Workload Placement
In
VMware Aria
Operations
, you can configure vRealize
Automation
instances to work with VMware Aria
Operations
instances. Using VMware Aria
Operations
you can monitor the placement of existing workloads and optimize the
resource usage.- Verify that the user has privileges of Organizational Owner and Cloud Assembly Administrator set invRealize Automation.
- You must know thevCenter Servercredentials and have the necessary permissions to connect and collect data.
- Verify thatvRealize Automationis activated fromData Sources>IntegrationsinVMware Aria Operations. For more information, see Configuring VMware VMware Aria Automation with VMware Aria Operations.
- VMware Aria Operationsmust have the same vCenter Cloud Account configured to match withvRealize Automation.
- Ensure that integration is activated forVMware Aria OperationsandvRealize Automation.
- From the left menu, clickHome>Optimize>Workload Placement.
- Click theViewfilter drop-down menu and select theVRA Managedobjects.All the Cloud Zones related to thevCenter Serverare displayed inVMware Aria Operations.
- Click theCloud Zoneyou want to optimize.
- Based on the operational intent, clickOptimize Now.The system creates an optimization plan, which depicts BEFORE and (projected) AFTER workload statistics for the optimization action.
- If you are satisfied with the projected results of the optimization action, clickNEXT.
- Review the optimization moves, then clickBEGIN ACTION.In the scope ofvRealize Automationintegration,VMware Aria Operationssends a move migration request directly tovRealize Automation. In the earlier versions, the migration request was sent to thevCenter Server.
To verify that the optimization action is complete, select
Administration
from the left menu, and click
Recent Tasks
. In the Recent Tasks
page, use the Status function on the menu bar to locate your action by its status.
You can also search using a range of filters. For example, first filter on Starting
Time and scroll to the time when you began the action, then select the Object Name
filter. Finally, enter the name of one of the VMs in the rebalance plan.