The deployment of vRealize Operations Manager is an analytics cluster and a remote collector group, both of which consist of a single node. The nodes run on the consolidated cluster. Logical and Physical Design of vRealize Operations Manager for Consolidated SDDCvRealize Operations Manager communicates with all management components in all regions of the SDDC to collect metrics which are presented through a number of dashboards and views. Node Configuration of vRealize Operations Manager for Consolidated SDDCThe analytics cluster of the vRealize Operations Manager 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 the number of virtual machines in the design objectives of this validated design. Networking Design of vRealize Operations Manager for Consolidated SDDCYou provide isolation of the vRealize Operations Manager nodes by placing them in several network segments. This networking design also supports public access to the analytics cluster nodes. Information Security and Access Control in vRealize Operations Manager for Consolidated SDDCYou protect the vRealize Operations Manager deployment by providing centralized role-based authentication and secure communication with the other components in the SDDC. You dedicate a set of service accounts to the communication between vRealize Operations Manager and the management solutions in the data center. Monitoring and Alerting in vRealize Operations Manager for Consolidated SDDCYou use vRealize Operations Manager to monitor the state of the SDDC management components in the Consolidated SDDC using dashboards. You can use the self-monitoring capability of vRealize Operations Manager to receive alerts about issues that are related to its operational state. Management Packs in vRealize Operations Manager for Consolidated SDDCThe SDDC contains VMware products for network, storage, and cloud management. You can monitor and perform diagnostics on all of them in vRealize Operations Manager by using management packs. Parent topic: Operations Management Design for Consolidated SDDC