Restoring vApp properties in VMware Aria Operations 8.14 and Later

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

A VMware Aria Operations 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 VMware Aria Operations 8.14 or later.

For VMware Aria Operations 8.12 and below, see Restoring the vApp properties in VMware Aria Operations 8.12 and below.

Environment

VMware Aria Operations 8.14.x and later

Resolution

Ensure the VMware Aria Operations cluster is offline before proceeding:

1. Log in to VMware Aria Operations admin UI as the local admin user.
   
   Example: https://IP_or_FQDN/admin
   
   Note: Replace IP_or_FQDN with actual IP or FQDN of VMware Aria Operations.
    
2. Click Take Offline under Cluster Status.
   
   Note: Wait for Cluster Status to show as Offline.

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 VM and select Power > Shut Down Guest OS.
3. Select the VMware Aria Operations VM 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 aopsvappproperties.xlsx spreadsheet.
10. Click OK.
11. Repeat steps 8-10 for all properties in the attached aopsvappproperties.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 nodes.
14. Power on the VMware Aria Operations VMs.
15. Log in to VMware Aria Operations admin UI as the local admin user.

Note: Replace IP_or_FQDN with actual IP or FQDN of VMware Aria Operations.
Example: https://IP_or_FQDN/admin

16. Click Bring Online under Cluster Status.

Note: Wait for the Cluster Status to show as Online.

Additional Information

For VMware Aria Operations 8.12 and below, see Restoring the vApp properties in VMware Aria Operations 8.12 and below.