Overview
VMware Smart Assurance combines some of the best features of Service Assurance Manager
and M&R to provide a common interface for viewing Notifications and reports on historical
events. You must install and configure Service Assurance Manager (SAM), M&R, and the
SolutionPack for Smarts before you can view notifications or reports from the M&R Report
Library.
When M&R platform and the SolutionPack for Smarts are deployed with Service Assurance
Manager, these features may be accessed from the M&R interface:
- Notifications
- Reports showing geographical representation of Smarts network devices, physical inventory of device groups, and a physical inventory of the IP network
- IP Configuration Manager settings such as polling and thresholds
- Discovery and topology settings for underlying domain managers
In addition, the Smarts Failover System now supports failover of the services used to
communicate between Service Assurance Manager and M&R platform. The
Smarts
Failover System User Guide
provides more information. When upgrading to a newer version of the SolutionPack for Smarts, ensure you upgrade and
configure the Presentation Service Assurance Manager before upgrading the M&R core
software. Services must be installed and running before you install or upgrade the
SolutionPack for Smarts.