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vCenter Operations Manager Installation Guide
The vCenter Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide provides information about installing and
upgrading VMware
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vCenter Operations Manager on Window or Linux operation systems.
Intended Audience
This guide is intended for anyone who wants to install vCenter Operations Manager.
Before Installing vCenter Operations Mananger
This section introduces the vCenter Operations Manager server installation.
Overview
Installing vCenter Operations Manager consists of two procedures:
1 Preparing a database in either SQL Server or Oracle to hold the vCenter Operations Manager data.
2 Installing the vCenter Operations Manager software.
vCenter Operations Manager is designed as an enterprise solution, so planning and preparing your
environment is critical to successful deployment. You should consider several factors when planning your
vCenter Operations Manager environment:
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Environment size and landscape—the vCenter Operations Manager architecture needs to take into
account how large the environment is, including the number of applications, data sources, resources and
metrics, the physical environment distribution (the number of data centers), and the number of users.
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Environment complexity—what specific architectural and service level requirements must be met,
including security, availability, and accessibility.
Architecture
vCenter Operations Manager architecture allows for deployment flexibility.
vCenter Operations Manager is a Java-based application with four interdependent components:
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vCenter Operations Manager server—Hosts the user interface and coordinates the functions
of the software, including controlling communications between the other components.
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vCenter Operations Manager analytics—Receives metrics gathered from monitored resources,
analyzes the data, and creates statistical models to detect abnormal behavior. This includes the dynamic
thresholds processor, which can be installed separately to distribute the processing load, as described in
“Installing the Analytics Processor,” on page 22.
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