In vRealize Network Insight Cloud, you can add your VMware vCenter Server, NSX-T Data Center (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 Cloud
To get insight about the data source that are deployed in VMware Cloud on Dell EMC, you must add the data source in vRealize Network Insight Cloud.
To add your
VMware vCenter Server, VMware
NSX-T Data Center (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 Cloud Collector in VMware Cloud on Dell EMC | Setting up Network Insight Collector (OVA)
Important:
Note: Deploy a
vRealize Network Insight Cloud collector within every SDDC that needs to be added as a data source.
Note: For a single node SDDC in
VMware Cloud on AWS, 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 on AWS.
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| 3 | Add the VMware vCenter Server deployed in VMware Cloud on Dell EMC in vRealize Network Insight Cloud | 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 Data Center (VMC - NSX Manager) in vRealize Network Insight Cloud | 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 Cloud. To know about entity details, see Viewing Entity Details.
