Purpose

The Service Assurance Manager (Service Assurance) solution automatically correlates topology and event data from multiple
VMware Smart Assurance
managed domains to diagnose root-cause problems and (with Business Impact Manager) the impact that those problems have on business-critical processes and services.
VMware Smart Assurance
managed domains can include IP networks, systems, routing protocols, ATM/Frame Relay, applications, and business entities. Service Assurance Manager enables operations personnel to effectively prioritize their time and resources to maintain and sustain the business-critical processes and services.
provides high-level architectural and functional overviews of the
solution. It also provides several examples of implementation scenarios.