Unable to send the windows server logs to Aria Operations for logs.

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

The Windows server failed to send alerts to Aria Operations for logs.

Environment

The VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.18.x Windows agent supports the following versions:
Windows 10, Windows 11 (supported, but not tested)
Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019.

Cause

After installation, the liagent.ini file contains pre-configured default settings for the VMware Aria Operations for Logs Windows Agent, however it needs to be configured with relevant configuration.

Resolution

Edit Aria Operations for Logs Agent configuration file in %ProgramData%\VMware\Log Insight Agent

Ensure the parameters are configured as below

hostname= <vRealize Log Insight hostname>
proto=cfapi 
port=9000 
SSL=no 
ssl_accept_any_trusted=yes

Additional Information

Release notes

Configuring the agent in Windows