, and Http Proxies.
  4. Click the 
    Download ZIP file
     link to download the content bundle.
    You can use the downloaded content to restore your content or export it to a different setup.
  5. Log in to
    VMware Aria Operations
     SaaS.
  6. From the left menu, click
    Administration
    , and then in the right pane, click
    Content Management
    .
  7. Click the
    Import
     tab and then, click
    Browse
     to select the downloaded ZIP file with the exported content.
  8. If there is a conflict while importing the content, you can select to either
    Overwrite existing content
     or
    Skip item(s)
    .
  9. For content types with sensitive information, enter the password that you had set while exporting the content.
  10. Click 
    Import
    .
    After the import is completed, the content is available in
    VMware Aria Operations
     SaaS. The import report with the timestamp is displayed after the import operation is complete. You can view this information under the
    Results
     section in the
    Import
     page.
Migrating Historic Data
You have the following options if you want to migrate your historic data from
VMware Aria Operations
 to
VMware Aria Operations
 SaaS.
  • If you want to collect the data for up to 30 days, then request to run SaaS along with On-prem free of charge for 30 days.
  • If you want to retain historical data for a longer duration (more than 30 days), then contact your TAM or the Support team.
For details on Data Retention, refer to the 'List of Global Settings' topic in the
Configuring VMware Aria Operations Guide
.

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