11.1.3 Relationship of Components and Processes
The vRealize Operations Management Pack for VMware NSX serves as the integration layer between vRealize Operations Manager and VMware NSX, as shown in the following figure.
vRealize Operations Manager uses the management pack to poll VMware NSX for configuration, performance, and support data. On behalf of vRealize Operations Manager, the Management Pack for VMware NSX translates the polling requests into REST API calls to retrieve the required data from NSX Manager.
Figure 7. Components Relationships for VMware NSX Integration
Installed directly as a plug-in, the vRealize Operations Management Pack for VMware NSX receives requests from vRealize Operations Manager to collect data from the configured NSX Manager. The vRealize Operations Management Pack for VMware NSX then makes REST API calls to NSX Manager by way of an authenticated HTTPS connection on behalf of vRealize Operations Manager.
