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Getting ready
Before you can connect Virtual Machine Manager ( VMM ) with Operations Manager so
that Operations Manager monitors and reports on your virtual environment, you need to en-
sure that your environment is supported. These are the supported combinations of versions
of System Center Virtual Machine Manager and System Center Operations Manager:
• If you are running System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager, you can use
either Operations Manager 2007 R2 or System Center 2012 Operations Manager
• If you are running System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager, you must
use System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager
• If you are running System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager, you must use
System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
You must also ensure that the following prerequisites are met before you can connect
VMM with Operations Manager:
• For System Center 2012, Windows PowerShell 2.0 must be installed on all Opera-
tions Manager management servers.
• For System Center 2012 SP1 or System Center 2012 R2, Windows PowerShell 3.0
must be installed on all Operations Manager management servers.
• Port 5724 must be open between VMM and Operations Manager.
• You must install an Operations Manager Console on the VMM management serv-
er.
• You must install Operations Manager agents on all virtualization hosts under man-
agement by VMM. This includes the VMM management server.
• The managed hosts on which you installed Operations Manager agents must show
up in the Operations Manager Console; you can view these agents by going to Ad-
ministration | Device Manager | Agent Managed .
• If you are running System Center 2012 SP1 or System Center 2012 R2, double-
click on a host in the list, click on the Security tab, and then ensure that Allow this
agent to act as a proxy and discover managed objects on other computers has
been selected. Repeat this step for each of the hosts.
• Import the following management packs in Operations Manager:
◦ Windows Server Internet Information Services 2003
◦ Windows Server 2008 Operating System (Discovery)
◦ Windows Server Operating System Library
◦ Windows Server 2008 Internet Information Services 7
◦ SQL Server Core Library
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