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name: vmwaresolutions-vrops_ordering
title: Ordering VMware Aria Operations and VMware Aria Operations for Logs
description: As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026.
last-updated: 2025-10-24
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> ## Documentation Index
> The table of contents for this documentation set is at https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?format=markdown
> The index for all IBM Cloud docs is at: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use these files to discover more information as needed.

# Ordering VMware Aria Operations and VMware Aria Operations for Logs
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As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026.
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You can include the VMware Aria® Operations™ and VMware Aria Operations™ for Logs service with a new VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instance or add the service to your existing instance.

## Ordering VMware Aria Operations and VMware Aria Operations for Logs for a new instance
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1. When you [order the instance](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-vc_orderinginstance-procedure&format=markdown), scroll down to the **Add-on services** section. The VMware Aria Operations and VMware Aria Operations for Logs service is in the **Management tools** category.
2. Open the category, locate VMware Aria Operations and VMware Aria Operations for Logs, and toggle its switch on.

## Ordering VMware Aria Operations and VMware Aria Operations for Logs for an existing instance
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1. On the instance details page, click the **Services** tab.
2. Click **Add** to add the service.
3. On the **Add services** page, locate the **VMware Aria Operations and VMware Aria Operations for Logs** service and toggle its switch on.

## Related links
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* [VMware Aria Operations and VMware Aria Operations for Logs overview](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-vrops_overview&format=markdown)
* [Managing VMware Aria Operations and VMware Aria Operations for Logs](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-managing_vrops&format=markdown)
* [Ordering services for VCF for Classic - Automated instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-vc_addingservices&format=markdown)
* [Getting help and support](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-trbl_support&format=markdown)