11.2.4 Relationship of Components and Processes
The vRealize Operations Management Pack for Storage Devices serves as the integration layer between vRealize Operations Manager and an environment’s storage devices (including vSAN). The component relationship is shown in the following figure.
Figure 8. Components Relationships for Storage Devices
vRealize Operations Manager uses the Management Pack for Storage Devices to poll for configuration, performance and support data. On behalf of vRealize Operations Manager, the Management Pack for Storage Devices translates the polling requests into each storage device’s specific format. The following table lists the access methods for each storage device or fabric manager.
Table 7. Storage Device Access Methods
Storage Device / Fabric Manager Type | Access Method |
Physical Storage Devices | SNMP Query |
Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) | HTTPS REST Query |
Brocade Network Advisor (BNA) | HTTPS REST Query |
VMware vSAN | HTTPS REST Query (through vCenter Server adapter) |
Installed directly as a plug-in, the vRealize Operations Management Pack for Storage Devices receives requests from vRealize Operations Manager to collect data from the configured storage device or fabric manager. The vRealize Operations Management Pack for Storage Devices then makes SNMP queries or REST API calls (through an authenticated HTTPS connection) to the storage device or fabric manager on behalf of vRealize Operations Manager.
