Configure GigaVUE Fabric Components using VMware ESXi

This section provides step-by-step instructions on how to deploy the fabric components for VMware ESXi.

Register GigaVUE V Series Node

Note:  When registering GigaVUE V Series Nodes in GigaVUE‑FM, the connection name under each monitoring domain must be unique.

  1. Login to VMware ESXi host using your web browser.
  2. On the left navigation pane, select Virtual Machines and click Create/Register VM. The New Virtual Machine dialog box appears.
  3. On the Select Creation Type page, select Deploy a Virtual Machine from an OVF or OVA file.

  4. The Select OVF and VMDK files page appears. Provide a name for the Virtual machine. Upload either OVF and VMDK files or OVA files. Click Next.

  5. Then, the Select Storage page appears, select the storage type and data store. Click Next.
  6. Under the Deployment Options, provide the necessary details given below.
    1. Select the network port group associated with the host, network ports and tunneling port details from the Network Mappings drop-down.
    2. Select Thick/Thin from the Disk provisioning field.
    3. Select Management Port DHCP from the Deployment type drop-down.
    4. (optional) Enable the Power on automatically check-box to power on the Virtual Machine automatically.
  7. Under the additional settings page, provide the user data as shown below:
    • Hostname: <Host Name>
    • Administration Password: <Your Password>
    • GroupName: <Monitoring domain name>
    • SubGroupName: < Connection name>
    • User: <Username>
    • Password: <Password>
    • remoteIP: <IP address of the GigaVUE-FM>
    • remotePort: 443

    Note:  User and Password provided in the registration data must be configured in the User Management page. Refer to Configure Role-Based Access for Third Party Orchestration for more detailed information. Enter the UserName and Password created in the Add Users Section.

  8. Review the setting selection in the Ready to Complete page, then click Finish.

The GigaVUE V Series Node deployed in VMware ESXi host appears in Third-party Orchestration Monitoring Domain page of GigaVUE‑FM.

Keep in mind the following when upgrading the GigaVUE-FM to 6.1.00 or higher version (when using third party orchestration to deploy fabric components):

When upgrading GigaVUE-FM to any version higher than 6.0.00 and if the GigaVUE V Series Nodes version deployed in that GigaVUE-FM are lower than or equal to 6.0.00, then for the seamless flow of traffic, GigaVUE-FM automatically creates Users and Roles in GigaVUE-FM with the required permission. The username would be orchestration and the password would be orchestration123A! for the user created in GigaVUE-FM. Ensure there is no existing user in GigaVUE-FM, with the username orchestration.

It is recommended to change the password in the Users page, once the upgrade is complete. Refer to Configure Role-Based Access for Third Party Orchestration for detailed steps on how to change password in the user page.