Add a Huawei 6800/7800/8800 Series Switch

vRealize Network Insight supports multiple series of Huawei Cloud Engine switches.

Prerequisites

You must verify the following information:

• The data source and its version is supported in vRealize Network Insight. For more information, see Supported Products and Versions.
• The data source follows VMware Ports and Protocols supported in vRealize Network Insight. For more information, see VMware Ports and Protocols.

You must have at least Read-Only permissions.

Procedure

1. Go to Settings > Accounts and Data Sources.
2. Click Add Source.
3. Under Routers & Switches, select Huawei 6800/7800/8800 Series and provide the required details.

   Option	Action
   Collector VM	Select a collector VM from the drop-down menu.
   IP Address/FQDN	Enter the IP address or the FQDN details.
   Username	Enter the user name.
   Password	Enter the password.

4. Click Validate.
5. To enable a richer data collection, click Use SNMP (recommended for richer data collection) check box, and do the following:
   1. From the SNMP Version drop-down menu, select an SNMP version. Depending on which version of SNMP you have selected, do the following:

      Option	Action
      2c	In the Community String text box, enter a community string.
      3	Enter Username, Context Name. From the Authentication Type drop-down, select an authentication type and enter the Authentication Password. From the Privacy Type drop-down, select a privacy type and enter the Privacy Password.

6. Define the polling interval for the configuration data collection. You can set the polling interval from 10 minutes to 7 days.
   • Preset - Select the interval time from the predefined time set.
   • Custom Interval - Set a value and select Minutes, Hours, and Days.
   • Fixed Schedule - Select the days and set the time to schedule the interval.
7. (Optional) In the Nickname text box, enter a nickname.
8. (Optional) In the Notes text box, add a note if necessary.
9. 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