How to manually increase the Aria Automation (vRA) UI session timeout period

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

• The customer requires information on how to modify the user session timeout settings for VMware Aria Automation 8.x (vRA)

Environment

• VMware Aria Automation 8.x

Cause

• Default session timeout settings are not sufficient for the customer's requirements.

Resolution

• We can manually add a configuration property from the vRA UI to set a custom timeout period. 
• Steps:
   
  • Access the VRA from the below URL to get to the hidden configuration properties : 

https://VRA_FQDN/automation/#/service/automation-ui/provisioning-ui;ash=%2FconfigurationProperties

Here replace the VRA_FQDN with the actual vRA FQDN from the environment on which you want to apply the changes. 

• • Click on "new configuration property" to add a new configuration property: 

• • Add a new configuration property named SESSION_TIMEOUT_DURATION_MINUTES and set its value to 480 minutes.

NOTE: You need to restart the provisioning-service-app pod for the changes to take effect. 
            kubectl delete pod <provisioning-service-app-pod> -n prelude