Network Protocol Manager configuration tasks

Configuring Network Protocol Manager consists of the following tasks:

• Configure SNMP trap integration to distribute BGP- or OSPF-related trap messages to Network Protocol Manager for processing (optional).

  Chapter 2, Setting Configuration Parameters, and Chapter 6, Configuring SNMP Trap Integration, provide the procedures for completing this task.

• Configure syslog message forwarding to forward BGP- or OSPF-related syslog messages to Network Protocol Manager for processing (optional).

  Chapter 2, Setting Configuration Parameters, and Chapter 7, Configuring Syslog Message Processing and Forwarding, provide the procedures for completing this task.

• Configure Secure Shell (SSH) clients and servers to enable Network Protocol Manager to perform CLI discovery and CLI polling over a secure connection (optional).

  Chapter 8, Configuring SSH Security, provides the procedures for completing this task.

• Configure SNMP polling and CLI polling (optional).

  Chapter 10, Configuring Polling and Threshold Groups, provides the procedures for completing this task.

• Add IP Availability Manager as a source from which Network Protocol Manager imports topology and status updates (mandatory).

  The VMware Smart Assurance Network Protocol Manager Discovery Guide Supplement provides the instructions for completing this task.