An administrator has been tasked with configuring vRealize Operations to discover which custom application services are running on virtual machines. How should the administrator complete this task?

Question

Options

• ADeploy Telegraf agent.
• BConfigure a White List.
• CCreate a custom xml file, and import it.
• DInstall the vRealize Operations Service Discovery Management Pack.

• A
  13% (3)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  79% (19)

Explanation

Installing the vRealize Operations Service Discovery Management Pack (D) is the purpose-built solution for discovering custom application services running inside VMs - it extends vROps with the ability to detect, map, and monitor application-level services beyond what the default product provides.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Telegraf agent): Telegraf is a metrics collection agent used for monitoring infrastructure telemetry; it doesn't perform service discovery for custom applications in vROps.
• B (White List): A whitelist in vROps controls which metrics or objects are collected/displayed - it filters existing data rather than discovering new services.
• C (Custom XML file): Importing custom XML is used to define custom metrics or dashboard objects, not to enable service discovery functionality.

Memory tip: Think of it this way - when a task says "discover services," you need a Management Pack designed for that specific purpose. VMware follows a plugin/pack model: standard vROps covers infrastructure basics, and anything specialized (like service discovery) requires installing the corresponding Management Pack.

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