Introduction

vRealize Operations Manager provides comprehensive IT operations management with end-to-end visibility across physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures. Using policy-based automation, IT operations teams can automate key processes and improve IT efficiency based on real-time events.

Installation overview

vRealize Operations Manager is designed to be easily expandable to ensure scale-out as your monitoring environment grows. Deployed as VMware vApps, a configuration consisting of small vRealize Operations nodes combined with an optional standard Remote Collector node is typically sufficient for all three Ready Stack deployment sizes. For sizing guidance, see VMware Knowledge Base article 57903: vRealize Operations Manager 7.0 Sizing Guidelines.

For Ready Stack, Dell EMC recommends configuring a minimal vRealize Operations Manager deployment as follows:

• 1 x master node
• 1 x data node
• 1 x replica node

Depending on your environment, you might have to deploy an optional remote collector node, or additional master, data, and replica nodes.

The vRealize Operations Manager deployment process includes the following steps:

1. Ensure that all installation prerequisites have been met.

Prerequisites are detailed in the vRealize Operations Manager vApp Deployment Guide.

2. Download and install the VMware vRealize Operations Manager .ova file (OVF) for each vRealize Operations Manager node you want to deploy.
3. Connect to the vApp through a supported web browser to begin node configuration.
4. Select New Installation and follow the wizard to complete configuration of the master node.
5. Configure additional nodes such as data and replica.
6. Start vRealize Operations Manager and log in.

For detailed configuration information, see the vRealize Operations Manager Configuration Guide.