You can add NSX-V to the Skyline Collector.

Prerequisites

For NSX-V version 6.4.5 and below, the NSX Auditor role does not have sufficient privileges to generate and collect support bundles from NSX-V objects. To generate and collect support bundles from NSX-V objects, a user account with the NSX Administrator role is required. Therfore, you have two options for adding NSX-V version 6.4.5 to a Skyline Collector.

For the collection of product usage data only:

  • NSX Auditor

Important:

If an account with the NSX Auditor role is used to add NSX-V, the following is displayed within Skyline Advisor:

  • On the Collector Details page, the Status of NSX-V is: Insufficient Privileges.

  • On the Initiate Log Transfer page, the Privileges check for NSX-V, and all NSX-V components fail.

If using an account with the NSX Auditor role, you cannot transfer support bundles to VMware GSS using Skyline Log Assist.

For the collection of both product usage data, and transferring support bundles with Log Assist:

  • NSX Administrator

For NSX-V version 6.4.6, and above:

The NSX Auditor role in NSX-V version 6.4.6 supports the ability to transfer NSX Edge support bundles. This capability was not available in NSX-V versions previous to 6.4.6. Therefore, a user account assigned the NSX Auditor role can be used for product usage data collection, and for the transferring of support bundles using Log Assist.

For the collection of both product usage data, and transferring support bundles with Log Assist:

  • NSX Administrator

Important:

You must assign the required permission to a user account. Assigning the required permission to a group, and using a user account within that group to add NSX-V to the Skyline Collector will fail the privileges check within Skyline Advisor.

For detailed instructions for how to create a user account with the given permissions, see Knowledge Base Article 59661.

To add NSX-V to the Skyline Collector, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Enter the FQDN/IP Address of the NSX-V Manager.
  2. Enter a Account Username.
  3. Enter the Account Password.
  4. To complete adding NSX-V to the Skyline Collector, click Add.

Results

NSX-V has been added to the Skyline Collector.