Configure GigaVUE V Series Nodes using KVM for AMX Deployment

This section provides information on how to deploy and register GigaVUE V Series Node using KVM for deploying Application Metadata Exporter (AMX) application on GigaVUE-FM Hardware Appliance.

Refer to the following:

■   Deploy GigaVUE V Series Node on KVM hypervisor
■   Register GigaVUE V Series Nodes using a Configuration file

Deploy GigaVUE V Series Node on KVM hypervisor

Prerequisites:

  1. Download the recent GigaVUE V Series Node image from Gigamon Customer Portal and move qcow2 file to a desired location.
  2. Install and enable Cockpit services on the KVM hypervisor. To enable Cockpit View on the KVM hypervisor, follow these steps:
    1. Update the system package list
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      sudo apt update
    2. Install Cockpit and Cockpit-Machines
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      sudo apt install -y cockpit cockpit-machines
    3. Enable and start the Cockpit service
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      sudo systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket

      Once these commands are executed, access KVM using port 9090 in your browser: http://<your-server-IP>:9090

Points to Note:

  • When you deploy the fabric components using third party orchestration, you cannot delete the Monitoring Domain without unregistering the registered fabric components.
  • GigaVUE V Series Node must have a minimum of two Networks Interfaces (NIC) attached to it, a management NIC and a data NIC. You can add both of these interfaces when deploying the GigaVUE V Series Node in KVM.
  • When GigaVUE-FM is 6.10.00 or above and the Fabric Components are on (n-1) or (n-2) versions, you must create a Username and Password instead of using tokens in the registration data. For more details, refer to Configure Role-Based Access for Third Party Orchestration.
  • Token must be configured in the User Management page. Refer to Configure Tokens for more detailed information.
  • For better performance, it is recommended to enable SR-IOV.

Create a Virtual machine KVM Hypervisor

To create a VM in KVM hypervisor for deploying the GigaVUE V Series Node, follow the below instructions:

Parameters

Instructions

Mandatory field

Connection

Select System.

Yes

Installation Type

Select Cloud base image from the drop-down list.

Yes

Installation Source

Select the location of the qcow2 image.

Yes

Operating System

Select the latest Ubuntu version.

  

Storage

Select Create new qcow2 volume.

  

Click Create and edit to edit the Virtual Machine. Edit the VM as mentioned in the following table.

Parameters

Instructions

Mandatory field

CPU

vCPU Maximum

Enter the maximum number of vCPU's required (ex: 10).

Yes

vCPU Count

Enter the number of CPUs to allocate (ex: 8).

Yes

Network Interfaces

Add additional interfaces for Data and Tool

Note:  The CPU values mentioned in the above table are sample entries and can be customized as required.

After successfully creating the VM (GigaVUE V Series Node) in KVM, register the GigaVUE V Node using configuration file. Refer to Register GigaVUE V Series Nodes using a Configuration file.

Register GigaVUE V Series Nodes using a Configuration file

To register GigaVUE V Series Node using a configuration file:

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