Connect to VMware NSX-T

After creating a environment create a connection between the VMware NSX-T and GigaVUE‑FM.

Refer to the following sections for details:

  • Rules and Notes
  • Steps

Rules and Notes

  • NSXT- manager version must be 3.1.3. Otherwise after editing the solution, the packets will not reach the GigaVUE V Series Node.
  • NSX-T manager cannot be registered for more than one GigaVUE-FM.
  • For GigaVUE-FM software version 5.13.00, you cannot deploy more than one GigaVUE V Series Node.
  • For GigaVUE-FM software version 5.13.00: If you configure a GigaVUE V Series Node with the Application intelligence solution, then you must not configure other basic GigaSMART applications, such as slicing, masking, and vice-e-versa. These GigaSMART applications cannot work in parallel.

Create Connection

To create a new Connection:

  1. Select Inventory > Resources > Environment.
  2. On the Environments page, on the Connections tab, click Create.
  3. The Create New Connection dialog box opens. Enter the details as mentioned in the below section.

    Note:  When creating a connection in the connections page, the corresponding monitoring domain created for internal use in GigaVUE‑FM will not be displayed in the Monitoring Domain list page.

To connect to VMware NSX-T, select or enter the following details:

Field

Description
Alias

Alias name used to identify the connection.
Description Brief description about the connection.
Environment Select the environment configured in the Connect to VMware NSX-T
Server The IP address or the DNS name of the virtual server.
vCenterUserName Valid user name
vCenterPassword Password for the user
NSX-T Manager IP Address IP address or Hostname of your VMware NSX-T.
NSX-T User Name Username of your NSX-T account.
NSX-T Password Password of your NSX-T account.
Image URL Web Server URL of the directory where V Series node OVA, VMDK, and OVF files are available. The Web Server URL must be in the follwoing format: http://<server-IP:port>/<path to where the OVF files are saved> and the port can be any valid number.
GigaVUE‑FM User Name GigaVUE‑FM username.
GigaVUE‑FM Password GigaVUE‑FM password

Enable Custom Certificates

Enable this option to validate the custom certificate during SSL Communication. GigaVUE-FM validates the Custom certificate with the trust store. If the certificate is not available in Trust Store, communication does not happen, and an handshake error occurs.

Note:  If the certificate expires after the successful deployment of the fabric components, then the fabric components moves to failed state.

Certificate

Select the custom certificate from the drop-down menu. You can also upload the custom certificate for GigaVUE V Series Nodes, GigaVUE V Series Proxy, and UCT-V Controllers. For more detailed information, refer to Install Custom Certificate.

Once the connection is established, enter the following details in the fabric launch configuration page, and click Save:

Field

Description
Datacenter vCenter Data Center with the ESXi hosts to be provisioned with V Series nodes
Cluster Cluster where you want to deploy V Series nodes
Datastore Network datastore shared among all ESXi hosts.
Management Network Management network for V Series nodes
IP Type Select the management network IP type as Static or DHCP
Tunnel Network Tunnel Network for the V Series nodes
IP Type Select the tunnel network IP address type as Static or DHCP
Tunnel Gateway IP Gateway IP address of the Tunnel Network
MTU The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is the maximum size of each packet that the tunnel endpoint can carry.
Netmask Length CIDR value of the Tunnel.
User Password: (gigamon) SSH Password for the built-in user, 'gigamon' on the V Series node
Confirm User Password Confirm the SSH Password of the V Series node
Form Factor Instance size of the V Series node

Service Attachment

Service segment created on NSX-T

Deployment Type

Deployment Count (for Clustered deployment type)

Deployment type is clustered.

Note:  Host-based deployment option is disabled, as there can be one V series node per ESXi host.

Deployment count is restricted to one V Series nodes (Service Instances).

Use the following buttons to manage your VMware NSX-T connections :

Button

Description
Create Use to create new connection.
Actions

Provides the following options:

  • Edit Connection - Use to edit a connection. You can only edit the following fields in the Edit Connection page:
    • vCenter Username
    • vCenter Password
    • NSX-T Username
    • NSX-T password
    • Image URL
  • Deploy Node - Use to deploy a node.
  • Delete Connection - Use to delete a connection.
  • Delete Node - Use to delete a node.
  • Force Delete -This option is enabled when an upgrade fails due to infrastructure issues. Use this option to force delete the connection.
  • Upgrade Fabric - Use to upgrade the fabric components.
  • Continue Upgrade Fabric - If the upgrade failed or interrupted for any reason, use this optionto continue the upgrade process.
Refresh Inventory Use to refresh the entire connections page.
Export Use to export the details from the Connections page into an XLS or a CSV file.

To create Application Intelligence sessions, refer to Create an Application Intelligence Session in Virtual Environment.

Refer Deploying Application Intelligence Solution at Scale on VMware NSX-T 3.1.3 for more detailed information.