In vRealize Network Insight, you can add your data sources that are deployed in VMware Cloud on Dell EMC.
Configuring VMware Cloud on Dell EMC in vRealize Network Insight
- VMware vCenter
- VMC on Dell EMC NSX Manager
- (Optional) VMware HCX
| Sl. No. | Action | Procedure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generate a shared secret for adding a collector. | |
| 2 | Deploy vRealize Network Insight collector in VMware Cloud on Dell EMC. | Setting up Network Insight Collector (OVA) Make sure to deploy a vRealize Network Insight collector within every SDDC that is added as a data source. Also, for a single node SDDC in VMware Cloud (VMC), make sure the CPU resource reservation for the collector VM must be at least 1251 MHz.
Important: During this step, you must configure
Web proxies and
Firewall rules for
VMware Cloud (VMC).
When you deploy a vRealize Network Insight collector in VMware Cloud on Dell EMC, the following scenarios are not supported:
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| 3 | Add the VMware vCenter server deployed in VMware Cloud on Dell EMC in vRealize Network Insight. | Add VMware Cloud (VMC) - vCenter |
| 4 | Generate an API token from VMware Cloud services. | Generate API Tokens To generate API tokens, you must have VMC on Dell EMC Administrator and VMC on Dell EMC Cloud Admin role for NSX service roles. |
| 5 | Add VMware Cloud on Dell EMC NSX Manager in vRealize Network Insight. | Add VMC on DELL EMC NSX Manager |
| 6 | (Optional) Add VMware HCX in vRealize Network Insight. | Add VMware HCX |
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.
