Configure UCT-V Controller in AWS

You can deploy UCT-V Controller in AWS using any of the following methods: 

Register UCT-V Controller using User Data

To register UCT-V Controller using the user data in AWS GUI, enter or select the following details:

Parameters

Description

Reference

Mandatory field

Application and OS Images (Amazon Machine Image)

Select AMI of the UCT-V Controller.

Launch an instance using defined parameters

 

 

Yes

Instance Type

Select an Instance Type from the drop-down list. The recommended instance type is t2.medium.

Yes

Advanced Details

 

User Data

The UCT-V Controller uses this user data to generate config file (/etc/gigamon-cloud.conf) used to register with GigaVUE-FM.

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#cloud-config
 write_files:
 - path: /etc/gigamon-cloud.conf
   owner: root:root
   permissions: '0644'
   content: |
     Registration:
        groupName: <Monitoring Domain Name>
        subGroupName: <VPC Name>
        token: <Token>
        remoteIP: <IP address of the GigaVUE-FM>
        sourceIP: <IP address of UCT-V Controller> (Optional Field)
        remotePort: 443

 

The UCT-V Controller deployed in AWS EC2 appears on the Monitoring Domain page of GigaVUE-FM.

Register UCT-V Controller using a Configuration File

To register UCT-V Controller using a configuration file:

  1. Log in to the UCT-V Controller.
  2. Edit the local configuration file (/etc/gigamon-cloud.conf) and enter the following user data. You can also install custom certificates to UCT-V Controller, refer to the below table for details:
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    Registration:
       groupName: <Monitoring Domain Name>
       subGroupName: <VPC Name>
       token: <Token>
       remoteIP: <IP address of the GigaVUE-FM>
       sourceIP: <IP address of UCT-V Controller> (Optional Field)
       remotePort: 443
  3. Restart the UCT-V Controller service.
    $ sudo service uctv-cntlr restart

The deployed UCT-V Controller registers with the GigaVUE-FM. After successful registration the UCT-V Controller sends heartbeat messages to GigaVUE-FM every 30 seconds. If one heartbeat is missing ,the fabric components status appears as 'Unhealthy'. If more than five heartbeats fail to reach GigaVUE-FM, GigaVUE‑FM tries to reach the UCT-V Controller and if that fails as well then GigaVUE‑FM unregisters the UCT-V Controller and it will be removed from GigaVUE‑FM.

Assign Static IP address for UCT-V Controller

By default, the UCT-V Controller gets assigned an IP address using DHCP. If you wish to assign a static IP address, follow the steps below:

  1. Navigate to /etc/netplan/ directory.
  2. Create a new .yaml file. (Other than the default 50-cloud-init.yaml file)
  3. Update the file as shown in the following sample:
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    network:
            version: 2
            renderer: networkd
            ethernets:
                    ens3:
                            addresses:
                                    - <IP address>
                            gateway: <IP address>
                    ens4:
                            addresses:
                                    - <IP address>
                            gateway: <IP address>
                    ens5:
                            addresses:
                                    - <IP address>
                            gateway: <IP address>
  4. Save the file.
  5. Restart the UCT-V Controller service.
    $ sudo service uctv-cntlr restart