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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.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“vCenter Operations Manager Architecture,” on page 7
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“vCenter Operations Manager and vCenter Server Connections,” on page 8
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“Integrating vCenter Operations Manager and the vSphere Client,” on page 9
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“vCenter Operations Manager Licensing,” on page 9
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“Certificate Warnings,” on page 9
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“How vCenter Operations Manager Uses Network Ports,” on page 9
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“Deployment Planning Worksheet,” on page 10
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“Finding More Information,” on page 10
vCenter Operations Manager Architecture
vCenter Operations Manager is a vApp that you import and deploy with a vCenter Server system.
Understanding the vCenter Operations Manager vApp
vCenter Operations Manager is distributed as a vApp that you can import and deploy to a Virtualization
platform, such as ESX. A vApp has the same basic operation as a virtual machine, but can contain multiple
virtual machines or appliances. The same vApp exists for the Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise Editions.
Distribution Formats
The vApp is distributed as an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) file. The vSphere Client provides and import
vApp workflow that guides you in deploying vApps in OVF format.
The vCenter Operations Manager vApp is managed using the Administration Portal which is a Web console
for configuration and management tasks.
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.
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