Configure VMware Aria Operations Alert Management

For
Alert management, you must configure the Domain Settings and
collector.

Prerequisites

  • must be installed and Kubernetes Management Pack must be deployed.
  • Kubernetes Management Pack must be configured to manage the vRAN and 5G Core Kubernetes Infrastructure.

Configure Domain Settings

For steps to configure Domain Settings for the OI Server, see Add Domain Settings for OI Server topic.

Configure
Collector

You can configure
collector in two modes:
  • Standalone
  • Cloud Instance
  1. Navigate to
    Administration
    Configuration
    Integrations
    .
  2. In the 5G integration section, click
    Add
    and depending on the requirement select
    TCP-5G-Core
    or
    TCP-RAN
    from the drop-down menu.
  3. In the
    Create Integration
    section, select
    VIM/K8s
    .
  4. Click
    Next
    .
  5. In the Description section, enter the name and description.
  6. In the Credentials section, select
    Broker Host and Port
    .
  7. Click
    Next
    .
  8. In the VIM and Kubernetes section, click
    Add
    .
Enter the following parameters when
is configured in Alerts monitoring mode and Standalone instance type.
Input Parameter
Description
Default Value
Name of the
Provide the
instance name.
NA
Data Center
Select the data center from the drop-down menu.
Core
Monitoring Mode
Select the Monitoring Mode as Alerts.
Select Option
Type
Select the
type as Standalone Instance.
Standalone
Hostname or IP
Provide the hostname, or IPv4 address for the
Standalone Instance.
localhost
Username
Provide the username for the
Standalone Instance.
admin
Password
Provide the password for the
Standalone Instance.
NA
Port
Provide the REST API port for the
Standalone Instance.
443
Protocol
Provide the REST API protocol for the
Standalone Instance (https/http).
https
Log Level
For Standalone Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the log level from the drop-down menu.
To enable SAM OI logs for
alert management, set the log level to DEBUG or ALL.
ERR
Alert Type
For Standalone Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the alert type from the drop-down menu.
Acceptable options are:
  • ALL
  • Perfomance
  • Compliance
All
Alert Severity
For Standalone Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the alert type from the drop-down menu.
Acceptable options are:
  • All
  • Critical
  • Immediate
  • Warning
  • Information
All
Alert Status
For Standalone Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the alert type from the drop-down menu.
Acceptable options are:
  • All
  • Active
  • Inactive
All
Domain Manager
Select OI Server as the domain manager from the drop-down menu.
NA
VIM Standalone
Enter the following parameters when
is configured in Alerts monitoring mode and
Cloud Instance
type.
Input Parameter
Description
Default Value
Name of the
Provide the
instance name.
NA
Data Center
Select the data center from the drop-down menu.
Core
Monitoring Mode
Select the Monitoring Mode as Alerts.
Select Option
Type
Select the
type as Cloud Instance.
Cloud Instance
Hostname or IP
Provide the URL or the hostname of the
Cloud Instance.
Username
Leave the username blank.
Password
Provide the token ID as password for the
Cloud Instance.
NA
Port
Provide the REST API port for the
Cloud Instance.
443
Protocol
Provide the REST API protocol for the
Cloud Instance (https/http).
https
Log Level
Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the
Cloud Instance.
To enable SAM OI logs for
alert management, set the log level to DEBUG or ALL.
ERR
Alert Type
Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the
Instance.
Acceptable options are:
  • ALL
  • Perfomance
  • Compliance
All
Alert Severity
Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the
Cloud Instance.
Acceptable options are:
  • All
  • Critical
  • Immediate
  • Warning
  • Information
All
Alert Status
Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the
Cloud Instance.
Acceptable options are:
  • All
  • Active
  • Inactive
All
Service Address
Provide the service address of the
Cloud Instance.
Domain Manager
Select OI Server as the domain manager from the drop-down menu.
NA
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