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Contents
About This User Guide 5
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Monitoring Objects in Your Managed Environment by Using
vRealize Operations Manager 7
What to Do When... 7
User Scenario: A User Calls With a Problem 8
User Scenario: An Alert Arrives in Your Inbox 12
User Scenario: You See Problems as You Monitor the State of Your Objects 19
Monitoring and Responding to Alerts 32
Monitoring Alerts in vRealize Operations Manager 32
Monitoring and Responding to Problems 36
Evaluating Object Summary Information 37
Investigating Object Alerts 40
Evaluating Metric Information 43
Analyzing the Resources in Your Environment 49
Using Troubleshooting Tools to Resolve Problems 49
Creating and Using Object Details 50
Examining Relationships in Your Environment 55
User Scenario: Investigate the Root Cause of a Problem by Using the Troubleshooting Tab
Options 56
Running Actions from vRealize Operations Manager 59
List of vRealize Operations Manager Actions 60
Working With Actions That Use Power O Allowed 61
Actions Supported for Automation 64
Integration of Actions with vRealize Automation 65
Run Actions From Toolbars in vRealize Operations Manager 66
Troubleshoot Actions in vRealize Operations Manager 67
Monitor Recent Task Status 69
Troubleshoot Failed Tasks 70
Viewing Your Inventory 76
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Planning the Capacity for Your Managed Environment Using
vRealize Operations Manager 77
Right-Sizing Capacity for Stress-Free Demand and Value 80
User Scenario: Planning Capacity for an Increase in Workload 84
Create a Sample Project to Increase Workload Capacity 84
Create a Sample Project to Add a Host and Virtual Machines 85
View the Result of Your Capacity Projects 86
Planning Hardware Projects in vRealize Operations Manager 87
Create a Project to Plan for Hardware Changes 87
Planning Virtual Machine Projects and Scenarios 88
Create a Virtual Machine Project Using Populated Metrics 88
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