About Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation

The Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution provides instructions for implementing a centralized monitoring and alerting platform to deliver proactive management of system failures through a single interface to review and act on events and alerts.

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Automation for This Design in VMware Cloud Foundation

The implementation tasks for some design decisions are automated by VMware Cloud Foundation™ SDDC Manager™. You must perform the implementation manually for the rest of the design decisions as noted in the design implication.

To provide a fast and efficient path to automating the Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation implementation, this document provides Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets using an open-source module as code-based alternatives to completing certain procedures in each SDDC component's user interface. You can directly reuse the PowerShell commands by replacing the provided sample values with values from your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

Intended Audience

The Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solutions is intended for cloud architects and administrators who are familiar with and want to use VMware software and to provide a centralized monitoring and alerting platform to deliver proactive management of system failures.

Support Matrix

The Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution is compatible with the certain versions of the VMware products that are used for implementing it.

Table 1. Software Components in Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation

VMware Cloud Foundation Version	Product Group	Component Versions
4.5.1	Products part of VMware Cloud Foundation	See VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.1 Release Notes.
	Solution-added products	VMware vRealize® Operations Manager ™ 8.6.4 VMware SDDC Health Monitoring Solution™ 8.6.1
4.5.0	Products part of VMware Cloud Foundation	See VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5 Release Notes.
	Solution-added products	vRealize Operations Manager 8.6.3 VMware SDDC Health Monitoring Solution™ 8.6.1
4.4.1	Products part of VMware Cloud Foundation	See VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4.1 Release Notes.
	Solution-added products	vRealize Operations Manager 8.6.2 VMware SDDC Health Monitoring Solution™ 8.6.
4.4.0	Products part of VMware Cloud Foundation	See VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4 Release Notes.
	Solution-added products	vRealize Operations Manager 8.6.2 SDDC Health Monitoring Solution 8.6
4.3.1	Products part of VMware Cloud Foundation	See VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3.1 Release Notes.
	Solution-added products	vRealize Operations Manager 8.5 SDDC Health Monitoring Solution 8.4
4.3.0	Products part of VMware Cloud Foundation	See VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 Release Notes.
	Solution-added products	vRealize Operations Manager 8.4 SDDC Health Monitoring Solution 8.4

Before You Apply This Guidance

To design and implement the Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution, your environment must have a certain configuration.

Table 2. Supported VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment

Workload Domain	Deployment Details
Management domain	Automated deployment using VMware Cloud Builder™ Required availability overlay-backed or VLAN-backed NSX segments in VMware NSX-T™ Data Center for traffic in the same VMware Cloud Foundation instance and between VMware Cloud Foundation instances. See the following VMware Cloud Foundation Documentation: For information on designing the management domain, see VMware Cloud Foundation Design Guide for the Management Domain. For information on deploying the management domain, see Getting Started with VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Guide.
(Optional) One or more virtual infrastructure (VI) workload domains	Automated deployment using SDDC Manager. See the following VMware Cloud Foundation Documentation: For information on designing the VI workload domain, see VMware Cloud Foundation Design Guide for a Virtual Infrastructure Workload Domain. For information on deploying the VI workload domain, see Getting Started with VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Cloud Foundation Operations and Administration Guide.
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager and clustered Workspace ONE Access	Automated deployment of VMware vRealize® Suite Lifecycle Manager™ by using SDDC Manager. Automated deployment of the clustered VMware Workspace ONE® Access™ instance by using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager. See the following VMware Cloud Foundation Documentation: For information on designing vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager and the clustered Workspace ONE Access, see Design for vRealize Suite Lifecycle and Access Management. For information on deploying vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager and the clustered Workspace ONE Access instance, see Getting Started with VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Cloud Foundation Operations and Administration Guide.

Overview of Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation

By applying the Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution, you implement centralized monitoring for the management and the workload components of VMware Cloud Foundation.

Table 3. Implementation Overview of Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation

Stage	Steps
1. Plan and prepare the VMware Cloud Foundation environment	Work with the technology team of your organization on configuring the physical servers, network, and storage in the data center. Collect the environment details and write them down in the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.
2. Provide centralized monitoring for the management and workload components of VMware Cloud Foundation.	Deploy a vRealize Operations Manager analytics cluster with an associated NSX load balancer. Add vRealize Operations Manager remote collectors in each VMware Cloud Foundation instance. Configure each vCenter Server instance as a cloud account. Configure each NSX Manager cluster as a cloud account. Activate SDDC health monitoring. Configure Ping adapters.

The user interface procedures in this document are valid for VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4.0 and later. For user interface procedures for VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3.1 and earlier, see Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3.1.

Update History

The Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution is updated when necessary.

Revision	Description
30 MAY 2023	This validated solution now supports VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.1. The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 2.3.0.
25 APR 2023	The VMware.PowerCLI PowerShell module is now version 13.0.0. The VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin PowerShell module is now version 1.3.9. The ImportExcel PowerShell module is now version 7.8.4. The PowerVCF PowerShell module is now version 2.3.0 The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 2.2.0.
28 MAR 2023	The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 2.1.0.
28 FEB 2023	The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 2.0.1.
31 JAN 2023	The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 2.0.0.
29 NOV 2022	The VMware.PowerCLI PowerShell module is now version 12.7.0. The VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin PowerShell module is now version 1.3.8. The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.10.0.
25 OCT 2022	This validated solution now supports VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.0. The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.9.0, adding support for the following procedures: Add the Management Domain vCenter Server in the Additional VMware Cloud Foundation Instance to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Verify the Log Forwarding Status of vRealize Operations Manager for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation
27 SEP 2022	The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.8.0, adding support for the following implementation procedures. Create a vCenter Server Single Sign-On User for Integration with vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Configure Service Account Permissions in vSphere for Integration with vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Add the vCenter Server Password for the Additional VMware Cloud Foundation Instance to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Import the New Certificate for vRealize Operations Manager to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
31 MAY 2022	This validated solution now supports VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4.1. The PowerVCF PowerShell module is now version 2.2.0. The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.7.0.
28 APR 2022	The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.6.0.
29 MAR 2022	The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.5.0, adding support for the following implementation procedures. Create a vRealize Log Insight Photon OS Agent Group for the vRealize Operations Manager Nodes for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation
22 FEB 2022	This validated solution now supports VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4.0. Starting with VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4, installation and life cycle management of vRealize Operations Manager is performed by using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager. See Life Cycle Management Design for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation. This validated solution now requires installation of the ImportExcel PowerShell module. The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.4.0. The VMware.PowerCLI PowerShell module is now version 12.4.1. Adding a procedure for configuring Ping adapters for the clustered Workspace ONE Access. See Add Ping Adapters for the Clustered Workspace ONE Access for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation.
25 JAN 2022	The VMware.vSphere.SsoAdmin PowerShell module is now version 1.3.7. The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.3.0, adding support for the following implementation procedures. Configure User Access in vRealize Operations Manager for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Configure Email Alert Plug-in Settings for vRealize Operations Manager for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Install the SDDC Health Monitoring Solution in vRealize Operations Manager for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Rename the SDDC Health Adapters for the vRealize Operations Manager Analytics Cluster Nodes for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Add SDDC Health Adapters for the vRealize Operations Manager Remote Collector Nodes for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Activate the Ping Management Pack in vRealize Operations Manager for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Add Ping Adapters for the vRealize Operations Manager Nodes for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Create Notifications in vRealize Operations Manager for VMware Cloud Foundation Issues
30 NOV 2021	The PowerVCF PowerShell module is now version 2.1.7. The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.2.0, adding support for the following implementation procedures. Deploy vRealize Operations Manager by Using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Synchronize the Active Directory Groups for vRealize Operations Manager in Workspace ONE Access for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Connect vRealize Operations Manager to the VI Workload Domains in the First VMware Cloud Foundation Instance Group the vRealize Operations Manager Remote Collector Nodes for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Set the Currency for Cost Calculation in vRealize Operations Manager for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Modify the vCenter Server Adapters for the First VMware Cloud Foundation Instance in vRealize Operations Manager Add NSX-T Data Center Adapters in vRealize Operations Manager for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation
26 OCT 2021	This validated solution now supports VxRail. See Design Objectives of Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation. The PowerValidatedSolutions PowerShell module is now version 1.1.0, adding support for the following implementation procedures. Add the vRealize Operations Manager License to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Add the vRealize Operations Manager Password to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Add the vRealize Operations Manager Virtual Machines to the First Availability Zone VM Group for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation The operational guidance now includes shutdown and startup procedures for the solution components. See Shutdown and Startup of Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation.
05 OCT 2021	This validated solution now supports VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3.1.
24 AUG 2021	Initial release.