The Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director has certain installation and configuration requirements.
vCenter Adapter Requirements
You must install and configure the vCenter adapter along with the Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director .
The Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director uses the virtual machine collected by the vCenter adapter to create relationships between virtual machines and the virtual appliances collected by the VMware Cloud Director.
For information about installing and configuring the vCenter adapter, see the VMware vCenter Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide.
Tenant App for vCloud Director Requirements
You can install and configure Tenant App for VMware Cloud Director if you want to provide tenant views about usage and billing to the tenants.
For information about installing and configuring Tenant App for VMware Cloud Director, see the Using vRealize Operations Tenant App for vCloud Director as a Service Provider Guide.
NSX-T Adapter Requirements
You must install and configure the NSX-T Adapter if you want to monitor and meter advanced network parameters of VMware Cloud Director.
The Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director uses the tier 1 logical router collected by the NSX-T Adapter to create a relationship between VMware Cloud Director edge gateway and tier 1 logical router.
For information about installing and configuring the NSX-T Adapter, see the VMware Aria Operations Configuration Guide.
vRealize Operations Management Pack for NSX for vSphere Requirements
You must install and configure the Management Pack for NSX for vSphere if you want to monitor and meter advanced network parameters of VMware Cloud Director.
The Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director uses the edge gateway of the Management Pack for NSX for vSphere to create a relationship between VMware Cloud Director edge gateway and NSX for vSphere edge gateway.
The credentials that are entered in the Management Pack for NSX for vSphere are used by the Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director to collect advanced network metrics from NSX for vSphere about the Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director edge gateways.
For information about installing and configuring the Management Pack for NSX for vSphere, see the vRealize Operations Management Pack for NSX for vSphere Guide.
VMware Aria Operations Management Pack for Cloud Director Availability Requirements
You must install and configure the VMware Aria Operations Management Pack for Cloud Director Availability if you want to meter the availability services offered by vCloud Director Availability extension to VMware Cloud Director.
The VMware Aria Operations Management Pack for Cloud Director Availability uses the replication object created by the VMware Aria Operations Management Pack for Cloud Director Availability to establish a relationship with Org VDC objects created by the Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director .
For information about installing and configuring the VMware Aria Operations Management Pack for Cloud Director Availability, see the vRealize Operations Management Pack for Cloud Director Availability Install and Use Guide.
Credential Requirements
You must provide the user name and password of a VMware Cloud Director user when you create a credential for a Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director . You must have an Administrator, SSO, or tenant credentials with administrative privileges.
Additional Software Requirements
The Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director uses VCD Java SDK (vsdjavasdk) 8.0 to communicate with VMware Cloud Director. The JAR files for the SDK are provided in the lib folder under the Management Pack for VMware Cloud Director installation folder.
