Perform Initial Configuration

Before powering on GigaVUE‑FM, you can optionally perform the following:

■   Perform Network Configurations
■   Add Additional vNIC, vCPUs, and Increase Memory

Perform Network Configurations

To perform the initial configuration:

1.   Log in to GigaVUE-FM using one of the following methods:
o   If you have a static IP address set up for the GigaVUE-FM, log in through SSH.
o   If you do not have a static IP address set up for the GigaVUE-FM, complete the following steps:
a. Log in to the VMware vCenter web interface.
b. Go to Menu > VMs and Templates.
c. Right-click the GigaVUE-FM virtual machine, and select Open Remote Console.
d. Log in with your GigaVUE-FM Shell credentials.
2. Perform the following steps to complete the initial configuration:
  1. Provide a unique hostname for GigaVUE‑FM. Note that the hostname may contain letters, numbers, periods (.), and hyphens (-), but may not begin with a hyphen. No other special characters are permitted.

    2. Example: fmctl set hostname <host-name>

  1. Enter the required domain name.

    2. Example: fmctl set domain <domain-name>

  2. Decide whether to use DHCP or STATIC for the management interface. Choose one of the following options:
    • If you want to set DHCP the IPv4 Address or IPv6 Address, CIDR, Gateway, DNS Servers, and Search Domains are dynamically set up for the management interface.

      • Example: fmctl set ip dhcp

    • If you want to set static ip for GigaVUE‑FM, you must provide the following:
      1. IPv4 Address or IPv6 Address, and the respective CIDR and Gateway.

        2. Example: fmctl set ip static<IP address>/<mask> <gateway>

        Example: fmctl set ip6 static<IPv6 address>/<mask> <gateway>

      1. In the DNS Servers field, provide the address of any additional name servers required. Enter the set of IP addresses with spaces in between.

        2. Example: fmctl set nameservers <IP address>

      2. In the Search Domains field, provide the required DNS domains with spaces in between.
        Example: fmctl set searchdomain <domain-name>
  3. You can choose to either enable or disable NTP using fmctl command.

    4. Example: fmctl set ntp enable 0.pool.ntp.org, 1.pool.ntp.org, 2.pool.ntp.org

  4. Reboot your GigaVUE‑FM virtual machine.

You can now access GigaVUE‑FM by opening a browser and entering its IP address (the IP address you specified).

Note:  You must reboot the GigaVUE‑FM, when there is a change in the IP address of the GigaVUE‑FM.

Add Additional vNIC, vCPUs, and Increase Memory

Gigamon allows you to configure GigaVUE‑FM with two network interfaces—eth0 and eth1. The network interface eth0 can be configured to connect to a network used to manage Gigamon devices. The other network interface eth1 can be configured to connect to a network hosting different servers like SMTP server, Archive server, and so on.

Follow the steps given below to add Additional vNIC, vCPUs, and increase memory:

  1. Right-click the GigaVUE-FM instance and select Edit Settings... . The Edit Settings dialog box opens.
  2. Click on the Virtual Hardware tab, edit the memory and CPU details to increase the memory and add vCPUs.
  3. Click on the Add New Device drop-down in the top right corner.
  4. Select Network Adapter under Network. A New device (additional vNIC) is added to GigaVUE‑FM.