This section describes the procedure to configure the VMware vROps that is responsible for managing vRAN and 5G Kubernetes infrastructure.

Prerequisites

Verify that VMware vROps is configured with Kubernetes management pack which is managing the vRAN and 5G Kubernetes infrastructure.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Administration > Configuration > Integrations.
  2. In the 5G integration section, click Add.
  3. In the Create Integration section, select VIM/K8s.
  4. Click Next.
  5. In the description section, enter the name and description.
  6. Click Next.
  7. In the VIM and Kubernetes section, click Add and select vRealize Operations.
  8. When the monitoring mode is Discovery and Monitoring, enter the parameters as listed in the following table and click Save.
    Input Parameter Description Default Value
    Name of the vROps Provide the vROps instance name. NA
    Data Center Select the data center from the drop-down menu. Core
    Monitoring Mode Select the Monitoring Mode as Discovery and Monitoring. Select Option
    vROps Type Acceptable options are:
    • vROps Standalone Instance
    • vROps Cloud Instance
    		 Standalone Instance
    vROps Hostname or IP When Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the hostname, or IPv4 address for the VMware vROps Orchestrator. localhost
    vROps Username When Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the username for the VMware vROps Orchestrator. admin
    vROps Password When Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the password for the VMware vROps Orchestrator. NA
    vROps Port When Standalone Instance is selected, provide the REST API port for the VMware vROps Orchestrator. 443
    vROps Protocol When Standalone Instance or Cloud Insance is selected, provide the REST API protocol for the VMware vROps Orchestrator (https/http). https
    Maching Criteria For discovery and monitoring mode, provide the matching criteria. For example, SystemName=123.
    DCF Hostname Provide the DCF hostname for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.
    Kafka Hostname Provide the Kafka hostname for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.
    Kafka Port Provide the Kafka port number for the VMware vROps Orchestrator. 9092
    Broker Host Provide the broker IP for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.
    Domain Manager Select domain manager from the drop-down menu. NA
    Domain Credential Select domain credential from the drop-down menu. defaultSmartsDomainCredential