Objective 1.4 - Configure and Manage vRealize Operations for Horizon

This Post will cover Objective 1.4 of the VCAP-DTM Deployment Exam

Tools and References for Objective 1.4

VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Installation
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon Administration
Maximizing the Use of VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon

Skills and Abilities:

Install and configure vRealize Operations for Horizon

Configure license key and associate View objects

Steps to configure License Key:

• Log into vRealize Operations
• Select Administration > Licensing
• Add your license key to the VMware Horizon Solution on the License Keys tab

Steps to Associate license key with View objects:

• Log in to the vRealize Operations Manager user interface.
• In the left pane, select Administration > Licensing.
• Click the License Groups tab.
• License groups appear in the top pane. The license group for vRealize Operations for Horizon is called VMware Horizon Solution Licensing. The license group for vRealize Operations Manager is called Product Licensing.
• Edit the membership criteria for the VMware Horizon Solution Licensing group.
• Select VMware Horizon Solution Licensing and click Edit on the toolbar.
• Select the vRealize Operations for Horizon license key under VMware Realize Operations for Horizon and click Next.
• In the first Select the Object Type that matches all of the following criteria drop-down menu, select Host System, define the criteria Relationship, Descendant of, is, and type All Hosts in the Object name text box.
• In the second Select the Object Type that matches all of the following criteria drop-down menu, select Virtual Machine, define the criteria Relationship, Descendant of, is, and type All Desktop VMs in the Object name text box.
• In the third Select the Object Type that matches all of the following criteria drop-down menu, select Datastore, define the criteria Relationship, Descendant of, is, and type All Storage in the Object name text box.
• Click Next and then click Finish to save your configuration.
• Edit the membership criteria for the Product Licensing group.
• You must edit the membership criteria for the Product Licensing group to exclude the objects that you included in the VMware Horizon Solution Licensing group.
• Select Product Licensing and click Edit on the toolbar.
• Select the vRealize Operations Manager license key under vRealize Operations Manager and click Next.
• In the first Select the Object Type that matches all of the following criteria drop-down menu, select Host System, define the criteria Relationship, Descendant of, is not, and type All Hosts in the Object name text box.
• In the second Select the Object Type that matches all of the following criteria drop-down menu, select Virtual Machine, define the criteria Relationship, Descendant of, is not, and type All Desktop VMs in the Object name text box.
• In the third Select the Object Type that matches all of the following criteria drop-down menu, select Datastore, define the criteria Relationship, Descendant of, is not, and type All Storage in the Object name text box.
• Click Next and then click Finish to save your configuration.

Create View adapter instance(s)

• Log in to the vRealize Operations Manager user interface with admin privileges.
• Click the Administration tab and click Solutions.
• Select VMware Horizon and click the Configure button on the toolbar.
• Select View Adapter in the Adapter Type pane.
• Click the Add (plus sign) icon on the lower pane toolbar to add an adapter instance.
• In Adapter Settings, type a name and description for the adapter instance.
• In Basic Settings, configure an adapter ID and credential for the adapter instance.
• Type an identifier for the adapter instance in the Adapter ID text box.
• The identifier must be unique across all View adapter instances in the cluster.
• Configure the credential to use when the broker agent pairs with the View adapter instance.
• Click Test Connection to test the connection with the credential that you selected.
• In Advanced Settings, select a collector to manage the adapter processes from the Collector drop-down menu.
• To run the adapter instance on a remote collector, select the remote collector. If you do not have a remote collector, select Automatically select collector.
• Click Save Settings to save the adapter instance. The adapter instance is added to the list.

Install and configure the vRealize Operations for Horizon Broker Agent

• Log in to the View Connection Server host where you plan to install the broker agent using a domain account that is part of the local administrators group.
• Copy the VMware-v4vbrokeragent-x86_64-6.1.0-buildnumber.exe file to a temporary folder on the View Connection Server host.
• In the temporary folder, run the EXE file to start the broker agent setup wizard.
• Accept the EULA and click Next.
• (Optional) Select the Launch the VMware vRealize Operations View Broker Agent configuration utility check box to cause the Broker Agent Configuration wizard to open immediately after the broker agent is installed.
• The check box is selected by default.
• Click Install to begin the installation.
• When the installation finishes, click Finish to exit the broker agent setup wizard.
• The broker agent is installed in the same folder as View Connection Server.

Add/Remove desktop pools from the scope of monitored objects

• Log on to the View Connection Server host where the broker agent is installed with a domain user account.
• Local accounts do not have the necessary privileges to configure all settings.
• From the Start menu, select VMware > vRealize Operations View Broker Agent Settings.
• In the Desktop pools section on the vRealize Operations View Broker Settings dialog box, select Specify desktop pools and type the IDs of the desktop pools in the text box.
• Use a comma to separate each desktop pool ID. If you do select Specify desktop pools, vRealize Operations Manager monitors all desktop pools.
• Select whether to include or exclude the listed desktop pools.
• If you are monitoring a Horizon 6.0 with View or later environment, select whether to monitor application pools.
• You cannot filter the application pools to monitor. If you select this setting, vRealize Operations Manager monitors all application pools.
• Click Validate Pools to verify that the broker agent can connect to the desktop pools that you specified.
• Click Apply to save your settings.
• The status of your configuration appears in the Applying Configuration Settings window.
• After the configuration settings are successfully applied, click Close to close the Applying Configuration Settings window.

Modify the Broker Agent Service logging level according to a deployment plan

• Log on to the View Connection Server host where the broker agent is installed with a domain user account.
• Local accounts do not have the necessary privileges to configure all settings.
• From the Start menu, select VMware > vRealize Operations View Broker Agent Settings.
• In the vRealize Operations View Broker Agent Service section on the vRealize Operations View Broker Settings dialog box, select a log level from the Log level drop-down menu.
• The available log levels are Off, Error, Warning, Information, and Verbose. The log level is set to Information by default. To troubleshoot problems, set the logging level to Information. To view detailed messages, including micro steps, queries, and returned results, set the logging level to Verbose.
• If you set the logging level to Verbose, log files can become large very quickly. Set the logging level to Verbose only for short periods of time. Broker agent log files are purged once a week.
• Click Apply to save your settings.
• The status of your configuration appears in the Applying Configuration Settings window.
• After the configuration settings are successfully applied, click Close to close the Applying Configuration Settings window.

Configure and manage vRealize Operations authentication for Horizon

• Log in to the View Connection Server host where you installed the broker agent with a domain user account.
• Local accounts do not have the necessary privileges to configure broker agent settings.
• From the Start menu, select VMware > vRealize Operations View Broker Agent Settings.
• In the Security section of the vRealize Operations View Broker Agent Settings dialog box, click Re-issue Desktop Tokens.
• When the operation is finished, click Close.
• Click Close again to exit the vRealize Operations View Broker Agent Settings dialog box.

Edit/Modify View events database credential settings

• Log on to the View Connection Server host where the broker agent is installed with a domain user account.
• Local accounts do not have the necessary privileges to configure all settings.
• From the Start menu, select VMware > vRealize Operations View Broker Agent Settings.
• In the Events database section of the vRealize Operations View Broker Agent Settings dialog box, type the event database user name and password.
• Click Validate DB Credentials to verify that the broker agent can connect to the View events database.
• Click Apply to save your settings.
• The status of your configuration appears in the Applying Configuration Settings window.
• After the configuration settings are successfully applied, click Close to close the Applying Configuration Settings window.