VMworld2014 |14.10.| [MGT1431] Global vCenter Operations – One Place to Operate them All

This session includes the standard-disclaimer! So this is information about future features, so there is no guarantee, they will be as described!

vRealize – new naming

• New name: vRealize, instead of vCenter
  • vRealize Operations Management Suite, …

News in vCenter Operations Manager 6

• NEW: scale out architecture
• different node types
  • master node
    only one; keep users, inventory service
  • data node
    UI access, can be replicated
  • remote collector
    can collect data from more than one vCenter
  • optional: master replica
• all nodes uses the same code, just configured with different roles
• a one-node-installation is also possible
• options to deploy: vApp, Linux-, or Windows-Installation
  • but you can’t mix it within a deployment
• HA feature
  • using replicated data nodes
• there will be a rebalance-feature, so you can rebalance data after adding a new data node
• UI of vCenter and vCOPs get merged
• Solutions can be added (sounds like you do it today with Horizon View)
  • pre-built dashbord, alerts, reports, problem definition
  • added via Management Pack available from VMware Solution Exchange
• Upgrade from 5.x
  • install version 6 and migrate data
• Sizing vRealize Operations Manager depends on such a lot of criteria, so it will be hard to predict
• set threshold to monitor disk space used by vCOPs

Adobe is talking about there installation 

• standardize -> automate
• uses app. 42 vCenters reporting to a vCOPs
• issues with 5.x
  • scale up is limited
  • scaling up is dependent on IOs
  • difficulties to handle multitenant environment
  • no HA feature
  • to get alerts to other system, you need to use vCO
  • just one collector
• new outbound alert settings – to get the right alert to the right people

Q&A

• there is the plan to combine vCOPs for View and vCOPs into one solution, but not in this version …