To get the most out of this book

To get the most out of Mastering vRealize Operations Manager, you should have a basic understanding of X86 virtualization, network, storage, VMware vSphere, and of course, vRealize Operations (or its previous version, vCenter Operations Manager). Although vRealize Operations 6.6 is no longer as vSphere-centric as its previous versions, most of the examples and the step-by-step guides in this book are based on vSphere objects and concepts.

A useful way to reinforce the content in this book is to follow some of the step-by-step guides and theory in your own vRealize Operations environment, be it either at work or in your own lab. For those without access to either, or wanting access to a structured practical lab component, we highly recommend that they check out the VMware Hands-on Labs (HOL) at labs.hol.vmware.com. The catalogs are updated often and always contain at least a few comprehensive labs on vRealize Operations with step-by-step online instructions.

Download the color images

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it from https://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/MasteringvRealizeOperationsManagerSecondEdition_ColorImages.pdf.

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "Remote collector nodes only communicate over GemFire using ports 10000-10010"

A block of code is set as follows:

{
  "description" : " My REST imported recommendation (USR)",
  "others" : [ ],
  "otherAttributes" : {
  }
}

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

${this, metric=sys|osUptime_latest}<=300)

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Once all the correct information is entered, click on Finish, and the OVA Template will now deploy the first vRealize Operations node."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.