Prerequisites

  • OpsRamp Classic Gateway 14.0.0 and above.
  • OpsRamp Nextgen Gateway 14.0.0 and above.
    Note: OpsRamp recommends using the latest Gateway version for full coverage of recent bug fixes, enhancements, etc..
  • Should be able to connect to vRealize portal via SSH with the provided IpAddress/Hostname and the credentials.

Configure VMWare vRealize Log Insight Integration

Click here to Configure and Install the VMWare vRealize Log Insight integration
  1. To select your client, navigate to All Clients, and click the Client/Partner dropdown menu.
    Note: You may either type your client’s name in the search bar or select your client from the list.
  2. Navigate to Setup > Account. The Account Details screen is displayed.
  3. Click Integrations. The Installed Integrations screen is displayed with all the installed applications.
    Note: If you do not have any installed applications, you will be navigated to the Available Integrations and Apps page with all the available applications along with the newly created application with the version.
  4. Click + ADD on the Installed Integrations page.
    Note: Search for the integration either by entering the name of the integration in the search bar or by selecting the category of the integration from the All Categories dropdown list.
  5. Click ADD in the VMWare vRealize Log Insight application.
  6. In the Configuration screen, click + ADD. The Add Configuration screen appears.
  7. Enter the following BASIC INFORMATION:


Field NameDescriptionField Type
NameEnter the name for the configuration.String
VMware vRealize Log Insight IP Address/Host NameIP address/host name of the VMWare vRealize Log Insight.String
API PortAPI Port

Note: By default port is 9543.
Integer
API CredentialSelect the Credential from the drop-down list.

(Optional): Click + Add to create a credential. The ADD CREDENTIAL window is displayed. Enter the following information.
  • Name: Credential name.
  • Description: Brief description of the credential.
  • User Name: User name.
  • Password: Password.
  • Confirm Password: Confirm password
Dropdown
Is SecureSelect this checkbox if you want the communication between your system and the specified endpoint to be secured using protocols such as HTTPS (HTTP over SSL/TLS).
Default Selection: When selected, it signifies that the connection is encrypted, providing an added layer of security to the data being transmitted.
Checkbox
SSH PortAPI Port

Note: By default port is 22.
Integer
SSH CredentialSelect the Credential from the drop-down list.

(Optional): Click + Add to create a credential. The ADD CREDENTIAL window is displayed. Enter the following information.
  • Name: Credential name.
  • Description: Brief description of the credential.
  • User Name: User name.
  • Password: Password.
  • Confirm Password: Confirm password
Dropdown
Ports to be monitoredEnter the Ports that need to be monitored.
Note: By default 123, 25, 3269, 443, 53, 636, 6514, 9000, and 9543 are added.
Integer
App Failure NotificationsWhen selected, you will be notified in case of an application failure such as Connectivity Exception, Authentication Exception.Checkbox
API TimeoutsWhen selected, this checkbox allows you to configure timeout settings for API requests made by the integration to the OpsRamp platform.Checkbox
Connection Timeout in SecsSelect the maximum time, in seconds, that the integration must wait while establishing a connection with the OpsRamp API endpoint.
Default Value: 60
Dropdown
Connection Request Timeout in SecsSelect the maximum time, in seconds, required to process an HTTP call: from sending a request to receiving a response.
Default Value: 10
Dropdown
Socket Timeout in SecsSelect the maximum time of inactivity between two data packets when exchanging data with a server.
Default Value: 10
Dropdown
  1. CUSTOM ATTRIBUTES: Custom attributes are the user-defined data fields or properties that can be added to the preexisting attributes to configure the integration.
Field NameDescriptionField Type
Custom AttributeSelect the custom attribute from the dropdown. You can add attributes by clicking the Add icon (+).Dropdown
ValueSelect the value from the dropdown.Dropdown

Note: The custom attribute that you add here will be assigned to all the resources that are created by the integration. You can add a maximum of five custom attributes (key and value pair).

  1. In the RESOURCE TYPE section, select:
    • ALL: All the existing and future resources will be discovered.
    • SELECT: You can select one or multiple resources to be discovered.
  2. In the DISCOVERY SCHEDULE section, select recurrence pattern to add one of the following patterns:
    • Minutes
    • Hourly
    • Daily
    • Weekly
    • Monthly
  3. Click ADD.


Now the configuration is saved and displayed on the configurations page after you save it.
Note: From the same page, you may Edit and Remove the created configuration.
12. Under the ADVANCED SETTINGS, Select the Bypass Resource Reconciliation option, if you wish to bypass resource reconciliation when encountering the same resources discovered by multiple applications.
Note: If two different applications provide identical discovery attributes, two separate resources will be generated with those respective attributes from the individual discoveries.
13. Click NEXT.
14. (Optional) Click +ADD to create a new collector. You can either use the pre-populated name or give the name to your collector.
15. Select an existing registered profile.


  1. Click FINISH.
    The integration is installed and displayed on the INSTALLED INTEGRATION page. Use the search field to find the installed integration.

Modify the Configuration

Click here to Modify the Configuration

Discover Resources in VMWare vRealize Log Insight Integrations

Click here to View the VMWare vRealize Log Insight Details

To discover resources for VMWare vRealize Log Insight:

The VMware vRealize Log Insight integration is displayed in the Infrastructure > Resources > Server. You can navigate to the Attributes tab to view the discovery details and Metrics tab to view the metric details for VMware vRealize Log Insight.


View resource metrics

To confirm VMWare vRealize Log Insight monitoring, review the following:

  • Metric graphs: A graph is plotted for each metric that is enabled in the configuration.
  • Alerts: Alerts are generated for metrics that are configured as defined for integration.