For the VMware Aria Automation onboarding plan to run successfully, two critical pre-requisites must be met:

Add the cloud account and create cloud zones for compute resources where machines to be onboarded are located:This ensures that the necessary cloud infrastructure is available and properly configured for onboarding. Cloud zones represent specific regions or sets of resources within the cloud provider that will host the onboarded machines.

Create a project with at least one user and give the project access to the cloud zones:Projects in VMware Aria Automation define boundaries for resource usage, permissions, and policies. By assigning at least one user to the project and ensuring the project has access to the relevant cloud zones, the onboarding process can allocate and manage resources as needed within the defined scope.

These steps ensure that the infrastructure and permissions are correctly set up to support the onboarding of virtual machines, providing a smooth and controlled process for integrating existing resources into VMware Aria Automation.

References:

VMware Aria Automation Documentation

VMware Aria Suite Overview