8. vCloud Management and Monitoring Examples : 8.1 vCenter Operations Manager : 8.1.3 vCenter Operations Manager Example : 8.1.3.1. vFabric Hyperic
   
8.1.3.1. vFabric Hyperic
The Hyperic component in this example is used primarily as a relay of data to the vCenter Operations Manager system from individual key vCloud infrastructure servers in the Management cluster. Hyperic is used for obtaining metrics and information about services and processes that are not reported through the vCenter integration with vCenter Operations Manager. Although vCenter can report virtual and physical hardware usage, it is Hyperic that provides granular metrics for the operating systems and their various software components.
For example, Hyperic provides metrics relating to the status of the processes and services that are critical to the functioning of the vCloud Director cells.
The main components of VMware Hyperic are shown in the following figure and include Hyperic Server, agent, database, and the Hyperic user interface, also known as the Hyperic Portal.
Figure 45. Hyperic Configuration