Create a Monitoring Domain

GigaVUE-FM provides you the flexibility to connect to multiple clusters.

Note:  To configure the monitoring domain and launch the fabric components in Nutanix Prism, you must be a user with Admin role or a user with write access to the Cluster Management category.

To create a Monitoring Domain:

  1. Go to Inventory > Virtual> Nutanix and then click Monitoring Domain.
  2. On the Monitoring Domain page, click the New button. The Monitoring Domain Configuration page appears.
  3. Enter or select the appropriate information as shown in the following table.

    Field

    Action

    Monitoring Domain

    Enter a monitoring domain name.

    Connection Alias

    An alias used to identify the monitoring domain.

    Use Legacy V Series ModeBy default, V Series 2 is enabled. Enable this option, if you want to use the legacy V Series Mode

    Nutanix Prism Central IP

    Enter the Nutanix Prism Central IP address.

    Note:  To ensure the validity of Nutanix Prism central certificates issued by a trusted Certificate Authority (CA), you must enable the Trust Store. Refer to the Trust Store for more detailed information.

    Nutanix Prism Central Username

    Enter the username.

    Nutanix Prism Central Password

    Enter the password.

    Cluster

    Select the cluster where the GigaVUE V Series Proxy and GigaVUE® V Series Node are to be deployed.

    Traffic Acquisition tunnel MTU

    Enter the Tunnel MTU size.

  4. Click Save. The Nutanix Fabric Launch Configuration page appears.
Notes:
■   Ensure that all V Series Nodes within a single Monitoring Domain are running the same version. Mixing different versions in the same Monitoring Domain may lead to inconsistencies when configuring Monitoring Session traffic elements.
■   Similarly, when upgrading a V Series Node, ensure that the GigaVUE‑FM version is the same or higher than the V Series Node version.

You can perform the following actions in the Monitoring domain page:

Action

Description
Edit Monitoring Domain Use to edit a monitoring domain.
Edit Fabric Use to edit a GigaVUE V Series Nodes.
Upgrade Fabric Use to upgrade GigaVUE V Series Nodes. Refer to Upgrade GigaVUE V Series Node in GigaVUE-FM for ESXi for more detailed information on how to upgrade.
Delete Monitoring Domain Use to delete a Monitoring Domain.
Delete Fabric Use to delete a GigaVUE V Series Node.
Edit SSL Configuration Use to add Certificate Authority and the SSL Keys when using the Secure Tunnels.
Generate Sysdump Select this option to generate the System dump files. Sysdumps are also generated automatically by the process manager when there is a crash. These Sysdump files can be used to troubleshoot the system.
Manage Certificates

You can use this button to perform the following actions:

● Re-issue- Certificates can be reissued to address security compromises, key changes, or configuration updates, like validity period adjustments.
● Renew- Renewing a certificate just extends its expiration date and usually happens automatically unless you decide to do it during scheduled downtime. Auto-renewal is performed based on the duration specified in the Certificate Settings page. Refer to Configure Certificate Settings for more details.

To view and manage the generated sysdump files, select the GigaVUE V Series Node and click the Sysdump tab in the lower pane.

To view the certificates associated with the fabric, select the fabric nodes and click the Certificates tab in the lower pane.