vCenter Operations Manager 5.8. is now available for download
GA Date: December 16, 2013
GA Build #: vApp - #1448123
Highlight of new features & enhancements:
Optimized query execution to improve performance at scale.
Enhanced authentication options with new active directory integration for authentication.
Improved security with upgrades to the OS and runtime environment.
Expanded Integration
New integration with VMware vCenter Log Insight using a vCenter Operations Manager Content Pack that enables you to monitor your vCenter Operations Manager infrastructure.
Expanded integration with vCenter Hyperic using the vCenter Operations Management Pack for vCenter Hyperic. This management pack provides many new capabilities, such as:
Support for Microsoft Hyper-V servers, including out of the box dashboards for troubleshooting and performance analysis.
Support for Microsoft Exchange and SQL Servers, with out of the box dashboards for troubleshooting.
Several new management packs are available for download. Check the Cloud Management Marketplace on the VMware Solution Exchange for more details: https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/vcops.
For a complete list of all changes and fixes, please refer to the release notes:
note: Please read the release notes before upgrading. There are some caveats this time due to additional security hardening
