8. vCloud Management and Monitoring Examples : 8.1 vCenter Operations Manager : 8.1.3 vCenter Operations Manager Example : 8.1.3.3. vFabric Hyperic Server and vFabric Hyperic Database
   
8.1.3.3. vFabric Hyperic Server and vFabric Hyperic Database
The Hyperic server receives inventory and metric data from the Hyperic agents and stores that data in the Hyperic database. The server provides facilities for managing your software inventory. It implements the Hyperic inventory and access model, which allows you to group your software assets in useful ways that ease the process of monitoring and management. The Hyperic server detects when alerts fire, and performs the notifications or escalation processes you define. It also processes actions that you initiate through the Hyperic portal or Hyperic web services API. Hyperic server also provides authentication services, using an internal engine or an external authentication service.