How to migrate
VMware Aria Operations for Networks
using VMware Cloud Connect

As a cloud administrator, you set up the provisioning infrastructure, and then proceed with the migration.
Complete the pre-setup migration steps. See How to access VMware Cloud Connect.
  1. Log in to VMware Cloud, select
    VMware Aria Hub Subscription
    , and then click
    Cloud Connect
    .
  2. Select a Aria Suite product, then select the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    version from the drop-down list, and click
    START MIGRATIONS
    .
  3. In Start Migrations, complete the required options.
    1. Cloud Onboarding
      • VMware Cloud Connect provisions an instance of
        VMware Aria Operations for Networks
        cloud in trial mode if the organization had not provisioned an instance. After the
        VMware Aria Operations for Networks
        cloud instance is successfully provisioned, the status shows Complete.
      • Click
        Next
        .
    2. Collector Provisioning
      • VMware Cloud Connect collects information about your current set of collectors and provisions new collectors for the
        VMware Aria Operations for Networks
        cloud instance.
      • Click
        COPY CONFIGURATIONS
        .
      • Click
        EDIT
        to change the configuration details of the Cloud collectors. Add the necessary changes in the Review Details page and click
        SAVE
        .
      • Click
        START DEPLOYMENT
        .
        • To assign a user role in the vCenter of
          VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
          , see Assign a User Role in vCenter.
        • The collector deployment may take several minutes to complete. You can exit the application and check the deployment status after a short period of time.
        • Physical flow collectors are not supported.
      • When the deployment status of all the available collectors shows Complete, click
        Next
        .
    3. User Mapping
      • Verify the list of users for your
        VMware Aria Operations for Networks
        cloud instances. Click
        MAP USER
        to view the on-premises user details.
      • Click
        START MAPPING
        . After the content of the on-premises users are mapped to the selected Cloud users, the status shows Complete.
      • Click
        Next
        .
    4. Content Migration
      • VMware Cloud Connect displays the user and system specific content from your on-premises software. Click
        MIGRATE
        to start the migration process.
      • After the migration, click
        GO TO HOMEPAGE
        .
On successfully completing the migration, you can see the migrated status in the home page of VMware Cloud Connect.