Installing a
SolutionPack
SolutionPack
After you log in as an administrator, you can install a
from Centralized Management.
- Determine whether you need a SolutionPack license file by checking the feature names and expiration dates listed in . If not listed, obtain a license by completing a Support Request (SR) form, which is available on the support website https://my.vmware.com/.
- Ensure the core modules, such as the Module-Manager, are up-to-date on all servers since not all module dependencies are validated during theSolutionPackinstallation. See thefor more information.M&R(Watch4net) Installation and Configuration Guide
- Obtain the login credentials and protocol information for the TMF864-compliant Element Management System(s)
- Ensure all software for your Smarts Optical Transport Manager deployment is installed with services running.
Software component
| Purpose
|
|---|---|
Smarts Optical Transport Manager installed with WDM-NG
domain manager service | Analyzes the events collected by the SolutionPack for Optical Wavelength Services and determines the root cause of problems occurring in the optical network.
|
Service Assurance Manager installed with Notification
Cache Publishing | Converts events to notifications and sends the root cause and impact to the
SolutionPack for Smarts .
|
SolutionPack for Smarts
| Provides reports showing notifications and topology collected from the optical network.
|
- Log in to theM&Rplatform with your user name and password.
- SelectAdministration.
- SelectCentralized Management.
- SelectSOLUTIONPACK CENTER.
- Select theSolutionPackin theBrowse and Install SolutionPacksscreen.
- Read the summary information and clickInstall.
- Select the components to install.
- Review the default instance name and edit if needed.You may install more than one instance of the SolutionPack. Each instance name must be unique and connected to different Element Management Systems.
- Select the M&R servers in one or more list boxes. For example, select the collector host in theData collectionand the backend host in theEventslist boxes.
- ClickNext.
- For each list box you select, a screen appears.
- ClickNextafter you complete each screen.Default RabbitMQ credentials areadminandchangemewhen using SAM with Notification Cache Publishing enabled.
- ClickInstallafter you complete the last screen.
The installation process begins. - Select the maximize arrow next to each component to view the installation process.When the installation successfully completes, green checkmarks appear.
- Select to verify the installedSolutionPack.