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
- VMware Aria Hub
Other integrations such as the VMware Management Pack for NSX for vSphere, can be added to VMware Aria Operations.
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 | Yes | No |
| Oracle Cloud VMware Solution | No | Yes |
| Google Cloud VMware Engine | No | Yes |
| Azure VMware Solution | No | Yes |
| VMware Cloud on Dell EMC | No | Yes |
| VMware Cloud Foundation | No | Yes |
| VMware Infrastructure Health | No | Yes |
| AWS | No | Yes |
| Microsoft Azure | No | Yes |
| GCP | No | Yes |
| vSAN | Yes | No |
| NSX-T | Yes | No |
| Service Discovery | Yes | No |
| OS and Application Monitoring | Yes | No |
| Cloud Management Assessments | Yes | Yes |
| VMware Aria Automation8.x | No | Yes |
| VMware Aria Hub | No | Yes |
| VMware Aria Operations for Logs | No | Yes |
| VMware Aria Operations for Networks | 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 |
| VMware Aria Hub | Yes | Yes |
The list of activated and available integrations, accounts, Repository, and Marketplace 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.
If a new version of an integration is released, VMware sends an email to the organization owner with the new version information and the request to upgrade to the latest version. Integrations which require an update have the Upgrade Available sign on the top right corner of the integration card. With every release of a new version of an integration you must update to the latest version manually. If you fail to update to the new version by the time the next update for that integration is released, then VMware will send out a notice and update the pack to maintain compatibility since VMware supports the current version and one prior version on its cloud infrastructure.
