As with any cloud infrastructure, a VMware Cloud Provider Program platform is made up of a number of integrated components. As previously highlighted, vRealize Log Insight is able to analyze data from a wide variety of sources out-of-the box through its content packs. It provides a centralized means of monitoring an entire cloud stack made up from components not only from VMware, but also from a wide variety of other vendors.

This section addresses the syslog requirements for a few of the most common components used within the VMware Cloud Provider Program platform cloud stack vCloud Director for Service Providers and NSX for vSphere.