This document introduces the features and characteristics of VMware vCenter Operations Manager Advanced 5.0
The VMware vCenter Operations Manager Advanced Getting Started Guide provides information about the planning process for vCenter Operations Manager. It is intended for administrators of VMware vSphere who want to familiarize themselves with planning workflow tasks to monitor and manage the performance of the vCenter Operations Manager virtual environment.
The document covers main concepts of the product, including attributes, metrics, dynamic thresholds, and key performance indicators. It details how to prepare to monitor a vCenter Operations Manager virtual environment, plan the workflow for identifying health issues and performance degradation, and prepare proactive workflows for capacity risk analysis.
The vCenter Operations Manager server polls for information about the CPU load for each virtual machine once every five minutes.
The analytics algorithms take seven days to calculate the initial values for dynamic thresholds.
This guide is intended for administrators of VMware vSphere who want to familiarize themselves with planning workflow tasks to monitor and manage the performance of the vCenter Operations Manager virtual environment.