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 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