Configure VMware Aria Operations Alert Management

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

Prerequisites

  • VMware Aria Operations
    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.
  • Modify the
    /etc/hosts
    file where the Domain Manager Servers are running to update the IP address to Kafka Service mapping:
    • For TKG deployment:
      <Virtual IP address of the VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload cluster> kafka-edge
      .
    • For AKS and AWS deployment:
      <Kafka Edge IP> kafka-edge
      .
    • For VM Based On-Prem Demo deployment,:
      <Kafka Edge IP> kafka-edge
      .
    For identifying the Kafka IP address, see Identify Data Collection Framework and Kafka IP Address and Port Numbers.

Configure Domain Settings

You must configure the Domain Settings for OI server before you configure the VMware Aria Alert Collector in Alerts Mode. For steps to configure Domain Settings for the OI Server, see Add Domain Settings for OI Server topic.

Configure
VMware Aria Operations
Collector

You can configure
VMware Aria Operations
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
VMware Aria Operations
is configured in Alerts monitoring mode and Standalone instance type.
Input Parameter
Description
Default Value
Name of the
VMware Aria Operations
Provide the
VMware Aria Operations
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
VMware Aria Operations
Type
Select the
VMware Aria Operations
type as Standalone Instance.
Standalone
VMware Aria Operations
Hostname or IP
Provide the hostname, or IPv4 address for the
VMware Aria Operations
Standalone Instance.
localhost
VMware Aria Operations
Username
Provide the username for the
VMware Aria Operations
Standalone Instance.
admin
VMware Aria Operations
Password
Provide the password for the
VMware Aria Operations
Standalone Instance.
NA
VMware Aria Operations
Port
Provide the REST API port for the
VMware Aria Operations
Standalone Instance.
443
VMware Aria Operations
Protocol
Provide the REST API protocol for the
VMware Aria Operations
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
VMware Aria Operations
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
VMware Aria Operations
is configured in Alerts monitoring mode and
Cloud Instance
type.
Input Parameter
Description
Default Value
Name of the
VMware Aria Operations
Provide the
VMware Aria Operations
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
VMware Aria Operations
Type
Select the
VMware Aria Operations
type as Cloud Instance.
Cloud Instance
VMware Aria Operations
Hostname or IP
Provide the URL or the hostname of the
VMware Aria Operations
Cloud Instance.
VMware Aria Operations
Username
Leave the username blank.
VMware Aria Operations
Password
Provide the token ID as password for the
VMware Aria Operations
Cloud Instance.
NA
VMware Aria Operations
Port
Provide the REST API port for the
VMware Aria Operations
Cloud Instance.
443
VMware Aria Operations
Protocol
Provide the REST API protocol for the
VMware Aria Operations
Cloud Instance (https/http).
https
Log Level
Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the
VMware Aria Operations
Cloud Instance.
To enable SAM OI logs for
VMware Aria Operations
alert management, set the log level to DEBUG or ALL.
ERR
Alert Type
Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the
VMware Aria Operations
Instance.
Acceptable options are:
  • ALL
  • Perfomance
  • Compliance
All
Alert Severity
Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the
VMware Aria Operations
Cloud Instance.
Acceptable options are:
  • All
  • Critical
  • Immediate
  • Warning
  • Information
All
Alert Status
Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the
VMware Aria Operations
Cloud Instance.
Acceptable options are:
  • All
  • Active
  • Inactive
All
Service Address
Provide the service address of the
VMware Aria Operations
Cloud Instance.
Domain Manager
Select OI Server as the domain manager from the drop-down menu.
NA
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