Restoring vApp properties in VMware Aria Operations (SaaS) Cloud Proxy

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

A VMware Aria Operations (SaaS) Cloud Proxy depends on accurate vApp properties in order to boot and configure it's network.
In some cases, such as restore from backup or disaster recovery using SRM, those properties might get lost.
This article describes how to restore the vApp properties of a VMware Aria Operations (SaaS) Cloud Proxy.

For VMware Aria Operations 8.14 and later, see Restoring vApp properties in VMware Aria Operations 8.14 and Later.

Resolution

To re-create the vApp properties using the vCenter UI, follow the steps below.

1. Log into the vCenter UI as an Administrator.
2. Right-Click the VMware Aria Operations (SaaS) Cloud Proxy and select Power > Shut Down Guest OS.
3. Select the VMware Aria Operations (SaaS) Cloud Proxy and navigate to the Configure > vApp Options tab.
4. Click Edit, check Enable vApp options.
5. On the IP Allocation tab, set the IP protocol to IPv4 or IPv6 (if you are using IPv6).
6. On the OVF Details tab, set OVF environment transport to VMware Tools.
7. On the Details tab set Name to VMware Aria Operations Appliance, then click OK.
8. Under Properties, click the Add button to create a new property.
9. Create the property in accordance to the attached cloudproxyvappproperties.xlsx spreadsheet.
10. Click OK.
11. Repeat steps 8-10 for all properties in the attached cloudproxyvappproperties.xlsx spreadsheet.
12. For the DNS, Default Gateway, Network IP Address, Network Netmask, IPv6, and Timezone setting properties, select them and click Set Value.  Set the appropriate value and click OK.
13. Repeat step 2-12 on all other affected VMware Aria Operations (SaaS) Cloud Proxies.
14. Power on the VMware Aria Operations (SaaS) Cloud Proxies.

Additional Information

For VMware Aria Operations 8.12 and below, see Restoring the vApp properties in VMware Aria Operations 8.12 and Below.
For VMware Aria Operations 8.14 and later, see Restoring vApp properties in VMware Aria Operations 8.14 and Later.