Aria Suite Lifecycle Does Not Support Native Syslog Forwarding to External Tools Like Splunk

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.x does not include native capabilities for configuring or forwarding logs directly to external syslog targets such as Splunk. There is no exposed configuration in the Aria Suite LCM UI for defining remote syslog forwarding or agent settings.

Environment

• VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.x

Cause

Aria Suite LCM does not include built-in syslog agent configuration or support within its user interface or backend architecture. There is no mechanism to define syslog forwarding targets directly from LCM or apply an external logging agent

Resolution

To forward logs to Splunk or other external tools, VMware recommends using Aria Operations for Logs (vRealize Log Insight) as an intermediary for collection, management, and forwarding.

Supported workflow:

1. Use Aria Operations for Logs to collect logs from Aria Suite LCM.
   See: Configure Log Insight Agent in Aria Suite Lifecycle

2. Configure Log Forwarding from Aria Operations for Logs to Splunk.

   • Define a Log Forwarding Destination in Aria Operations for Logs.

   • Use either syslog forwarding or REST-based ingestion based on Splunk configuration.

3. If required, deploy the Aria Operations for Logs Agent manually on the appliance using supported methods from the documentation.

 

Additional Information

• Direct configuration or installation of third-party syslog agents on the Aria Suite LCM appliance is not supported.

• For advanced use cases, consult Aria Operations for Logs documentation on filtering and transforming logs before forwarding.