Configure GigaVUE Fabric Components using VMware ESXi

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

Recommended Instance Type

The following table lists the recommended instance type for deploying the fabric components:

Compute Instances

vCPU

Memory

Disk Space

GigaVUE V Series Node

4vCPU

8GB

8GB

UCT-V Controller

2vCPU

4GB

8GB

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 OVA file is essentially a package of OVF files. For Third Party Orchestration deployment, extract the specific OVF file that has the desired characteristics, along with the VMDK and manifest files, from the OVA package. Unzip the OVA file that is obtained. After extracting the OVA file, select the required OVF, VMDK, and the .mf files from the multiple files that are available. Refer to the table below for details on the OVF files.

    File Name

    		Form Factor

    Comments

    Supported Ports

    vseries-node-file1.ovf

    Small (2vCPU, 4GB Memory, and 8GB Disk space)

    Use these files when deploying GigaVUE V Series Node via VMware vCenter.

    Mgmt Port, Tool Port, and 8 Network Ports

    vseries-node-file2.ovf

    Medium (4vCPU, 8GB Memory, and 8GB Disk space)

    vseries-node-file3.ovf

    Large (8vCPU, 16GB Memory, and 8GB Disk space)

    vseries-node-file4.ovf

    Small (2vCPU, 4GB Memory, and 8GB Disk space)

    Use these when deploying GigaVUE V Series Node via VMware NSX-T Manager.

    Mgmt Port , Data Port, and Tool Port

    vseries-node-file5.ovf

    Medium (4vCPU, 8GB Memory, and 8GB Disk space)

    vseries-node-file6.ovf

    Large (8vCPU, 16GB Memory, and 8GB Disk space)

    vseries-node-file7.ovf

    Small (2vCPU, 4GB Memory, and 8GB Disk space)

    Use these files when deploying GigaVUE V Series Node via VMware ESXi without vCenter.

    Mgmt Port, Tool Port, and 8 Network Ports

    vseries-node-file8.ovf

    Medium (4vCPU, 8GB Memory, and 8GB Disk space)

    vseries-node-file9.ovf

    Large (8vCPU, 16GB Memory, and 8GB Disk space)

    vseries-node-file12.ovf

    Larger (8vCPU, 16GB Memory, and 80GB Disk space)

    Use these files when deploying GigaVUE V Series Node via VMware vCenter and if you wish to configure AMX application.

    Mgmt Port , Data Port, and Tool Port

    vseries-node-file15.ovf

    Larger (8vCPU, 16GB Memory, and 80GB Disk space)

    Use these files when deploying GigaVUE V Series Node via VMware ESXi without vCenter and if you wish to configure AMX application

    Mgmt Port , Data Port, and Tool Port

    vseries-node-file16.ovf

     

    minipc - Virtual Small Form Factor

    Mgmt Port, Tool Port, and 2 Network Ports

  5. The Select OVF and VMDK files page appears. Provide a name for the Virtual machine. Upload OVF, VMDK, and the .mf files. Click Next.

    Note:  Ensure to edit and modify the .mf file to contain only the required OVF file type and the VDMK file.

  6. Then, the Select Storage page appears, select the storage type and data store. Click Next.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.

  9. 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.