Deploy Application Metadata Exporter (AMX) on KVM Hypervisor

For using the KVM hypervisor on GigaVUE‑FM, the following sections provide information on deploying a fresh installation of GigaVUE‑FM in the KVM environment. This setup enables the deployment of the Application Metadata Exporter (AMX) on a GigaVUE-FM Hardware Appliance.

Install GigaVUE-FM on KVM hypervisor

Prerequisite:

  1. Download the recent GigaVUE-FM 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

To create a VM in KVM hypervisor for deploying the GigaVUE-FM, follow the 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 Rocky Linux version.

Yes

Storage

Select Create new qcow2 volume.

Yes

Storage Limit

Enter the required storage limit (ex: 40 GiB).

Yes

Memory

Enter the required memory allocation (ex: 16 GiB).

Yes

Click Create and edit to edit the Virtual Machine. Modify the Firmware to UEFI and click Install.

Edit the VM as mentioned in the following table.

Parameters

Instructions

Mandatory field

Firmware

Select UEFI from the drop-down list

Yes

Disks

Add new disk

Size

Enter the disc size as required (ex: 40 GiB).

Yes

Format

Select the format (ex: qcow2).

Yes

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

Note:  The values mentioned for CPU, size, format, storage, and memory are sample entries and can be customized as required. Refer to Before You Install to know more about the hardware and virtual computing requirements for GigaVUE-FM.

Click Run to deploy GigaVUE-FM. Copy the IP address of the newly launched GigaVUE-FM and paste it on the browser to login to the GigaVUE-FM. You can login to GigaVUE-FM using the default user name admin and the default password admin123A!!.