Documentation forVirtualization Manager
Monitoring virtual environments is a key capability of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted (formerly Hybrid Cloud Observability) and is available in the Advanced edition. Virtualization Manager (VMAN) is also available in a standalone module.

VMAN appliance integration and synchronization with VMAN in the SolarWinds Platform

VMAN recommends new installations using the single deployment of VMAN with the SolarWinds Platform or into an existing SolarWinds Platform environment. Once installed with an activated license, a fresh installation automatically has fully integrated features for VMAN directly within the SolarWinds Platform. In this case, you do not need to install the appliance.

However, if you decide to also install and use the VMAN appliance, you can integrate it with VMAN in the SolarWinds Platform. After installing both VMAN in the SolarWinds Platform, in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console, navigate to Settings > All Settings > Virtualization Settings > Setup Virtualization Manager Integration.

For existing customers upgrading an existing VMAN appliance installation to an installation of VMAN 8.0 and later in the SolarWinds Platform, see the VMAN Upgrade Guide for detailed instructions for upgrading VMAN and synchronizing entities.