The deployment specification details the design decisions covering physical design and sizing for VMware Aria Operations. What to read next Deployment Model of VMware Aria Operations for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud FoundationThe analytics cluster of the VMware Aria Operations deployment contains the nodes that analyze and store data from the monitored components. You deploy a configuration of the analytics cluster that satisfies the requirements for monitoring up to the number of virtual machines in scope of the design objectives. Notifications Design for VMware Aria Operations for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud FoundationYou configure notifications in VMware Aria Operations to send event messages to defined personas. You configure a Standard Email Plug-In to deliver outbound SMTP messages to users about system events. Costing Design for VMware Aria Operations for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud FoundationTo ensure accurate costing in the correct currency, you set the global currency option in VMware Aria Operations. If VMware Aria Automation is integrated in your VMware Cloud Foundation environment, VMware Aria Automation integration uses this currency setting when calculating costing. Parent topic: Detailed Design for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Related concepts Logical Design for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Network Design for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Life Cycle Management Design for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation VMware Aria Operations Design for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Information Security and Access Control for Intelligent Operations Management for VMware Cloud Foundation