Users Guide

6 vFoglight
Cartridge for VMware User Guide
About vFoglight
vFoglight is an application management solution that reduces or eliminates service
disruptions to unify IT and the business. Unlike other solutions, it provides a correlated,
360 degree view of your applications from end user to database and from service levels
to infrastructure—to source the root cause of every incident impacting your business
and fix them quickly. vFoglight correlates data from multiple perspectives into a single
version of the truth to provide deep insight into the service relationships that exist
between end users, the business and infrastructure components. Its unique adaptive
technology rapidly adjusts to change for improved application performance and service
levels, reduced operational cost and risk, and enhanced visibility for all stakeholders.
About this Guide
This is a user guide. It can be read straight through in an effort to acquire an overall
understanding of the workings and capabilities of vFoglight for VMware, or it can be
used as a reference to be consulted whenever you require specific information about the
cartridge.
This Cartridge for VMware User Guide is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, Introduction to the VMware Virtual Infrastructure — Introduces you to
the VMware virtual infrastructure and provides you with essential foundational
information.
Chapter 2, Navigation Basics — Describes the basic vFoglight navigation techniques
that you require in order to use the vFoglight Cartridge for VMware.
Chapter 3, Interacting with vFoglight Cartridge for VMware — Takes you through
the various dashboards and associated views that make up the vFoglight Cartridge for
VMware.