This section describes the procedure for creating a new Collector Setting.

Prerequisites

Before you configure the Collector, verify that you configure TLS for Edge Kafka on the system where ESM is running. For more information, see Enable TLS for Edge Kafka topic.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Administration > Configuration > Domain Settings.
  2. In the Collector Setting section, click Add.
    Create New Collector Setting page is displayed.
  3. You can configure Collector with Others and OI Server as domain type. Enter the parameters as listed in the following table when the domain type is Others:
    Input Parameter Description Default Value
    Name of the Collector Setting Provide a name for the Data Collection Framework. NA
    Domain Type Select the domain type as Others.
    Note: Select Others when the Data Collection Framework is for non OI Server. For example, ESM server.
    		Others
    Username Provide the username for theData Collection Framework. admin
    Password Provide the password for the Data Collection Framework.
    Note: The password is the same as the VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance UI login password.
    		changeme
    Broker Host Select the broker IP for the Data Collection Framework.
    Domain Manager Select the domain manager from the drop-down menu. NA
    Domain Credential Select the domain credential from the drop-down menu. defaultSmartsDomainCredential
    Poll Interval Provide the poll interval value for the Data Collection Framework. 240
    Request Retry Provide the request retry value for the Data Collection Framework. 2
    Response Timeout Provide the response timeout value for the Data Collection Framework. 200
    AddCollectorOthers
    Enter the parameters as listed in the following table when the domain type is OI Server.
    Input Parameter Description Default Value
    Name of the Data Collection Framework Setting Provide a name for the Data Collection Framework Setting. NA
    Domain Type Select the domain type as OI Server. Others
    Data Collection Framework Setting Username Provide the username for the Data Collection Framework Setting. admin
    Data Collection Framework Setting Password Provide the password for the Data Collection Framework Setting.
    Note: The password is the same as the VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance UI login password.
    		changeme
    Broker Host Select the broker IP for the Data Collection Framework Setting.
    Domain Manager Select the domain manager from the drop-down menu. NA
    Domain Credential Select the domain credential from the drop-down menu. defaultSmartsDomainCredential
    Poll Interval Provide the poll interval value for the Data Collection Framework Setting. 240
    Request Retry Provide the request retry value for the Data Collection Framework Setting. 2
    Response Timeout Provide the response timeout value for the Data Collection Framework Setting. 200
    AddCollectorOIServer
  4. Click Save.
    To Edit or Delete any Data Collection Framework, click the vertical ellipsis (⋮) icon against the Data Collection Framework name.