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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise Adapter Guide
- Contents
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise Adapter Guide
- Updated Information
- Understanding Adapters
- Installing and Configuring Adapters
- Troubleshooting Adapters
- Available Adapters
- Default Adapters
- Product Adapters
- BMC PATROL Agent
- Compuware Gomez WS Adapter
- EMC Smarts Adapter
- EMC Symmetrix Adapter
- HP BAC Adapter
- HP SiteScope Adapter
- IBM Tivoli Monitoring Adapter
- Microsoft SCOM Adapter
- NetApp Adapter
- Oracle Enterprise Manager Adapter
- TeamQuest Adapter
- VMware Hyperic Adapter
- VMware vCenter Adapter
- VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Adapter
- VMware vCloud Director Adapter
- Generic Adapters
- Field Adapters
- Index
Understanding Adapters 1
A key feature of vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise is its ability to consume data from across the
enterprise. vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise uses adapters to collect data from a variety of data sources,
including specific third-party products.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“How Adapters Collect and Process Data,” on page 9
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“Types of Data that Adapters Collect,” on page 10
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“Adapter Architecture,” on page 11
How Adapters Collect and Process Data
Adapters work with the vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise Collector to collect and process data.
The Collector acts as a gateway between vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise and its adapters. The adapters
connect to and collect data from data sources, transform the data into a format that
vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise can consume, and pass the data to the Collector for final processing.
Depending on the data source and the adapter implementation, an adapter might collect data by making API
calls, using a command-line interface, or sending database queries. Some adapters collect data for each resource
independently and other adapters extract data for all resources based on a specified time range.
vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise uses embedded adapters and external adapters. Embedded adapters
are the most common type of adapter implementation.
Embedded Adapters
An embedded adapter is a Java component that runs as a plug-in in the Collector. Embedded adapters actively
connect to a data source and pull values from it.
Advantages of embedded adapters include better maintainability, control, and visibility into the management
of the adapter and the data that it collects. Embedded adapters also use common functions, such as job
scheduling, that are already part of the Collector.
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