VMware Aria Operations 8.17.1

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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.
  1. From the left menu, select
    Data Sources
     and then click
    Integrations
    ADD
    .
  2. From the
    Account Types
    page, select the
    vCenter Server
     instance from the list and then click the
    vSAN
     tab.
  3. To use the
    vCenter Server
     for activating vSAN, move the
    vSAN configuration
     option to the right.
    Once the vSAN adapter instance is activated and saved, the activated vSAN configuration option is not visible.
  4. The credentials provided for the
    vCenter Server
     instance are also used for vSAN adapter instance. If you do not want to use these credentials, you can click
    Use alternate credentials
     option.
    1. Click the plus sign next to the Credential field and enter the details in the
      Manage Credentials
       dialog box.
    2. Enter the credential name, vCenter user name, and password and click
      OK
      .
  5. Choose
    Enable SMART data collection
    , to activate SMART data collection for physical disk devices.
  6. Click
    Add
    .
    The vSAN configuration is activated for the cloud account.
  7. Click
    Test Connection
    to validate the connection with your
    vCenter Server
     instance.
  8. Accept the
    vCenter Server
     security certificate.
  9. Click
    Save 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
    Environment
    vSAN and Storage Devices
    , verify that the vSAN hierarchy includes the following related
    vCenter Server
     system objects:
    • vSAN World
    • Cache Disk
    • Capacity Disk
    • vSAN-activated
      vCenter Server
       clusters
    • vSAN Fault Domains (optional)
    • vSAN-activated Hosts
    • vSAN Datastores
    • vSAN Disk Groups
    • vSAN Datastore related VMs
    • vSAN Witness Hosts (optional)

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