You can extend the monitoring capabilities of vRealize Operations Cloud by installing and configuring management packs in vRealize Operations Cloud to connect to, and analyze data from external data sources in your environment. Once connected, you can use vRealize Operations Cloud 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 Cloud 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 Cloud 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 Cloud.
vRealize Operations Cloud includes management packs that are pre-installed.
vRealize Operations Cloud also includes management packs that are bundled with vRealize Operations Cloud, but not activated.
For a fresh deployment of vRealize Operations Cloud, 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 |
| 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 and Marketplace are all available from a central Integrations page in vRealize Operations Cloud. This page can be accessed from the left menu by clicking .
Upgrade Considerations
The native management packs in vRealize Operations Cloud are reinstalled if vRealize Operations Cloud is upgraded.
Management packs which require an update have the Upgrade Available sign on the top right corner of the management pack card.
