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Contents vCenter Operations Manager Deployment and Configuration Guide 5 1 Introducing vCenter Operations Manager 7 vCenter Operations Manager Architecture 7 vCenter Operations Manager and vCenter Server Connections 8 Integrating vCenter Operations Manager and the vSphere Client 9 Integrating with VMware vCenter Infrastructure Navigator 9 vCenter Operations Manager Licensing 10 Certificate Warnings 10 How vCenter Operations Manager Uses Network Ports 10 Deployment Planning Worksheet 11 Finding More Info
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide 7 Updating vCenter Operations Manager 33 Updating Virtual Appliance Software to the vCenter Operations Manager vApp 33 Upgrade Paths for vCenter Operations Manager 33 Upgrade Requirements 33 Add a Hard Disk to a Virtual Machine 34 Upgrade the vApp 35 8 Managing vCenter Operations Manager 37 Change the Password of the Root User 37 Change the Password of the Administrator User 37 Create and Download a Support Bundle 38 Index 39 4 VMware, Inc.
vCenter Operations Manager Deployment and Configuration Guide The vCenter Operations Manager Deployment and Configuration Guide provides information about installing and ® upgrading VMware vCenter Operations Manager. Intended Audience This guide is intended for anyone who wants to install or upgrade vCenter Operations Manager. VMware, Inc.
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Introducing vCenter Operations Manager 1 vCenter Operations Manager is an application used to monitor and manage the health, capacity, and performance of your virtual environment. vCenter Operations Manager includes the Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise Editions. All editions are available in vApp format.
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide vApp Components vCenter Operations Manager architecture consists of two virtual machines. The following section describes the vCenter Operations Manager key components of the vApp Architecture. UI VM The UI VM allows you to access the results of the analytics in the form of badges and scores using the Webbased application for the UI VM. It also allows you access to the Administration Portal in order to perform management tasks.
Chapter 1 Introducing vCenter Operations Manager Multi-Site Deployment vCenter Operations Manager can connect to vCenter Server instances that are linked. These servers are required to have common logins. If you configure vCenter Operations Manager to connect to multiple vCenter Server instances, you must have login privileges to all the vCenter Server instances and use the same password for login.
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide vCenter Operations Manager Licensing vCenter Operations Manager and vCenter Server licensing are separate. You can purchase a product license for the Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise editions of vCenter Operations Manager. A full license is a permanent license that gives you access to editions of vCenter Operations Manager and all updates. This license does not have an expiration date.
Chapter 1 Introducing vCenter Operations Manager Deployment Planning Worksheet Use the deployment planning worksheet to prepare for your vCenter Operations Manager deployment. Table 1-2. Deployment Planning Worksheet Component Considerations vCenter Server Determine which vCenter Server you will deploy vCenter Operations Manager from. The vCenter Server must be compatible with vCenter Operations Manager. See “vCenter Server and ESX Requirements,” on page 14.
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2 System Requirements The following sections describe the compatibilities for vCenter Operations Manager. vCenter Operations Manager is compatible with the following vCenter Server versions and browsers and supports the listed vApp resource and sizing requirements.
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide Table 2-1. Aggregate Requirements for the two virtual machines in the vCenter Operations Manager vApp (Continued) Monitored Resources Up to 1,500 Virtual Machines Up to 3,000 Virtual Machines Up to 6,000 Virtual Machines Disk Storage 900GB n UI VM: 100GB n Analytics VM: 800GB 1.8TB n UI VM: 200GB n Analytics VM: 1.6TB 3.6TB n UI VM: 400GB n Analytics VM: 3.
Chapter 2 System Requirements vCenter Operations Manager Supported Browsers The vCenter Operations Manager application supports the following browsers. n Internet Explorer 8.0 and 9.0 NOTE There are some limitations with the Dashboards feature in the Custom user interface if using Internet Explorer 8.
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Installing vCenter Operations Manager 3 The installation process for vCenter Operations Manager includes configuring network and clock settings, deploying and registering vCenter Operations Manager with a vCenter Server system, licensing the vCenter Operations Manager extension on the vCenter Server system, and granting user access.
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide Procedure 1 In the vSphere Client inventory, select the target datacenter for the vCenter Operations Manager deployment process. 2 Select the IP Pools tab. 3 Click Add to add a new IP pool. 4 In the properties dialog box, select the IPv4 tab. 5 Type an IP pool name that you can recognize during future testing of IP pools. 6 Enter the IP Subnet and Gateway in their respective fields.
Chapter 3 Installing vCenter Operations Manager Procedure 1 In the vSphere Client, select File > Deploy OVF Template. 2 Follow the prompts in the Deploy OVF Template wizard. 3 Select a disk format. n Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed creates a virtual disk in a default thick format. n Thick Provision Eager Zeroed creates a type of thick virtual disk that supports clustering features such as Fault Tolerance. n Thin Provision creates a disk in thin format. Use this format to save storage space.
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide Procedure 1 In the vSphere Client, select the host in the inventory. 2 In the Software section of the Configuration tab, click Time Configuration. 3 Click Properties to adjust the time and click OK. The vCenter Operations Manager vApp synchronizes time with the ESX host time. What to do next Define the vCenter Server system to monitor.
Chapter 3 Installing vCenter Operations Manager 4 Type a name for the vCenter Server system. This name is for your reference when you monitor the vCenter Server system and does not affect the object in the actual virtual infrastructure. 5 Type the IP address or fully qualified domain name of the vCenter Server system to monitor and from which to collect information. 6 Type the registration credentials for vCenter Operations Manager to use when connecting to the vCenter Server system.
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide 6 Click Enter Key. 7 Type the new license key and click OK. The license key appears in the Assign License window. 8 Click OK to assign the license key. The vSphere Client assigns the new license key to vCenter Operations Manager. What to do next Configure the SMTP and SNMP settings for vCenter Operations Manager.
Chapter 3 Installing vCenter Operations Manager Prerequisites Verify that you have administrator privileges to access the Analytics VM. Verify that you have administrator privileges to access the Administration portal and log in to the portal. Procedure 1 In the vSphere Client inventory, locate the Analytics VM and log in as admin. 2 Edit the /usr/lib/vmware-vcops/user/conf/email.properties file and add the following property: emailPlugin.
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide 2 Click Browse, locate the certificate file, and click Open to load the file in the Certificate field. The file extension of the certificate file that you want to import does not matter. However the certificate file must contain both a valid private key and a valid certificate chain. 3 Type the certificate password and alias name. 4 Click Upload to replace the default self-signed certificate on the vCenter Operations vApp.
Chapter 3 Installing vCenter Operations Manager What to do next Verify the vCenter Operations Manager installation. VMware, Inc.
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Verifying the vCenter Operations Manager Installation 4 This chapter includes the following topics: n “Verifying the vCenter Operations Manager Installation from the vSphere Client,” on page 27 n “Verify the vCenter Operations Manager Installation from a Browser,” on page 28 Verifying the vCenter Operations Manager Installation from the vSphere Client Verify that vCenter Operations Manager is installed so that you can start monitoring your virtual environment from the vSphere Client.
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide Verify the vCenter Operations Manager Installation from a Browser Verify that vCenter Operations Manager is installed so that you can start monitoring your virtual environment from a browser. Prerequisites n Complete the installation, licensing, and registration process for the vCenter Operations Manager vApp. n Use a supported browser. For information about browser requirements, see “vCenter Server and ESX Requirements,” on page 14.
Installing a vCenter Operations Manager Adapter 5 This chapter describes how to install and configure an adapter on the vCenter Operations Manager vApp. Install an Adapter on a vApp Follow this procedure to install the Text File adapter if you have a vCenter Operations Manager Advanced vApp installation. Prerequisites n Obtain the PAK file for the adapter from VMware technical support. n Read the documentation that is included with the PAK file. It might contain additional installation instructions.
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide 10 Click Yes to start the describe process and click OK. The Custom user interface finds the adapter files, gathers information about the abilities of the adapter, and updates the user interface with information about the adapter. The describe process might take several minutes. When the describe process is finished, the adapter appears in the Adapters Info pane. The build number is in the Adapter Version column.
Managing the Infrastructure Navigator Adapter 6 The Infrastructure Navigator adapter is an embedded adapter for vCenter Operations Manager Advanced. The adapter retrieves application-related information from Infrastructure Navigator. Infrastructure Navigator is a virtual appliance that is deployed on a vCenter Server system.
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide Viewing System Log Files You can view Infrastructure Navigator adapter errors in the adapter and collector log files. You can view log files in the Custom user interface or in an external log viewer. Infrastructure Navigator adapter log files are in the /data/vcops/log/adapters/VinAdapter folder and collector log files are in the /data/vcops/log folder on the Analytics virtual machine. The logging level is set to ERROR by default.
Updating vCenter Operations Manager 7 vCenter Operations Manager provides an upgrade path for the vApp.
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide Table 7-1. Disk Space Requirements for Upgrading to vCenter Operations Manager 5.7 Resource Minimum Requirement UI VM Disk 1: 4GB Data Disks: 250GB Analytics VM Disk 1: 4GB Data Disks: 120GB Add a Hard Disk to a Virtual Machine You may need to add virtual disks to the UI VM and Analytics VM to support disk size requirements. Use the vSphere Client to add a hard disk to a virtual machine.
Chapter 7 Updating vCenter Operations Manager What to do next After you finishing adding new disks for the UI VM and Analytics VM, power on the vApp. The virtual machine discovers the new disk and adds it to the data volume. Upgrade the vApp This procedure is applicable when updating to the vCenter Operations Manager 5.7 vApp from the following product versions: vCenter Operations Manager 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, and 5.6.
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Managing vCenter Operations Manager 8 The vCenter Operations Manager Administration portal provides a user interface for vCenter Operations Manager maintenance and management tasks. Except for the initial settings that you must apply, all configurations on the Administration portal are optional and allow you to adapt the operation of vCenter Operations Manager to your environment and preferences.
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide n Verify that you are logged in to the vCenter Operations Manager Administration page. The URL format is https://VM-IP/admin/, where VM-IP is the IP address or fully qualified host name of the UI VM virtual machine that is part of the vCenter Operations Manager virtual appliance. Procedure 1 Click the Account tab. 2 Type the current password for the administrator user name.
Index A about vCenter Operations Deployment and Configuration Guide 5 Add a Hard Disk 34 Administration Portal, activating email service 22 administrative settings account 37 root account 37 assigning privileges 24 C certificate warnings 10 collection credentials 20 com.integrien.adapter3.vin.
vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide upgrading virtual appliance to vApp 33 V vApp deploying 18 installing 17 requirements 14 vApp architecture 7 vApp, upgrade 35 vCenter Infrastructure Navigator 9 vCenter Server requirements 14 vin_adapter.properties file 31 visibility of linked mode objects 27, 28 vSphere Client 9 40 VMware, Inc.
