Adding endpoints if you are a
user

The endpoints in
VMware Aria Subscription
help you to collect license usage data for your on-premises Aria Suite products, after you connect the license keys from the
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
locker to your
VMware Aria Subscription
service. For multi-organizations, you can now connect the same license in your primary organization or secondary organization. You can also upload the on-premises license usage data from your primary organization to your secondary organization.
Deploy the
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
appliance.
  1. Use a supported Web browser (Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Mozilla FireFox) to connect to your
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    appliance by using the IP address or host name of the appliance.
    https://
    IP address
    /vrlcm
    You can also access
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    using the URL https://
    IP address
    . The URL http://
    IP address
    does not successfully redirect to
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    .
  2. Enter the administrator user name and default administrator password, and then click
    Log In
    .
  3. Navigate to the Lifecycle Operations dashboard, and then click
    Settings
    .
  4. Click
    My VMware
    and add a MyVMware account that is used to procure the VMware Aria Cloud or
    subscription. After your My VMware account is configured, then the corresponding license key is synced.
  5. From the Lifecycle Operations dashboard, click
    Locker
    , and then click
    License
    .
  6. From the available list of VMware Aria Cloud licenses, select the license that you can use to connect to
    VMware Aria Subscription
    , and then click the vertical ellipses to view available actions for the selected license key.
  7. Click
    Connect License
    .
  8. Provide an API token to connect the
    VMware Aria Subscription
    license to a VMware Cloud Organization for the subscription redeemed, and then click
    Next
    .
  9. Under Match License Key, if
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    finds a matching license key for the subscription associated to the cloud organization which provides the API token, it shows that a match is found.
  10. Under Report Frequency, you receive a confirmation that you are connected to
    VMware Aria Subscription
    , and your data use is reported to
    VMware Aria Subscription
    twice a day.
  11. Click
    Finish
    .
    After you connect to
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    , you can view the endpoint in
    VMware Aria Subscription
    . For each endpoint, you can view the license key details, user name, last updated date, and the expiration date.
  12. If you want to disconnect a license in
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
    , right-click the vertical ellipses for a selected license, and then click
    Disconnect License
    .
  13. When prompted for a confirmation to delete the license, click
    Disconnect
    .