User goals and features

You can monitor the following features in your VMware environment:

• Configure and monitor virtual machines
   You can configure vCenters / ESX servers to monitor the performance of one or more of the following:
  • clusters
  • hosts
  • virtual machines (VMs)
  • resource pools
  • datastores
• Assess how your virtual and physical resources are being utilized in your virtual environment
   The monitor types and attributes enable you to determine the impact that resources assigned to your virtual machines have on your physical resources.
• Create filters for monitoring
   You can create filters to include or exclude clusters, hosts, and virtual machines from monitoring.
• Collection mode - Enterprise or Cloud Lifecycle Management
   You can select one of the following collection modes to monitor the corresponding attributes:
  • Enterprise
  • Cloud Lifecycle Management