Prerequisites for Gigamon Insights Deployment

Ensure to complete the following tasks in GigaVUE‑FM before you deploy Gigamon Insights:

■   Create a Role with Third Party Orchestration Write Permission
■   Create a User Group with the Third Party Orchestration Role
■   Create a User and Assign Both User Groups
■   Generate an API Token

Create a Role with Third Party Orchestration Write Permission

1.   In GigaVUE‑FM, go to Settings > Authentication > GigaVUE‑FM User Management > Roles. Click New Role.
2. In the New Role page, provide the following:
o   Role Name – Enter a name for the role.
o   Description – Enter a description.
o   Select Permissions – In the Select Permissions tab:
•   Select Third Party Orchestration
•   Assign Write permission
3. Click Apply. The new role is added.

Create a User Group with the Third Party Orchestration Role

1.   In GigaVUE‑FM, go to Settings > Authentication > GigaVUE‑FM User Management > User Groups.
2. Click New Group. Enter the following:
o   Group Name
o   Description
3. Click Next and select the newly created role.
4. Select Assign tags (default).
5. Click Apply. The new user group is created.

Create a User and Assign Both User Groups

1.   In GigaVUE‑FM, go to Settings > Authentication > GigaVUE‑FM User Management > Users.
2. On the User page, click New User.
3. In the Add User page, enter the following details:
o   Name – Actual name of the user
o   Username – Username configured in GigaVUE‑FM
o   Password/Confirm Password – Password for the user
o   Email – Email address of the user
o   User Group – Select both Gigamon Insight User Group and user group created in Create a User Group with the Third Party Orchestration Role.
4. Ensure the user is assigned to both groups.
5. Click OK. The new user is added.

Generate an API Token

1.   Log in to GigaVUE‑FM as a user assigned to both Gigamon Insight User Group and User Group created in Create a User Group with the Third Party Orchestration Role.
2. In the left pane, click on the Settings and go to Authentication > GigaVUE‑FM User Management.
3. On the User Management page, click the Tokens drop-down menu and choose Current User Tokens, or generate a new token for the user.
4. If generating a new token:
a. Enter the Name and Expiry
b. Ensure that user group created in Create a User Group with the Third Party Orchestration Role is selected from the user group drop-down list
5. Copy the generated token and use it when deploying the instance.

What to do next

Refer to the following topics based on the platform on which you want to deploy Gigamon Insights:

■   Deploy Gigamon Insights on VMware vCenter
■   Deploy Gigamon Insights on AWS