Prerequisites for Integrating V Series Nodes with ESXi

The following are the prerequisites for integrating V Series nodes with ESXi:

• VMware vCenter ESXi Standard version:
  • 6.7 u3 or later 6.7.x versions (or)
  • 7.0 or later 7.0.x versions.
• Ensure the ESXi hosts have the minimum vCPU and memory resources to host the GigaVUE V Series Nodes. For details, refer to Prerequisites for Integrating V Series Nodes with ESXi for more information.
• Set the vCenter character encoding to UTF-8 to support internationalized characters in the VMware vCenter environment.
• Access to GigaVUE V Series Node device OVA image file. You can download from Gigamon Customer Portal.
• Verify that all the target VMs have VMware guest tools or Open VM tools if you use IP-based filtering.
• Ensure that Port 8889 is available for GigaVUE‑FM to access GigaVUE V Series Nodes.
• Ensure that TCP Port 443 is open between the GigaVUE‑FM instance and the ESXi host to upload the OVA files.

Refer to the following topics for more detailed information:

• Recommended Form Factor (Instance Types)
• Network Firewall Requirements
• Required VMware Virtual Center Privileges
• Default Login Credentials