Architecture for GigaVUE Cloud Suite for VMware ESXi

This document highlights how to deploy GigaVUE V Series Node on the VMware ESXi platforms and set up traffic monitoring sessions using these nodes.

The GigaVUE V Series Nodes provide traffic visibility on the following VMware network types:

• vSphere Standard Switch
• vSphere Distributed Switch

Based on your setup, GigaVUE‑FM creates, updates, and deletes the GigaVUE V Series Nodes on the ESXi hosts. Each GigaVUE V Series must run on the same ESXi host as the virtual machines (VMs) it monitors. It receives mirrored traffic directly from those VMs.

You can deploy only one GigaVUE V Series Node on a single ESXi host. GigaVUE‑FM communicates directly with the GigaVUE V Series Nodes.

The following diagram displays a high-level overview of the deployment: