Configure a vSAN
Adapter Instance
When configuring an adapter instance
for vSAN, you add credentials for a
vCenter Server
. In the
earlier versions of VMware Aria
Operations
, the vSAN solution was installed as part of the VMware Aria
Operations
installation. Now, in case of a new installation the vSAN solution
is pre-bundled as part of VMware Aria
Operations
OVF, you must install the vSAN solution separately. Only
vCenter Server
systems that are configured for both the vCenter adapter and the vSAN adapter
appear in the inventory tree under the vSAN and Storage Devices. Verify that
the
vCenter Server
that you use to configure the vSAN adapter instance is also configured as a
vCenter adapter instance for the VMware vSphere® solution. If not, add a
vCenter adapter instance for that
vCenter Server
.
You must open port 5989 between the host and any
VMware Aria
Operations
node on which the vSAN adapter resides. This is
applicable when the vSAN version in vSphere is 6.6 or lower.You must have a vCenter Adapter instance
configured and monitoring the same vCenter Server that is used to monitor the vSAN
and Storage Devices.
To know how to install the
Native Management Packs, see
The Repository Tab.
- From the left menu, selectData Sourcesand then click .
- From theAccount Typespage, select thevCenter Serverinstance from the list and then click thevSANtab.
- To use thevCenter Serverfor activating vSAN, move thevSAN configurationoption to the right.Once the vSAN adapter instance is activated and saved, the activated vSAN configuration option is not visible.
- The credentials provided for thevCenter Serverinstance are also used for vSAN adapter instance. If you do not want to use these credentials, you can clickUse alternate credentialsoption.
- Click the plus sign next to the Credential field and enter the details in theManage Credentialsdialog box.
- Enter the credential name, vCenter user name, and password and clickOK.
- ChooseEnable SMART data collection, to activate SMART data collection for physical disk devices.
- ClickAdd.The vSAN configuration is activated for the cloud account.
- ClickTest Connectionto validate the connection with yourvCenter Serverinstance.
- Accept thevCenter Serversecurity certificate.
- ClickSave Settings.
The adapter is added to the
Adapter Instance list and is active.
To verify that the adapter is
configured and collecting data from vSAN objects, wait a few collection cycles,
then view application-related data.
- Inventory. Verify that all the objects related to the vSAN instance are listed. Objects should be in the collecting state and receiving data.
- Dashboards. Verify that vSAN Capacity Overview, Migrate to vSAN, vSAN Operations Overview, and Troubleshoot vSAN, are added to the default dashboards.
- Under, verify that the vSAN hierarchy includes the following relatedvCenter Serversystem objects:
- vSAN World
- Cache Disk
- Capacity Disk
- vSAN-activatedvCenter Serverclusters
- vSAN Fault Domains (optional)
- vSAN-activated Hosts
- vSAN Datastores
- vSAN Disk Groups
- vSAN Datastore related VMs
- vSAN Witness Hosts (optional)