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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise Administration Guide
- Contents
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Enterprise Administration Guide
- Configuring and Managing vCenter Operations Manager
- Configuring Adapters
- Configuring Resources
- Configuring Attribute Packages
- Configuring Applications
- Configuring and Managing Users
- Configuring Alert Notifications
- Performing Basic System Administration Tasks
- View vCenter Operations Manager Performance Information
- View vCenter Operations Manager Status Information
- Start or StopvCenter Operations Manager Services
- Viewing and Managing System Log Files
- Delete Old Data in the File System Database
- Run the Audit Report
- Modify Global Settings
- Modify Global Settings for Virtual Environments
- Create a Support Bundle
- Resolving Administrative System Alerts
- Analytics FSDB Overloaded
- Analytics Threshold Checking Overloaded
- Collector Is Down
- Controller Is Unable to Connect to MQ
- DataQueue Is Filling Up
- Describe Failed
- Failed to Repair Corrupted FSDB Files
- File Queue Is Full
- FSDB Files Corrupted for Resources
- FSDB Storage Drive Free Space Is Less Than 10%
- No DT Processors Connected
- One or More Resources Were Not Started
- Outbound Alert Send Failed
- Replication MQ Sender Is Blocked
- Backing Up and Recovering Data
- Using System Tools
- Summary of vCenter Operations Manager System Tools
- Check the FSDB and Repair Problems
- Move the FSDB
- View Resources in the FSDB
- Remove System-Generated Metrics from the FSDB
- Monitor vCenter Operations Manager Services in JConsole
- Verify Server to Collector Communication
- Configuring and Running the Repository Adapter
- Configure Database Connections for the Repository Adapter
- Set the Repository Adapter Schedule
- Configure the Source and Destination Columns for the Repository Adapter
- Set Operation Options for the Repository Adapter
- Configure Data Export Values for the Repository Adapter
- Start the Repository Adapter
- conf.properties File
- Configuring and Running runvcopsServerConfiguration
- Using the FSDB JDBC Driver
- Index
Configuring Adapters 2
vCenter Operations Manager uses adapters to exchange information with the data collection landscape.
Configuring adapters involves defining and maintaining adapter instances and credentials.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Understanding Adapters,” on page 13
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“Defining Adapter Instances,” on page 14
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“Modifying Adapter Instances,” on page 16
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“Connecting to HP OpenView Operations,” on page 17
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“Customize an Adapter Kind Icon,” on page 18
Understanding Adapters
An adapter is a component that connects to and collects data from a designated data source, transforms the
collected data into a format that vCenter Operations Manager can consume, and passes the data to the
vCenter Operations Manager collector for final processing.
The collector acts as a gateway between vCenter Operations Manager and its adapters. The collector is installed
by default on the primary server, but you can also install it on one or more remote servers.
vCenter Operations Manager includes the following adapters by default.
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The container adapter, which vCenter Operations Manager uses to create container resources.
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The HTTP Post adapter, which is a generic adapter that pushes data to vCenter Operations Manager
through HTTP.
The vCenter Operations Manager vApp also includes the vCenter Operations Manager adapter by default.
The vCenter Operations Manager adapter monitors vCenter Operations Manager. You can also use it to
manage resource tags.
You can configure additional adapters to use with vCenter Operations Manager. You must install each adapter
separately. To obtain additional adapters, contact VMware technical support.
vCenter Operations Manager uses embedded and external adapters.
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