The official documentation for deploying the Aria Suite can be found here

First step is to download the bundle by going to sddc-manager -> Repository -> Bundle management. Look for VMware Software Install Bundle - vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.18.0-24029603

After the download is complete we can go to Administration -> VMware Aria Suite and a Deploy button should be available. If the deploy button is not available due to X-Region Application Virtual Network is not created errorplease follow the instructions found here:

The image shows a deployment wizard for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle, with steps for prerequisite, deployment, and workload domain connection.

Verify the Prerequisites and click on Deploy

Prerequisites for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle installation are listed: DNS/IP, network config, and installation package availability. Click “BEGIN” to proceed.

Verify the network settings and click Next

Network settings for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle deployment shown, ready to proceed.

Fill up the network and appliance settings and click Next

Configure virtual appliance settings for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle deployment.

Review the summary and click Finish.

VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18 installation review summary showing network and appliance settings.

We can follow the progress by click on the Task on the bottom of the screen

Deploying VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle task in progress at 36%.

This allows me to see the subtasks that are running

Deploying Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18, subtask status shows “Running” and validation steps are complete.

Once the deployment is complete we can open the Aria Suite Lifecycle by clicking on the Window icon link

VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle active, version 8.16, in Cloud Foundation aware mode.

Additionally towards the bottom of the page we can see the rest of the Aria Suite components that can be deployed.

The image shows a section of the VMware Cloud Foundation dashboard with options to deploy additional Aria Suite components like Workspace ONE Access, Aria Operations, and Aria Operations for Logs.

We can then log in to the Aria Suite Lifecycle using vcfadmin@local with the credentials used during the deployment.

Login screen for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle with user and password fields visible.

We can see that the deployment wizard also created a few configurations items.

The image shows a list of completed requests in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle, including password creations and data collection tasks.

We can now proceed with the deployment of the rest of the components. The deployments will be done from Aria Suite Lifecycle.