You can extend the monitoring capabilities of VMware Aria Operations by installing and configuring integrations in VMware Aria Operations to connect to, and analyze data from external data sources in your environment. Once connected, you can use VMware Aria Operations to monitor and manage objects in your environment. These integrations are also referenced as Management Packs or as Solutions.
An integration can be a connection to a data source, or it might include predefined dashboards, widgets, alerts, and views.
Integrations can include cloud accounts, other accounts, dashboards, reports, alerts, and other content. The cloud accounts and other accounts comprise of adapters, using which VMware Aria Operations manages communication and integration with other products, applications, and functions. When an integration is installed and the accounts are configured, you can use the VMware Aria Operations analytics and alerting tools to manage the objects in your environment.
- Storage Devices
- VMware Aria Operations for Logs
- NSX for vSphere
- Network Devices
- VCM
Other integrations such as the VMware Management Pack for NSX for vSphere, can be added to VMware Aria Operations. To download VMware integrations and other third-party integrations, visit the VMware Marketplace at https://marketplace.cloud.vmware.com/.
VMware Aria Operations includes integrations that are pre-installed.
VMware Aria Operations also includes integrations that are bundled with VMware Aria Operations, but not activated.
For a fresh deployment of VMware Aria Operations, the activation status of integrations are as follows:
| Integration Name | Activated by Default? | Can be Deactivated? |
|---|---|---|
| vCenter | Yes | No |
| VMware Cloud on AWS | No | Yes |
| vSAN | Yes | No |
| Service Discovery | Yes | No |
| VMware Aria Automation8.x | Yes | No |
| Azure VMware Solution | No | Yes |
| OS and Application Monitoring | Yes | No |
| Cloud Management Assessments | No | Yes |
| VMware Aria Operations for Logs | Yes | No |
| VMware Aria Operations for Networks | No | Yes |
| Google Cloud VMware Engine | No | Yes |
| VMware Cloud Foundation | Yes | Yes |
| NSX-T | Yes | No |
| VMware Aria Hub | No | Yes |
| Ping | No | Yes |
| PCI Compliance | No | Yes |
| ISO Compliance | No | Yes |
| HIPAA Compliance | No | Yes |
| FISMA Compliance | No | Yes |
| DISA Compliance | No | Yes |
| CIS Compliance | No | Yes |
The list of activated and available integrations, accounts, Repository, are all available from a central Integrations page in VMware Aria Operations. This page can be accessed from the left menu by clicking .
Non-Native Management Packs and Management Pack Builder
If there’s a technology without a current, native, management pack, you have the option to install a non-native pack or build your own using VMware Aria Operations Management Pack Builder.
VMware Aria Operations Management Pack Builder is a stand-alone appliance that enables the creation of custom management packs for use in VMware Aria Operations. This is a no-code solution for bringing in data from an external API and either creating new resources or extending your VMware and third party resources with new Data, Relationships, and Events.
Upgrade Considerations
The native integrations in VMware Aria Operations are reinstalled if VMware Aria Operations is upgraded.
