Importing Accounts from
vRealize Automation

You can import and synchronize existing cloud accounts from
vRealize Automation
to
VMware Aria Operations
. Click
Import Accounts from VRA
>
Import Accounts
to list all the cloud accounts associated with
vCenter Server
, Amazon AWS, and Microsoft Azure that are not managed by
VMware Aria Operations
. You can select and import these accounts into
VMware Aria Operations
directly with existing credentials as defined in
vRealize Automation
or add or edit the credentials before the import process. The
Import Accounts from VRA
option is hidden from the user until the integration with
vRealize Automation
is activated from the integration page under
Data Sources
Integrations
Accounts
or
Repository
tabs.
  • Verify that
    vRealize Automation
    is activated from
    Data Sources
    Integrations
    Accounts
    in
    VMware Aria Operations
    .
  • Verify that you know the
    vCenter Server
    credentials that have sufficient privileges to connect and collect data.
  • Verify that the user has privileges of Organizational Owner and Cloud Assembly administrator set in
    vRealize Automation
    .
  1. From the left menu, go to
    Data Sources
    Integrations
    Accounts
    tab, click on the horizontal ellipses, and then select
    Import Accounts from VRA
    .
  2. From the
    Import Accounts
    page, select the cloud account you want to import.
  3. To override an existing credential from
    vRealize Automation
    .
    • Select the existing credential from the
      Credential
      drop-down menu and click
      Save
      .
    • To add a new credential, click the plus icon next to the
      Credential
      drop-down menu and enter the credential details and click
      Save
      .
  4. Select the collector/group from the drop-down menu.
  5. Click
    Validate
    to verify that the connection is successful.
  6. Click
    Import
    .
The imported cloud account is listed in the
Data Sources
Integrations
Accounts
page. After the data collection for the cloud account is complete the configuration status changes from
Warning
to
OK
.