The scoreboard widget configuration option that possibly caused this problem is Self Provider set to On. The Self Provider option determines whether the widget shows metrics of the objects selected during editing of the widget or selected on another widget. When the Self Provider option is set to On, the widget shows metrics of the objects selected during editing of the widget. When the Self Provider option is set to Off, the widget shows metrics of the objects selected on another widget. Therefore, if the administrator wants to enable a custom metric configuration file to a scoreboard widget in a dashboard, and the custom metrics are defined for a specific object type, the administrator should set the Self Provider option to Off and select the appropriate object type on another widget. Otherwise, the scoreboard widget will not show the new metrics at all, because the custom metric configuration file will not match the object type selected during editing of the widget.References:How the Scoreboard Widget and Configuration Options Work;Solved: How to configure Generic Scoreboard widget to interact with...

According to the vRealize Operations Cluster Management guide1, the Association Member Status indicates the state of the association between the remote collector nodes and the master node in a multisite deployment. The valid statuses are:

Active: The remote collector node is connected to the master node and is sending data.

Inactive: The remote collector node is not connected to the master node and is not sending data.

Unreachable: The master node cannot reach the remote collector node due to network issues or node failure.

The Asymmetric status is not a valid status for the Association Member Status. It is a valid status for the Cluster Status, which indicates the state of the cluster nodes in a single site deployment.The Asymmetric status means that the cluster nodes are not in sync and have different configurations or versions1.References:1: vRealize Operations Cluster Management guide, pages 3-4.

According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, the allocation model is a capacity model that allows you to define the overcommit ratios for CPU and memory resources for your clusters. The allocation model helps you to avoid overcommitment for business-critical workloads and to comply with contractual obligations or SLAs. The allocation model calculates the capacity based on the configured overcommit ratios and the reserved capacity for the clusters. In this case, the company policy states that the clusters should never have greater than a 4:1 virtual to physical CPU ratio and a 1:1 virtual to physical memory ratio. Therefore, the allocation model should be configured for those clusters in vRealize Operations with the same overcommit ratios. This way, the capacity analytics will reflect the company policy and help to plan for infrastructure procurement or migrations based on the projection and avoid the risk of capacity shortage and high infrastructure costs. Therefore, option A is correct.

The other options are not correct because they are not capacity models that can be configured for the clusters in vRealize Operations. Option B is not correct because the demand model is a capacity model that calculates the capacity based on the actual demand for resources in the clusters. The demand model does not consider the overcommit ratios or the reserved capacity for the clusters. The demand model aims to drive towards the most efficient utilization of the clusters based on the historical utilization and the projected utilization. Option C is not correct because the limit model is not a term used in vRealize Operations, but in vSphere. The limit model is a setting that specifies the upper limit of resources that can be consumed by a virtual machine. Option D is not correct because the reservation model is not a term used in vRealize Operations, but in vSphere. The reservation model is a setting that specifies the minimum amount of resources that are guaranteed to a virtual machine.References:

Allocation Model for Capacity Management in vRealize Operations 7.5

Capacity Analytics

Configuring Policies

A cloud account is a configuration that enables vRealize Operations to collect data from a cloud platform or service.vRealize Operations supports different types of cloud accounts, depending on the source of the data and the type of the adapter that is used to connect to the cloud platform or service1. Two of the supported cloud account types are Microsoft Azure and vCenter Server.

Microsoft Azure is a cloud platform that provides a range of services, such as compute, storage, networking, database, analytics, and security. vRealize Operations can connect to Microsoft Azure by using the Microsoft Azure Management Pack, which is an adapter that collects data from the Azure Monitor service.The Microsoft Azure cloud account requires the credentials and subscription ID of the Azure account, and the resource groups and regions that are monitored by vRealize Operations2.

vCenter Server is a platform that manages the VMware private cloud components, such as ESXi, NSX-T Data Center, vSAN, and HCX. vRealize Operations can connect to vCenter Server by using the vSphere solution, which is an adapter that collects data from the vCenter Server API.The vCenter Server cloud account requires the credentials and IP address or FQDN of the vCenter Server instance, and the advanced settings that determine the data collection and processing options3.

The other options are not supported cloud account types in vRealize Operations. Horizon Connection Server is a platform that manages the VMware Horizon virtual desktop infrastructure, but it is not a cloud account type.vRealize Operations can connect to Horizon Connection Server by using the Horizon Adapter, which is a separate adapter that does not require a cloud account configuration4. Google Cloud Platform is a cloud platform that provides a range of services, such as compute, storage, networking, database, analytics, and security, but it is not a cloud account type. vRealize Operations can connect to Google Cloud Platform by using the Google Cloud Platform Management Pack, which is an adapter that collects data from the Google Cloud Monitoring service. The Google Cloud Platform Management Pack does not use a cloud account configuration, but a service account configuration, which requires a service account key file and a project ID. vRealize Automation is a platform that automates the delivery and management of IT services across multiple clouds, but it is not a cloud account type. vRealize Operations can connect to vRealize Automation by using the vRealize Automation Management Pack, which is an adapter that collects data from the vRealize Automation API. The vRealize Automation Management Pack does not use a cloud account configuration, but a vRealize Automation instance configuration, which requires the credentials and IP address or FQDN of the vRealize Automation instance.

References:1:Cloud Accounts2:Configure a Microsoft Azure Cloud Account in vRealize Operations3:Configure a vCenter Server Cloud Account in vRealize Operations4:Horizon Adapter: [Configure a Service Account for Google Cloud Platform in vRealize Operations] : [Configure a vRealize Automation Instance in vRealize Operations]

Alert recommendations are the remediation options that you provide to your users to resolve the problems that the generated alert indicates. When you add an alert definition that indicates a problem with objects in your monitored environment, add a relevant recommendation.Recommendations can be instructions to your users, links to other information or instruction sources, or vRealize Operations actions that run on the target systems1.Alert recommendations are not always linked to a Knowledge Base article, and they can be created or modified by the user2.References:1:Defining Alerts in vRealize Operations2:User Scenario: Monitor and Process Alerts in vRealize Operations Manager