Install GigaVUE‑FM on Azure

You can launch GigaVUE‑FM from the Azure VM dashboard or Azure Marketplace.

Install GigaVUE-FM Using Azure VM Dashboard

To install,

  1. Go to Azure VM Dashboard > Virtual Machines and select Create to create an Azure Virtual Machine.

    For details, refer to Create a Linux virtual machine in the Azure topics in Azure Documentation.

  2. Enter the details as mentioned in Table 1: GigaVUE-FM Installation Steps.

Install GigaVUE‑FM Using Azure Marketplace

You can install GigaVUE‑FM using the Azure Marketplace.

To install,

  1. Go to Azure Marketplace and search for Gigamon.

    The latest version of Gigamon GigaVUE Cloud Suite for Azure appears.

  2. Open the latest version of GigaVUE‑FM.

  3. Review and accept the terms for Gigamon GigaVUE Cloud Suite for Azure.

    For details, refer to Enable Subscription for GigaVUE Cloud Suite for Azure.

    For details, refer to Create a Linux virtual machine in the Azure topics in Azure Documentation.

  4. Enter the details as mentioned in Table 1: GigaVUE-FM Installation Steps.

Table 1: GigaVUE-FM Installation Steps

Field

Description

Basics

Subscription

Select your subscription.
System-assigned managed identity

Use a system-assigned managed identity when a resource needs to authenticate to other services, and you want to create and delete the identity with the resource.

Note:   When using Managed Identity (MSI), the IAM policy modified in Azure Portal takes a long duration to reflect in GigaVUE‑FM. For details, refer to the Limitation of using managed identities for authorization section in Azure Documentation.

Resource Group

Select an existing resource group or create a new resource group. For more information, refer to Create a resource group topic in the Azure Documentation.

Virtual machine name

Enter a name for the VM.

Region

Select a region for Azure VM.

Image

Select the latest GigaVUE‑FM images.

Note:  You cannot select multiple images for a VM. For details on configuring GigaVUE V Series Node, GigaVUE V Series Proxy, and UCT-V Controller in Azure, refer to Configure GigaVUE Fabric Components in Azure.

Size

The recommended instance types are as follows:

● GigaVUE‑FM - Standard_D4s_v3
● UCT-V Controller - Standard_B1ms
● V Series Node - Standard_D4s_v4
● V Series Proxy - Standard_B1ms

Authentication Type

We support only SSH public key authentication type

● SSH public key
o Enter the administrator username for the VM.
o Enter the SSH public key pair name.

Note:  The username "gigamon" is reserved for internal use. Do not create a user with the name "gigamon"

Disks

Disk Size

The required disk size for GigaVUE‑FM is 2 x 40GB.

Networking

Virtual Network

Select an existing VNet or create a new VNet. For more information, refer to Create a virtual network topic in the Azure Documentation.

Selecting an existing VNet auto-populates the Subnet and the Public IP values.

Configure network security group

  1. Select an existing network security group or create a new network security group.

    For more information, refer to Network Security Groups.

  2. Configure the Network Security Group to allow GigaVUE‑FM to communicate with the rest of the components.

Note:  Verify the summary before proceeding to create. The VM takes several minutes to initialize. After initialization, you can verify the VM through the Web interface.

After the deployment, navigate to the VM overview page, copy the Public IP address, and paste it into a new web browser tab.