Configure a Network Devices Adapter to monitor the switches and routers in your environment, and view related alerts, metrics and object capacity.

The Network Devices Adapter collects data across all network devices that you want to monitor using vRealize Operations Manager.

Procedure

  1. Log in to vRealize Operations Manager by using the operations interface.
    1. Open a Web browser and go to https://vrops01svr01.rainpole.local.
    2. Log in using the following credentials.

      Setting

      Value

      User name

      admin

      Password

      deployment_admin_password
  2. On the main navigation bar, click Administration.
  3. In the left pane of vRealize Operations Manager, click Solutions.
  4. On the Solutions page, select the Management Pack for NSX-vSphere from the solution table, and click Configure.
  5. In Manage Solution - Management Pack for NSX-vSphere dialog box, from the Adapter Type table at the top, select Network Devices Adapter.
  6. Under Instance Settings, enter the settings for SNMP connection to the network devices for the management cluster.
    1. Enter the display name, SNMP version and credentials.

      Setting

      Value

      Display Name

      Network Devices Adapter

      Description

      Global Network Devices Adapter

      SNMP Ports

      161

      SNMP Version

      SNMPv2

      SNMPv3 Privacy Protocol

      AES

      SNMPv3 Authentication Protocol

      MD5
    2. Click the Add icon, and configure the credentials for connecting the Network Devices Adapter to the network devices, and click OK. 

      Credential

      Value

      Credential Kind

      SNMPv1, SNMPv2 Credential

      Credential Name

      Network Devices Credentials

      SNMP Read Community Strings

      public

      For SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 devices, enter a comma-separated list of community names (default is public).

    3. Click Test Connection to verify the settings, and if the test is successful click the OK button.
    4. Expand the Advanced Settings section of settings, and verify that the Collectors/Groups option is set to Default collector group.
    5. Click Save Settings.
    6. Click OK in the Info dialog box that appears.
  7. In the Manage Solution - Management Pack for NSX-vSphere dialog box, click Close.

Results

The Network Devices Adapter appears on the Solutions page of the vRealize Operations Manager user interface. The adapter is collecting data about the network devices in all regions of the SDDC. The Collection State of the adapter is Collecting and the Collection Status is Data receiving.