A look at vRealize Operations Manager

vRealize Operations Manager is the core component of vRealize Operations, which itself is a suite of integrated products that provide intelligent operational capabilities for IT departments. The solution has been built, not just to monitor and manage vSphere, but also various pieces of infrastructure, such as storage, other hypervisors, operating systems, and applications.

The components that make up vRealize Operations are:

• vRealize Operations Manager
• vRealize Hyperic and End Point Operations
• vRealize Infrastructure Navigator
• vRealize Configuration Manager

Other solutions within the vRealize family of products that integrate tightly with vRealize Operations are:

• vRealize Log Insight
• vRealize Business Standard
• vRealize Automation

The main focus of this book is the vRealize Operations Manager component of vRealize Operations. However, we will look at vRealize Log Insight integration in in Chapter 10, End Point Operations.

Integrations with the other components of the vRealize portfolio, or with other hardware such as EMC, Dell, or Hitachi storage arrays, are provided by Management Packs. Management Packs and VMware's Solution Exchange will be covered in Chapter 7, vRealize Operations Manager Solutions.