In vRealize Network Insight, you can add your VMware vCenter Server, VMware NSX-T (VMC - NSX Manager), and VMware HCX that are deployed in VMware Cloud on Dell EMC.
Configuring VMware Cloud on Dell EMC in vRealize Network Insight
To get insight about your VMware vCenter Server, VMware NSX-T (VMC - NSX Manager), and VMware HCX that are deployed in VMware Cloud on Dell EMC, you must add VMware vCenter Server, VMware NSX-T(VMC - NSX Manager), and VMware HCX in vRealize Network Insight.
To add your VMware vCenter Server, VMware NSX-T (VMC - NSX Manager), and VMware HCX that are deployed in VMware Cloud on Dell EMC, do the following:
| Sl. No. | Action | Procedure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generate a shared secret for adding a Collector | Generate a Shared Secret |
| 2 | Deploy vRealize Network Insight Collector in VMware Cloud on Dell EMC | Setting up Network Insight Collector (OVA)
Important:
Note: Deploy a
vRealize Network Insight collector within every SDDC that needs to be added as a data source.
Note: For a single node SDDC in
VMware Cloud (VMC), CPU resource reservation for the proxy VM must be at least 1251 MHz.
Important: During this step, you must configure
Web proxies and
Firewall rules for
VMware Cloud (VMC).
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| 3 | Add VMware vCenter Server deployed in VMware Cloud on Dell EMC in vRealize Network Insight | Add a VMware Cloud (VMC) - vCenter |
| 4 | Generate an API token from VMware Cloud Services | Generate API Tokens
Note:
For VMware Cloud on Dell EMC, you must have VMC on Dell EMC Administrator and VMC on Dell EMC Cloud Admin role for NSX service roles. |
| 5 | Add NSX-T (VMC - NSX Manager) in vRealize Network Insight | Add a VMware Cloud (VMC) - NSX Manager |
Viewing Entity Details
Once the data collection starts, you can view the data source related information in vRealize Network Insight. To know about entity details, see Viewing Entity Details.
