You can extend the monitoring capabilities of vRealize Operations by installing and configuring management packs in vRealize Operations to connect to, and analyze data from external data sources in your environment. Once connected, you can use vRealize Operations to monitor and manage objects in your environment.
A management pack can be a connection to a data source, or it might include predefined dashboards, widgets, alerts, and views.
Solutions can include cloud accounts, other accounts, dashboards, reports, alerts, and other content. The cloud accounts and other accounts comprise of adapters, using which vRealize Operations manages communication and integration with other products, applications, and functions. When a management pack is installed and the adapters are configured, you can use the vRealize Operations analytics and alerting tools to manage the objects in your environment.
- Storage Devices
- Log Insight
- NSX for vSphere
- Network Devices
- VCM
Other management packs such as the VMware Management Pack for NSX for vSphere, can be added to vRealize Operations. To download VMware management packs and other third-party solutions, visit the VMware Marketplace at https://marketplace.cloud.vmware.com/.
vRealize Operations includes management packs that are pre-installed.
vRealize Operations also includes management packs that are bundled with vRealize Operations, but not activated.
For a fresh deployment of vRealize Operations, the activation status of management packs is as follows:
| Management Pack Name | Activated by Default? | Can be Deactivated? |
|---|---|---|
| vSphere | Yes | No |
| VMware Cloud on AWS | Yes | No |
| Microsoft Azure | No | Yes |
| GCP | No | Yes |
| vSAN | Yes | No |
| Service Discovery | Yes | No |
| vRealize Automation 8.x | No | Yes |
| Azure VMware Solution | No | Yes |
| AWS | No | Yes |
| VMware Cloud on Dell EMC | No | Yes |
| OS and Application Monitoring | Yes | No |
| Cloud Management Assessments | Yes | Yes |
| vRealize Log Insight | No | Yes |
| vRealize Network Insight | No | Yes |
| NSX-T | Yes | No |
| 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 |
Now, Cloud Accounts, Other Accounts, Integrations, Repository are all available from a central Integrations page in vRealize Operations . This page can be accessed from the left menu by clicking .
Upgrade Considerations
The native management packs in vRealize Operations are reinstalled if vRealize Operations is upgraded.
