In this post, we will explore the integration between vROps 8.1 and AWS’s Core services
AWS Integration with VMware Operations Manager 8.1
When you log in to the vROps UI, you’ll see under Administration > Solutions > Repository that there are Native Management packs for the monitoring of many solutions.
The one we are looking at today is called the VMware AWS Management Pack
Selecting the 3 vertical dots & View Content lets us explore what the management pack can do for us.
you will notice that there are 100 views and 23 dashboards at present. That’s quite a feature-rich management pack!
If you expand out some of the content, you’ll start to see some of the AWS object types/services which can be managed by vROps 8.1
AWS Services which Operations Manager 8.1 can manage include:
Setting up the AWS Management Pack
Now that we have explored some of the capabilities of the management pack, let’s get it setup.
The management pack is native to Operations Manager 8.1, so we don’t need to install or enable anything here.
The first thing to do is to create your AWS policy, user & access keys.
Create an AWS IAM Policy
The IAM Policy gets assigned to an AWS user account and determines which services and permissions the user can access within your AWS account.
Now the user is created, make a note of the Access Key ID and Secret access key before closing the page
Creating the AWS credential within vROps
Now we have created the AWS account with the correct credentials, we need to create the credential in AWS, so that vROps can access the AWS account.
Log into your vROps instance
Navigate to: Administration > Solutions > CloudAccounts > AWS
Complete the fields.
For the credential, paste the Access Key and Secret Key created earlier.
You don’t need to enter any proxy information unless you use one
After entering the Credential Information, open the Advanced Settings
Here you can limit vROps to only import data from certain AWS services and Regions. By default, it will use all available services and regions
Finally, use the Validate Connection button to test the connection to AWS
If everything goes well, you should see that the test is reported as successful
Hit the Add button to save and continue
Review the objects, alerts and dashboards
After 15 minutes, vROps should have finished the initial collection of the objects within your AWS account.
You can view the objects which are imported via Environment > VMware AWS Management Pack > All Objects
Once data is pulling into vROps correctly, check the new dashboards, alerts and other vROps objects throughout the system and start to manage your AWS environment alongside your vSphere and other VMware solutions!
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