8. vCloud Management and Monitoring Examples : 8.1 vCenter Operations Manager : 8.1.4 vCenter Operations Manager and vFabric Hyperic Integration : 8.1.4.1. How Data Is Retrieved
   
8.1.4.1. How Data Is Retrieved
The Hyperic adapter’s data source is the Hyperic HQ database. The adapter uses standard JDBC access to the database for running SQL queries. The adapter uses the vCenter Operations API to communicate and deliver data to vCenter Operations.