You use vRealize Operations Manager to monitor the state of the management components in the SDDC. You review collected metrics by using vRealize Operations Manager dashboards. You can use the self-monitoring capability of vRealize Operations Manager to receive alerts about issues that are related to its operational state. You connect vRealize Operations Manager with the management components in the SDDC by using cloud accounts, management pack adapters, and direct integrations.
In this validated solution, vRealize Operations Manager monitors the following components:
SDDC Manager
vCenter Server
vSphere
vSAN
NSX-T Data Center
Clustered Workspace ONE Access
This validated solution also supports monitoring of vRealize Log Insight, vRealize Automation, and standalone Workspace ONE Access. For information on solution interoperability with these components, see VMware Cloud Foundation Validated Solutions.
vRealize Operations Manager Cloud Accounts
You use cloud accounts to add cloud endpoints as adapter instances, providing vRealize Operations Manager with the ability to communicate with them. vRealize Operations Manager can collect data from the following private cloud accounts:
Cloud Account |
Additional Option |
Description |
|---|---|---|
vCenter Server |
- |
Provides vRealize Operations Manager with the ability to communicate with vCenter Server. |
vSAN |
Provides vRealize Operations Manager with the ability to gather vSAN metrics from vCenter Server. |
|
Application Discovery |
Provides vRealize Operations Manager with the ability to discover applications, running on virtual machines in vCenter Server |
| Design Decision ID |
Design Decision |
Design Justification |
Design Implication |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-019 |
Configure a vCenter Server cloud account for each vCenter Server instance in the SDDC. |
Provides the vRealize Operations Manager integration with and data collection from all vCenter Server instances in the SDDC. |
The vCenter Server cloud account uses the administrator@vsphere.local user account for application-to-application communication from vRealize Operations Manager to vSphere. While you can update the cloud account to use a custom user, the password rotation feature in SDDC Manager for administrator@vsphere.local reverts the configuration. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-020 |
Connect each VI workload domain to vRealize Operations Manager by using SDDC Manager. |
SDDC Manager provides a workflow to add the VI workload domain vCenter Server cloud account in vRealize Operations Manager . |
None. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-021 |
Configure each vCenter Server cloud account to use the remote collector group for its VMware Cloud Foundation instance. |
Local-instance components are configured to use the remote collector group. This configuration offloads data collection for local management components from the analytics cluster. |
None. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-022 |
Activate the vSAN integration in the vCenter Server cloud accounts. |
Provides the vRealize Operations Manager integration with and data collection from all vSAN instances in the SDDC. |
The vSAN adapter uses the administrator@vsphere.local user account for application-to-application communication from vRealize Operations Manager to vSphere. While you can update the adapter to use a custom user, the password rotation feature in SDDC Manager for administrator@vsphere.local reverts the configuration. |
vRealize Operations Manager Cloud Accounts for Multiple VMware Cloud Foundation Instances
In an environment with multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances, you add a cloud account for each vCenter Server in each VMware Cloud Foundation instance.
| Design Decision ID |
Design Decision |
Design Justification |
Design Implication |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-023 |
In an environment with multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances, configure a vCenter Server cloud account for each vCenter Server instance in each VMware Cloud Foundation instance. |
Provides the vRealize Operations Manager integration with and data collection from all vCenter Server instances in the SDDC. |
None. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-024 |
In an environment with multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances, manually connect each VI workload domain in each additional VMware Cloud Foundation instance to vRealize Operations Manager . |
vRealize Operations Manager is integrated with SDDC Manager only in the first VMware Cloud Foundation instance. |
You must configure the cloud account manually. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-025 |
In an environment with multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances, configure each vCenter Server cloud account to use the remote collector group for its VMware Cloud Foundation instance. |
Local-instance components are configured to use the remote collector group. This configuration offloads data collection for local management components from the analytics cluster. |
None. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-026 |
In an environment with multiple VMware Cloud Foundation instances, activate the vSAN integration in the vCenter Server cloud accounts. |
Provides the vRealize Operations Manager integration with and data collection from all vSAN instances in the SDDC. |
None. |
vRealize Operations Manager Management Packs for VMware Cloud Foundation
You install and activate additional non-native management packs for vRealize Operations Manager to facilitate collecting data from each VMware Cloud Foundation instance.
Management Pack |
Description |
|---|---|
NSX-T |
Provides metrics and dashboards for NSX-T Data Center. |
SDDC Health |
Includes dashboards for VMware Cloud Foundation. |
VMware Identity Manager |
Provides metrics for Workspace ONE Access. |
Ping |
Provides metrics on the availability of endpoints. |
| Design Decision ID |
Design Decision |
Design Justification |
Design Implication |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-027 |
Install the VMware Identity Manager management pack for vRealize Operations Manager . |
Provides the ability of vRealize Operations Manager to communicate with Workspace ONE Access endpoints. The management pack is installed by SDDC Manager. |
None. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-028 |
Configure a VMware Identity Manager adapter instance for the clustered Workspace ONE Access instance. |
Provides the vRealize Operations Manager integration and data collection from the clustered Workspace ONE Access instance. The adapter is configured by SDDC Manager. |
None. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-029 |
Configure the clustered Workspace ONE Access adapter to use the default collector group. |
Cross-instance components are configured to use the default collector group. |
The load on the analytics cluster, though minimal, increases. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-030 |
Configure an NSX-T adapter instance for each NSX Manager instance. |
Provides the vRealize Operations Manager integration and data collection from NSX-T Data Center. |
In an environment with NSX-T Federation, only NSX-T Local Managers are supported at this time. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-031 |
Configure each NSX-T adapter to use the remote collector group. |
Local-instance components are configured to use the remote collector group. This offloads data collection for local management components from the analytics cluster. |
None. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-032 |
Install the SDDC Health management pack for vRealize Operations Manager . |
Provides aggregated dashboards for VMware Cloud Foundation. |
You must install the management pack manually. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-033 |
Activate the native Ping management pack in vRealize Operations Manager . |
Provides metrics on the availability of endpoints. |
You must activate the management pack manually. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-034 |
Add Ping adapters for the vRealize Operations Manager nodes. |
Provides metrics on the availability of vRealize Operations Manager nodes. |
You must add the adapter instances manually. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-035 |
Configure each Ping adapter for the vRealize Operations Manager nodes to use the default collector group. |
Cross-instance components are configured to use the default collector group. |
The load on the analytics cluster, though minimal, increases. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-036 |
Add a Ping adapter for the clustered Workspace ONE Access nodes. |
Provides metrics on the availability of the clustered Workspace ONE Access nodes. |
You must add the adapter instances manually. |
| IOM-VROPS-CFG-037 |
Configure the Ping adapter for the clustered Workspace ONE Access nodes to use the default collector group. |
Local-instance components are configured to use the remote collector group. |
This configuration offloads data collection for local management components from the vRealize Operations Manager analytics cluster. |
For information about the design decisions on service accounts for the vRealize Operations Manager management packs, see Service Accounts for the Management Packs.
vRealize Operations Manager Metrics
vRealize Operations Manager collects data from objects in your environment. Each piece of collected data is called a metric observation or value. vRealize Operations Manager uses adapters and management packs to collect raw metrics. In addition to the metrics it collects, vRealize Operations Manager calculates capacity metrics, badge metrics, and metrics to monitor the health of your system.
Type |
Description |
|---|---|
Self-monitoring metrics for vRealize Operations Manager |
Collects metrics that monitor its own performance that are useful for diagnosing problems with vRealize Operations Manager. |
vCenter Server |
Collects metrics for vCenter Server components that are useful to troubleshoot issues in your environment. |
vSAN |
Collects metrics for vSAN objects, such as disk I/O and space utilization. |
NSX-T Data Center |
Collects metrics for NSX-T Data Center objects, such as logical switches, edge nodes, and controller clusters. |
VMware Identity Manager |
Collects metrics for Workspace ONE Access, such as certificates, storage space, database connections. |
SDDC Health Monitoring Solution |
Aggregates metrics from installed adapters and provides out of the box dashboards for VMware Cloud Foundation, including SDDC Manager and workload domain inventory and capacity metrics. |
Ping |
Verifies the availability of end points that exist in your virtual environment by using ICMP. |
vRealize Operations Manager Alerts
Alert definitions are a combination of symptoms and recommendations that identify problem areas in vRealize Operations Manager and generate alerts on which you act for those areas.
Alert definitions are provided for various objects in your environment by the corresponding management packs. You can also create your own alert definitions.
