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

Downloading the Install Bundle

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 8.16.0-23377566

Launching the Deployment from SDDC Manager

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:

Step-by-step guide for deploying VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle on Cloud Foundation.

Completing the Deployment Wizard

Verify the Prerequisites and click on begin

Prerequisites for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle installation: DNS/IP, network config, package availability. Click BEGIN to start.

Verify the network settings and click Next

Network settings for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle deployment shown. Values for Network, Subnet Mask, Gateway, DNS, and NTP are listed.

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 installation review summary showing network and appliance settings.

Monitoring the Deployment Progress

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

Tasks in progress: Deploy Suite Lifecycle at 34%, Validate successful.

This allows me to see the subtasks that are running

Subtasks for deploying VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle, with statuses and last occurrences.

Logging In to Aria Suite Lifecycle

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 8.16.0, supports deployment and upgrades.

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

Aria Suite Lifecycle deployment options for VMware Cloud Foundation.

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, showing user and password fields.

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

List of completed requests in the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle, including data collection, password creation, and disk expansion.

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