Create a Monitoring Domain

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

Note:  Only a user with Admin role or a user with write access to the Cluster Management category can configure the monitoring domain and launch the fabric components in Nutanix Prism.

To create a Monitoring Domain:

  1. Go to Inventory > Virtual> Nutanix and then select 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:

    1. Monitoring Domain: Enter a monitoring domain name.

    2. Connection Alias: An alias used to identify the monitoring domain.

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

    4. 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. For details, refer to the Trust Store.

    5. Nutanix Prism Central Username: Enter the username.

    6. Nutanix Prism Central Password: Enter the password.

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

    8. Traffic Acquisition tunnel MTU: Enter the Tunnel MTU size.

  4. Select 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.
For details, refer to Upgrade GigaVUE V Series Node in GigaVUE-FM for ESXi.
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.the process manage automatically generate Sysdump when there is a crash. You can use these Sysdump files to troubleshoot the system.
Manage Certificates

You can use this button to perform the following actions:

● Re-issue- You can resissue Certificates 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. For details, refer to Configure Certificate Settings.

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

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