You use Smarts Integrations feature to receive the Smarts event and topology data from the SAM domain manager.

The below procedure outlines the steps required to configure VMware Telco Cloud Operations to receive Smarts Topology and Events data from SAM Presentation Server.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Administration > Configuration > Smarts Integration.
  2. Enter the following details:
    1. Name: Provide the name of the broker.
    2. Broker Host: Provide Broker IP.
    3. Broker Port: Provide Broker port.
    4. Select the Broker Credential from the drop-down. By default defaultSmartsBrokerCredential is populated in the drop-down.
      Note: If the broker is running in NonSecure mode, then select the defaultSmartsBrokerCredential option from the drop-down for Broker Credential.
  3. Click Next.
    The Presentation SAM page appears.
  4. Enter the following details:
    1. Presentation SAM: Select the Presentation SAM from the drop-down menu.
    2. SAM Credentials: Select the SAM Credentials from the drop-down. By default defaultSmartsDomainCredential is populated in the drop-down..
      Note:
      1. defaultSmartsDomainCredential uses admin as UserName and changeme as Password.
      2. SAM Credentials used by VMware Telco Cloud Operations must belong to administrator profile.
    3. EDAA URL: EDAA URL is automatically assigned, based on the broker selection.
      Note: All the Domain Managers underlying to SAM server, must be EDAA enabled. Additionally, the hostname populated in EDAA URL field must be resolvable by DNS. In case if the host name is not resolvable by DNS, then EDAA URL can be edited to use IP Address .
    4. EDAA Credentials:Select the EDAA credential from the drop-down. By default defaultSmartsEDAACredential credential is popuated in the drop-down. If there is no authentication configured for EDAA in Smarts, then select NoAuth from the drop-down in the EDAA Credentials field.

      Note that, The defaultSmartsEDAACredential uses admin as UserName and changeme as Password. In case if the EDAA is backed by CAS authentication, then the credential should be that of administrator.

    Note: The Show Advanced Settings are auto populated and optional. If you want to modify the Kafka Topic and Notification List, enter the appropriate information accordingly.
  5. Click Next.
    Confirmation page appears,
  6. Verify the details and click Confirm.
    Presentation SAM Details page appears and displays the status of SAM, EDAA, Notification Collector, and Topology Collector. The Smarts Notification and Topology are started and in a Running state to collect data from configured SAM. You can modify the status by selecting the Stop and Restart options from drop-down menu.
    Note: If you want to modify any information, click Edit.
  7. Once the details are Confirmed, Presentation SAM Details page appears. The page displays the status of SAM, EDAA, Notification Collector, and Topology Collector. The Smarts Notification and Topology are started and in Running state to collect data from configured SAM. You can Stop, Start and Restart the Collectors by choosing the respective options from the drop-down menu.
    Note: If the Broker, SAM, and EDAA details needs to be updated later, then the Smarts Integration details needs to be deleted and added again.