Install DCF using
Graphical Mode
This installation
procedure describes the steps of DCF installation in the Graphical Interface.
- Ensure that you have a login with root privileges to run the installer.
- Download the installer file from http://support.broadcom.com and place it in a temporary location on the server.
- Login to the server as root.
- Type./Smarts_dcf-<Version>.bin –i guito run the installer in the graphical installer mode, pressEnter.Installer introduction appears.
- ClickNextto continue.License agreement appears.
- Select the checkboxI agree to the terms of the License agreementand clickNext.Installer prompts to choose an install folder.
- Specify the directory to install DCF when installer prompts, or else pressEnterto accept the default folder.Default Install folder:/opt/DCF.If the target directory already contains an existing DCF installation, then it upgrades (patch or full), else fresh installation takes place.
- ClickNextto continue when pre-install summary displays.Installer triggers rollback action on any kind of failure. Except DCF_Logs, all files and folders gets uninstalled. Errors can be seen insideDCF_Logs/INSTALL_ERR.log
- ClickDoneto exit the installer whenInstall Completedmessage displays.DCF installation is completed.
After successful DCF installation, install
VMware Smarts Notification
Collector
to pull all the events from Smarts Presentation SAM and
publish the same to KAFKA for consumption. If you shutdown or stop IP/ESM
server which has Cisco ACI / VCD / Cloudify discovered and restart the server
with the same repos / topology using --ignore-restore-errors or --clean-topology
then no issues. However if you shutdown ESM server and restart with --norestore
option then old monitoring collectors for Cisco ACI / VCD / / Cloudify will be
running and those need to be stopped manually.