Vrealize Operations Cloud Configuration Guide
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vRealize Operations Cloud Configuration Guide 04 AUG 2021 VMware vRealize Operations Cloud services vRealize Operations Cloud Configuration Guide You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware website at: https://docs.vmware.com/ VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304 www.vmware.com © Copyright 2021 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright and trademark information. VMware, Inc. 2 Contents About Configuration 11 1 Accessibility Compliance 12 2 Connecting to Data Sources 15 Solutions Repository 17 Managing Solutions in vRealize Operations Cloud 19 Manage Cloud Accounts 20 Manage Other Accounts 22 Adding Solutions 24 Marketplace for Solutions 25 Managing Solution Credentials 26 Credentials 27 Manage Credentials 28 Managing Collector Groups 28 Collector Group Workspace 29 Adding a Collector Group 30 Editing Collector Groups 31 vSphere 32 Configure a vCenter Server Cloud Account in vRealize Operations Cloud 33 Configure User Access for Actions 38 Cloud Account Information - vSphere Account Options 39 VMware Cloud on AWS 41 Configuring a VMware Cloud on AWS Instance in vRealize OperationsvRealize Operations Cloud 41 Azure VMware Solution 46 Configuring an Azure VMware Solution Instance in vRealize Operations Cloud 46 Known Limitations 46 Google Cloud VMware Engine 47 Configuring a Google Cloud VMware Engine Instance in vRealize Operations Cloud 47 Known Limitations 47 VMware Cloud on Dell EMC 48 Configuring a VMware Cloud on Dell EMC Instance in vRealize Operations Cloud 48 Known Limitations 48 AWS 49 Introduction to the AWS Solution 49 Configuring AWS 55 Microsoft Azure 64 VMware, Inc. 3 vRealize Operations Cloud Configuration Guide Supported Azure Services 64 Configuring the Microsoft Azure 67 OS and Application Monitoring 71 Introduction 71 Steps to Monitor Applications 75 Troubleshooting 161 Monitoring Application Services and Operating Systems using Open Source Telegraf 165 Configuring Open Source Telegraf 166 Configuration Details for Supported Application Services 170 Using Open Source Telegraf 173 Monitoring Physical Servers 174 Configuring Telegraf 174 Sample Scripts 178 Monitoring Hyper-V Application Services on a Physical Server 180 Service Discovery 182 Supported Platforms and Products for Service Discovery 183 Supported Services 183 Configure Service Discovery 185 Manage Services 188 Alert for Service Unavailability 190 Discovered Services 190 Service Discovery Metrics 191 Application Integration 192 Application Discovery 193 Integrating Applications 193 Integration of vRealize Operations Cloud and vRealize Log Insight Cloud 194 Business Management 196 Cost Settings for Financial Accounting Model 196 Overview of Cost Drivers 198 Cloud Providers Overview 201 Billing Enhancements for Horizon Management Pack and Virtual Hosts 203 Editing Cost Drivers 204 Cluster Cost Overview 214 Publish Daily Cost Metrics for Virtual Machines 217 Pricing Overview 218 Add New Pricing Card 219 Cost Calculation Status Overview 221 Costing Enhancements 222 VMware Cloud on AWS Cost Management in vRealize Operations Cloud 225 vRealize Automation 8.X 226 Integrate vRealize Automation Cloud Service with vRealize Operations Cloud Service 227 VMware, Inc. 4 vRealize Operations Cloud Configuration Guide Supported vRealize Automation Versions 227 Object Types 228 Workload Placement 228 Pricing for vRealize Automation 8.x Components in vRealize Operations Cloud 229 Cloud Zones in vRealize Operations Cloud 231 vSAN 232 Configure a vSAN Adapter Instance 232 Verify that the Adapter Instance is Connected and Collecting Data 234 vSAN Log Analytics Enhancements 236 vRealize Network Insight 237 NSX-T 237 Configuring the NSX-T Adapter 238 Configuring Cloud Federation Adapter 239 3 Configuring Alerts and Actions 241 Triggered Alerts 241 Types of Alerts 246 Alert Information 247 Configuring Alerts 248 Defining Alerts in vRealize Operations Cloud 248 Defining Symptoms for Alerts 249 Defining Recommendations for Alert Definitions 269 Alert Definitions 272 Create a Simple Alert Definition 282 Create a New Alert Definition 282 Alert Definition Best Practices 284 Creating and Managing Alert Notifications 285 Payload Templates 306 Create an Alert Definition for Department Objects 308 Alerts Group 320 Viewing Actions 321 List of vRealize Operations Cloud Actions 322 Actions Overview List 324 Actions Supported for Automation 325 Integration of Actions with vRealize Automation 326 Working with Actions That Use Power Off Allowed 327 4 Configuring and Using Workload Optimization 332 Configuring Workload Optimization 333 Business Intent Workspace 335 Configuring Workload Optimization Alerts 336 VMware, Inc. 5 vRealize Operations Cloud Configuration Guide Using Workload Optimization 337 Example: Run Workload Optimization 337 Example: Schedule a Repeating Optimization Action 339 Example: Run Workload Optimization from Recommended Actions 341 Workload Optimization Page 342 Rightsizing 347 Manage Optimization Schedules 350 Workload Automation Policy Settings 351 View DRS Summary 351 Optimization Schedules 353 Optimize Placement 353 VMware vRealize AI Cloud 354 5 Configuring Policies 355 Policies 355 Policy Decisions and Objectives 357 Policies Library 358 Operational Policies 360 Types of Policies 361 Custom Policies 361 Default Policy in vRealize Operations Cloud 362 Policies Provided with vRealize Operations Cloud 363 Using the Policy Workspace to Create and Modify Operational Policies 363 Policy Workspace in vRealize Operations Cloud 365 Define Monitoring Goals for vRealize Operations Cloud Solutions 383 6 Configuring Compliance 385 What Are Compliance Benchmarks 385 Compliance Score Cards 386 Compliance Alerts 388 How To Configure Compliance Benchmarks 389 Enable VMware SDDC Benchmarks 389 Create a New Custom Benchmark 390 Import or Export a Custom Benchmark 391 Install a Regulatory Benchmark 392 7 Configuring Super Metrics 393 Create a Super Metric 394 Enhancing Your Super Metrics 398 Exporting and Importing a Super Metric 399 Super Metrics Tab 400 VMware, Inc. 6 vRealize Operations Cloud Configuration Guide Manage Super Metric Workspace 401 Super Metric Functions and Operators 402 8 Configuring Objects 407 Object Discovery 407 About Objects 409 Managing Objects in Your Environment 411 Managing Custom Object Groups 427 Managing Application Groups 437 9 Configuring Data Display 442 Widgets 442 Widget Interactions 443 Manage Metric Configuration 443 Widget Definitions List 444 Dashboards 587 Types of Dashboards 588 Create and Configure Dashboards 589 Manage Dashboards 592 Dashboards Actions and Options 596 Views 599 Views Overview 600 Views and Reports Ownership 600 Create and Configure a View 601 Editing, Cloning, and Deleting a View 614 Including Deleted VMs in List View 614 User Scenario: Create, Run, Export, and Import a vRealize Operations Cloud View for Tracking Virtual Machines 615 Reports 618 Report Templates Tab 618 Generated Reports Tab 619 Create a Report Template 620 Add a Network Share Plug-In for vRealize Operations Cloud Reports 623 Report Templates Overview 624 Generated Reports Overview 625 Schedule Reports Overview 627 Upload a Default Cover Page Image for Reports 630 10 Predefined Dashboards 631 The Getting Started Page 634 Availability Dashboards 639 VM Availability Dashboard 639 VMware, Inc. 7 vRealize Operations Cloud Configuration Guide vSphere Availability Dashboard 641 Ping Overview Dashboard 642 Capacity Dashboards 643 Cluster Capacity Dashboard 644 Datastore Capacity Dashboard 646 ESXi Capacity Dashboard 648 VM Capacity Dashboard 649 VM Reclamation Dashboard 650 vSAN Capacity Dashboard 651 vSAN Stretched Clusters 652 Configuration Dashboards 653 Cluster Configuration Dashboard 655 ESXi Configuration Dashboard 657 Network Configuration Dashboard 658 VM Configuration Dashboard 659 vSAN Configuration Dashboard 661 Workload Management Configuration Dashboard 662 Consumer \ Correct it? Dashboard 662 Consumer \ Optimize it? Dashboard 664 Consumer \ Simplify it? 665 Consumer \ Update it? Dashboard 667 Provider \ Correct it? Dashboard 667 Provider \ Optimize it? Dashboard 669 Provider \ Simplify it? Dashboard 670 Provider \ Update it? Dashboard 671 Cost Dashboards 672 Consumer Layer 673 Provider Layer 674 Return on Investment Dashboard 677 Performance Dashboards 679 Guest OS Performance Profiling Dashboard 686 Network Top Talkers Dashboard 688 Storage Heavy Hitters Dashboard 689 VM Contention Dashboard 690 VM Utilization Dashboard 692 Troubleshoot an Application Dashboard 694 Cluster Contention Dashboard 694 Cluster Utilization Dashboard 697 VM Rightsizing Dashboard 698 Datastore Performance Dashboard 699 ESXi Contention Dashboard 701 VMware, Inc. 8 vRealize Operations Cloud Configuration Guide ESXi Utilization Dashboard 702 Network Performance Dashboard 703 vSAN Contention Dashboard 704 vSAN Utilization Dashboard 707 vSAN File Services 707 Dashboard Library 708 Deprecated Dashboards 708 Executive Summary Dashboards 721 Network Operation Center 724 Software Defined Wide Area Network Dashboard 729 Troubleshoot SD-WAN Dashboard 730 Troubleshoot SD-WAN Gateway Dashboard 730 Troubleshoot SD-WAN Orchestrator Dashboard 730 vRealize Automation 8.x Dashboards 731 Cloud Automation Environment Overview 731 Cloud Automation Project Cost Overview 732 Cloud Automation Resource Consumption Overview 732 Cloud Automation Top-N Dashboard 733 vRealize Operations Dashboards 733 vRealize Operations Cloud Billing 733 vRealize Operations Cloud Universal Billing 734 Service Discovery Dashboards 735 Service Distribution Dashboard