You can add SN2010, SN2100, SN2410, SN2700, SN3420, SN3700c, and SN4600c Mellanox switches as a data source in VMware Aria Operations for Networks.
Prerequisites
You must verify the following information:
- The data source and its version is supported in VMware Aria Operations for Networks. For more information, see Supported Products and Versions.
- The data source follows VMware Ports and Protocols supported in VMware Aria Operations for Networks. For more information, see VMware Ports and Protocols.
You must have the following permissions:
- Read-only user: VMware Aria Operations for Networks requires read-only third-party device credentials (passwords) to access the SSH data. This user needs to have the Network Operator role. These passwords are added when configuring the third-party data provider in VMware Aria Operations for Networks user interface.
- Read-only SNMP user: VMware Aria Operations for Networks uses SNMP to collect metrics information from third-party devices (switches, routers, firewalls, and so on). The third-party devices must have SNMP enabled and be accessible from VMware Aria Operations for Networks.
Procedure
- From the left navigation pane, go to .
- Click Add Source.
- Under Routers & Switches, click Mellanox SN2100/SN2410 .
- In the Add a New Mellanox Account or Source page, provide the required information.
Option Action Collector VM Select a collector VM from the drop-down menu. IP Address/FQDN Enter the IP address or the FQDN details. Username Enter the user name. Password Enter the password. - Click Validate.
- To enable a richer data collection, click Use SNMP (recommended for richer data collection) check box, and do the following:
- From the SNMP Version drop-down menu, select an SNMP version. Depending on which version of SNMP you have selected, do the following:
Option Action 2c In the Community String text box, enter a community string. 3 - Enter Username, Context Name.
- From the Authentication Type drop-down, select an authentication type and enter the Authentication Password.
- From the Privacy Type drop-down, select a privacy type and enter the Privacy Password.
- From the SNMP Version drop-down menu, select an SNMP version. Depending on which version of SNMP you have selected, do the following:
- Define the polling interval for the configuration data collection. You can set the polling interval from 10 minutes to 7 days.
- Preset - Select the interval time from the predefined time set.
- Custom Interval - Set a value and select Minutes, Hours, and Days.
- Fixed Schedule - Select the days and set the time to schedule the interval.
- (Optional) In the Nickname text box, enter a nickname.
- (Optional) In the Notes text box, add a note if necessary.
- Click Submit.