Nutanix Fabric Launch Configuration

The fabric images (Fabric controller and GVM) are launched by GigaVUE-FM based on the configuration made in Nutanix Fabric Launch Configuration page.

GigaVUE Fabric Controller manages multiple GVMs and orchestrates the flow of traffic from GVMs to the monitoring tools. GigaVUE-FM uses one or more GigaVUE Fabric Controllers to communicate with the GVMs.

To configure the Nutanix Fabric Images in GigaVUE-FM, do the following:

  1. After Nutanix Configuration in GigaVUE-FM, you are navigated to Nutanix Fabric Launch Configuration page.
  2. On the Nutanix Fabric Launch Configuration page, enter or select the following information.

    Field

    Description

    Management Subnet

    The subnets registered in Prism Central are listed. Select a management subnet as specified in the Prerequisites.

    Fabric Controller
    • Version—Select a Fabric Controller image file (gigamon-fabric-cntlr-1.7-1). Refer to Upload Fabric Images for more information.
    • Clusters—Select the clusters where the Fabric Controller is to be deployed for traffic mirroring.
    A Fabric Controller can be shared among GVMs on multiple clusters as long as there is network connectivity.
    GVM
    • Version—Select a GVM image file (gigamon-gvm-nutanix-1.7-1). Refer to Upload Fabric Images for more information.
    • Clusters—Select the clusters where the GVM is to be deployed for traffic mirroring.
    • Hosts—Select a node or multiple nodes from the selected Cluster.
    • Memory Size (GB)—Enter the memory size of the vCPU(s)
    • Disk Size (GB)—Enter the image size of the GVM.
    • Number of vCPUs—Enter the number of vCPUs required.
    • Tunnel MTU—Enter the Tunnel MTU size.
    • Data Subnets—Select the subnet(s) based on the required VMs and vNICs. Click Add Subnet to add additional Subnets.
  3. Click Save to initiate the deployment of the selected fabric images. You can view the status of the deployment on the Tasks page of Prism Central.