vRealize Network Insight supports a multiple series of Huawei Cloud Engine.
Prerequisites
The user must have at least Read-Only permissions.
Procedure
- On the Settings page, click Accounts and Data Sources.
- Click Add Source.
- Under Routers & Switches, select Huawei 6800/7800/8800 Series.
- Enter the following information:
Properties |
Description |
Collector(Proxy) VM |
Select the collector VM from the drop-down menu. |
IP Address/FQDN |
Enter the IP Address or the FQDN details. |
Username |
Enter the user name you want to use for this data source. |
Password |
Enter the password. |
- Click Validate.
- If you enable SNMP for the data collection, select SNMP Version.
- For
2c
, enter the associated community string.
- For
3
, enter the following:
Username
Context Name
Authentication Type
- Provide the Nickname and Notes as required.
- Click Submit.
What to do next
You can use the following features of
vRealize Network Insight with Huawei devices or routers.
- VM-VM path
- VM Underlay topology
- Huawei Router or Switch dashboard
- Metrics: Switch port and router interface metrics
- Dashboards
- Huawei Router or Switch
- Router Interfaces
- Port Channels
- Switch Ports
- Routes
- High availability: supports M-LAG (Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation) and VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol)
- Searches
- VRF (Virtual routing and forwarding) of Huawei
- Router Interface of Huawei
- Switch port of Huawei
- Port Channel of Huawei
- Routes in Huawei
- Huawei NetStream data monitoring