Installing the SolutionPack

  • Determine whether you need a SolutionPack license file by checking the feature names and expiration dates listed in
    Centralized Management
    License Management
    . If the license is not listed, obtain one by completing a Support Request (SR) form, which you can find on the support website https://my.vmware.com/ .
  • Make sure the core modules, such as the Module-Manager, are up-to-date on all servers since not all module dependencies are validated during the SolutionPack installation. See the
    Watch4net Installation and Configuration Guide
    provides for more information.
Follow these steps to install the SolutionPack for Cisco IP-SLA and perform Cisco device discovery.
  1. Log in to
    Centralized Management
    .
  2. Select
    SOLUTIONPACK CENTER
    .
  3. Select the
    SolutionPack for Cisco IP-SLA
    in the
    Browse and Install SolutionPacks
    screen.
  4. Read the summary information and click
    Install
    .
  5. Select the
    Administration Web-Service Instance
    as the default and click
    Next
    .
  6. In the
    SNMP Masks
    wizard, click
    Install
    .
  7. Wait until the installation is complete for both SNMP Masks and Report and then click
    OK.
  8. Under
    Collecting
    , click
    Administration
    Device Discovery
    .
  9. On the
    Device Discovery
    page, click
    Collectors
    .
  10. Create a new collector by accepting all the default options.
  11. Click
    Device
    and add the Cisco device to be discovered.
    1. Type the IP address, the SNMP community string, and assign the collector that you previously created.
    2. Select all Cisco capabilities to be discovered and any other capabilities.
  12. Select the Cisco device that you just added and click
    Approve.
  13. From the Dashboard:
    1. Click
      Import devices from all enabled device sources
      .
    2. Click
      Discover capabilities from all approved devices
      .
    3. Click
      Distribute all approved devices with capabilities on all enabled collectors
      .
    4. Click
      Send the generated configurations on all available collectors
      .
      Green indicators appear on the Dashboard after successful executions of the above functions.
After the installation is complete, select
Centralized Management
SolutionPack
to verify the installed SolutionPack.