Create Monitoring Domain for VMware NSX-T

This topic describes how to create a Monitoring Domain for deploying GigaVUE V Series Nodes in the VMware NSX-T environment through GigaVUE-FM. Creating a Monitoring Domain in GigaVUE‑FM allows you to establish the mandatory connection between your VMware NSX-T environment and GigaVUE‑FM.

Prerequisites:

• If you prefer to use the Use External Image option, extract all the contents of the OVA file into VMDK and OVF files and place them in the directory that matches the Image URL.
• If you want to use GigaVUE-FM as your image server, save the OVA files in the dedicated directory. For details, refer to Upload GigaVUE V Series Node Image into GigaVUE‑FM.

To create a Monitoring Domain in GigaVUE‑FM for VMware NSX-T,

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Go to Inventory > VIRTUAL > VMware NSX-T (V Series).

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Select Monitoring Domain. The Monitoring Domain page appears. The Monitoring Domain page has three tabs, namely Monitoring Domains, Service Deployments and Fabric.

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On the Monitoring Domain tab, select New.

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The Create Monitoring Domain Configuration page appears.

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On the Create Monitoring Domain Configuration page, enter or select the following:

Field	Description
Monitoring Domain	Name of the monitoring domain
Connection Alias	Name of the connection
Virtual Center	IP address or Hostname of the vCenter. 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 Trust Store.
Username	Username of the vCenter user.
Password	vCenter password to connect to the vCenter
NSX-T Manager	IP address or Hostname of your VMware NSX-T
NSX-T Username	Username of your NSX-T account.
NSX-T Password	Password of your NSX-T account.
FM Username	Username of your GigaVUE‑FM account.
FM Password	Password of your GigaVUE‑FM account.
Use External Image	Yes - Enter the web server URL of the directory where VMDK and OVF files are available, or enter the Web Server URL in the following format: http(s)://<server-IP:port>/<path to where the OVF files are saved> or enter a valid number for the port. The default port number is 80. No - Select this option to use an internal image. To use an internal image, select the uploaded OVA files from the Select an image dropdown list.
Use FM to Launch Fabric	Select this option to deploy GigaVUE V Series Nodes using GigaVUE‑FM. Note:  If you disable this option, then you must deploy GigaVUE V Series Nodes using VMware NSX-T manager. For more information, refer to Deploy GigaVUE V Series Nodes using VMware NSX-T Manager.
Use Public IP	Enable his to use the public IP address of the FM instance for communication from fabric nodes. This could be Public IP, Elastic IP, or Floating IP depending on the platform.

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Select Save. The VMware NSX-T Fabric Deployment page appears. For details on how to deploy GigaVUE V Series Nodes in the VMware NSX-T Fabric Deployment page, refer to Deploy GigaVUE V Series Nodes using GigaVUE‑FM. When creating multiple monitoring domains with the same NSX-T Manager, each monitoring domain is associated with a unique service name. You can view the service name of each monitoring domain on the Monitoring Domains tab.

You can view and manage the details of the monitoring domains that are created in the following tabs:

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Monitoring Domains tab

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Service Deployments tab

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Fabric tab

Monitoring Domains Tab

You can perform the following actions in the Monitoring Domains tab:

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Manage Certificates - You can use this button to perform the following actions:

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Re-issue: Required to address security compromises, key changes, or configuration updates, like validity period adjustments.

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Renew: Extends the 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.

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Refresh Inventory - Used to refresh the monitoring domain inventory.

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Edit Monitoring Domain - Used to edit a monitoring domain.

Note:  You cannot edit fabric nodes of different monitoring domains at the same time.

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Deploy Fabric - Used to deploy GigaVUE V Series Nodes.. This option is enabled only when no existing fabric launch configuration is present. and orchestration is enabled.

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Upgrade Fabric - Used to upgrade GigaVUE V Series Nodes. For details, refer to Upgrade GigaVUE V Series Nodes Deployed using GigaVUE-FM

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Delete Monitoring Domain - Used to delete a monitoring domain.

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Edit SSL Configuration - Used to add Certificate Authority and the SSL Keys when using the secure tunnels.

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Filter - Used to filter the records.

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Use the icon at the top left of the page to filter records by monitoring domain. This filter applies across the tabs in the Monitoring Domain page.

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Use the button at the top right of the page to filter records by components of the monitoring domain. Once you move to other tabs the filter is reset.

Service Deployments Tab

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Delete Deployment - Used to delete the service deployments for any service.

Fabric Tab

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Generate Sysdump

You can select one or multiple GigaVUE V Series Nodes (Maximum 10) to generate the system files. The generation of sysdump takes a few minutes in a GigaVUE V Series Node. You can proceed with other tasks, and upon completion, the status appears in the GUI. These system files are helpful for troubleshooting.

For more information, refer to Debuggability and Troubleshooting.

What to do next:

• Use FM to Launch Fabric is enabled: You are navigated to the VMware NSX-T Fabric Deployment page. For more information, refer to Deploy GigaVUE V Series Nodes using GigaVUE-FM.
• Use FM to Launch Fabric is disabled: You must deploy GigaVUE V Series Nodes using VMware NSX-T Manager. For more information, refer to Deploy GigaVUE V Series Nodes using VMware NSX-T Manager .