Use case based check list helps you to select the open source packages and Smart Assurance components.
VMware Smart Assurance Components
Taking NFVi PM use case as an example, referring to the NFVi PM column following are the Mandatory (M) and Optional (O) components to be installed to monitor NFVi PM infrastructure:
- Global Domain Managers:
- IP, ESM, SAM - Mandatory to monitor SD-WAN network
- MPLS Domain - Optional to monitor MPLS backbone
- NPM Domain Manager - Optional to monitor BGP/OSPF/EIGRP/ISIS services
- NCM - Optional to maintain configuration
- Data Collection (DCF):
- Clearwater and vROPS collector
- Analytics:
- K4M - KPI engine to configure and monitor key KPI's based on infrastructure data collected by DCF.
- UI and Reporting:
- Global Console - Mandatory for Operation, Administration and Monitoring
- vROPS and MnR - Supported in this release.
- Open Source Pre-requisites
- KAFKA - Messaging between the components
- Elastic Search and Redis - Optional packages if Notification UI is installed
In the given table:
- M stands for Mandatory
- O stands for Optional
- NS stands for Not Supported
| Component Categories | Components | Use Case Categories | |||
| NFVi PM | IP Mgmt | MPLS Mgmt | VoIP | ||
| Global/Domain Managers | ESM | M | O | O | O |
| IP | M | M | M | M | |
| SAM | M | M | M | M | |
| MPLS | O | O | M | O | |
| NPM | O | O | O | O | |
| NCM | O | O | O | O | |
| Data Collection (DCF) | Clearwater | M | NS | NS | NS |
| vROPS | O | NS | NS | NS | |
| Analytics | K4M | M | NS | NS | NS |
| UI and Reporting | Global Console | M | M | M | M |
| MnR | O | O | O | O | |
| vROPS | M | O | O | O | |
Open Source Pre-requisites
| Name | Use Case Categories | ||||
| NFVi | IP | MPLS | Server | VoIP | |
| KAFKA | M | O | O | O | O |
| Elastic Search | O | O | O | O | O |
| Redis | O | O | O | O | O |
