Configure the GigaVUE V Series Node

GigaVUE® V Series node is a visibility node that aggregates mirrored traffic from multiple G-vTAP agents. It applies filters, manipulates the packets using GigaSMART applications, and distributes the optimized traffic to cloud-based tools or backhaul to GigaVUE Cloud using the standard IP GRE tunnels.

GigaVUE V Series nodes can be successfully launched only after GigaVUE V Series Controller is fully initialized and the status is displayed as OK.

The V Series Node Configuration page defines the parameters for a GigaVUE V Series node. Creating a GigaVUE V Series node profile automatically launches the V Series node.

To configure a GigaVUE V Series node profile:

1.   Click Cloud from the GigaVUE-FM top navigation.
2. Go to OpenStack > Configuration > V Series Nodes.The V Series Node configuration page appears.
In the V Series Node configuration page:
a. Click New to create a new V Series node configuration.
b. Click the check box of a configuration and click Edit to edit an existing configuration.
3. Complete the fields in the GigaVUE V Series Node Configuration page to create or edit the node's configuration settings.

Refer to Configure the G-vTAP Controllers for the common fields. For additional configuration settings, refer to the following table.

Parameter

Description

Management Network

 

For the V Series Node, the Management Network is what is used by the V Series Controller to communicate with the V Series Nodes.

Select the management network ID.

Data Network

Network 1

Click Add to add additional networks . This is the network that the GigaVUE V Series node uses to communicate with the monitoring tools. Multiple networks are supported.

IP Address Type

The type of IP address GigaVUE-FM needs to communicate with G-vTAP or G-vTAP-OVS controllers:

• Private—A private IP can be used when GigaVUE-FM, the G-vTAP Controller, or the GigaVUE V Series Controller reside inside the same project.
• Floating—A floating IP address specified here will be where the monitored traffic is tunneled to. The monitored traffic must be able to reach the V Series Node.

Note:  For OVS Mirroring or OVS Mirroring + DPDK deployments, must select Floating in the Data Network section and then specify the IPs in the Floating IPs field. You can have multiple Floating IPs.

Note:   A provider network that is able to receive the monitored traffic may also be used here for OVS Mirroring and OVS Mirroring + DPDK. In this case, you would not need to provide a floating IP; but could select "private" and choose the provider network.

Min Instances to Launch

The minimum number of GigaVUE V Series nodes to be launched in OpenStack. The minimum number can be 0.

• When you deploy an OVS Mirroring or OVS Mirroring + DPDK monitoring session, the V Series nodes will automatically be deployed based on the # of hypervisors being monitored.
• When you deploy a G-vTAP monitoring session, the V Series nodes will automatically be deployed based on the # of VMs being monitored.

Note:  GigaVUE-FM will delete the nodes if they are idle for over 15 minutes.

Max Instances to Launch

The maximum number of GigaVUE V Series nodes that can be launched in OpenStack.

Tunnel MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit)

The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is applied on the outgoing tunnel endpoints of the GigaVUE V Series node when a monitoring session is deployed. The default value is 1450.

Shared

Only one V Series node configuration can be shared in a monitoring domain.

Note:  Not used for OpenStack configurations.
4. Click Save to save the configuration.

Verify the V Series Node Instance

After creating or editing the V Series Node Controller, verify the instance is running:

1.   Log in to OpenStack Horizon and view the compute instances for the project to verify the launch of the V Series Node .

Note:  The above screen is an example only. It is not a GigaVUE-FM screen and is subject to change without notice. Refer to OpenStack documentation for how to use the OpenStack interface.

2. In GigaVUE-FM, select OpenStack > Visibility Fabric > V Series Node to verify the launch of the GigaVUE V Series node. The V Series Node Controller is displayed with the status as OK.

Note:  The launch of the V Series Controller is also displayed in Cloud > Audit Logs.