Installing vRealize Operations Manager

As vRealize Operations is provided as a virtual appliance, installation is relatively straightforward. Installation involves the following main activities:

• Install the required nodes
• Configure the Master node
• Add the Data nodes
• Enable the Master Replica node (optional)
• Configure the installation

Deploy the vRealize Operations nodes

First you need to download the vRealize Operations Manager virtual appliance code .ova file from My VMware, and store it somewhere from where you can access it with the vSphere Web Client.

Note

If you do not have a license for vRealize Operations, you can register for an evaluation and get the code from http://www.vmware.com/go/try-vrealize-ops-dl-en.

You will use the vSphere Web Client to install the nodes, and will need to have sufficient permissions to deploy the OVF templates. The permissions required in vCenter Server are:

• All Privileges | Datastore | Allocate space
• All Privileges | Network | Assign network
• All Privileges | Virtual...