Prerequisites for Integrating V Series Nodes with VMware vCenter
- Learn about supported VMware vCenter, VMware ESXi and VMware NSX-T versions. For details, refer to Supported Hypervisors for VMware.
- Ensure the ESXi hosts have the minimum vCPU and memory resources to host the GigaVUE V Series Nodes. For details, refer to Recommended Form Factor for VMware vCenter (Instance Types).
- Set the vCenter character encoding to UTF-8 to support internationalized characters in the VMware vCenter environment.
- Access to GigaVUE V Series Node device OVA image file. You can download from Gigamon Customer Portal.
- Verify that all the target VMs have VMware guest tools or Open VM tools if you use IP-based filtering.
- Ensure that Port 8889 is available for GigaVUE‑FM to access GigaVUE V Series Nodes.
- Ensure that TCP Port 443 is open between the GigaVUE‑FM instance and the ESXi host to upload the OVA files. For details, refer to Network Firewall Requirements
- Ensure a minimum of Intel Sandy Bridge CPU compatibility for proper operation and optimal performance to enable VMware EVC in VMware vCenter. Recommended option: Skylake and above.
Refer to the following topics for more information:
