Add Virtualized Infrastructure Managers
and Kubernetes Layer
The Virtualized Infrastructure Managers (VIM) and Kubernetes layer contains NSX-T,
vCenter, VIO, vCloud Director configurations and the CaaS infrastructure includes the VMware
vRealize Operations configuration.
Ensure that you perform the
following tasks:
- Before configuring the VIM layer, you must configure the ESM server under the Domain Manager configuration in Smarts Integration. For more information, see Create Smarts Integration topic.
- Before configuring the VMware vROps in the alerts monitoring mode, ensure that you configure Data Collection Framework and Kafka Access Settings for the ESM and OI server. For more information, see Add Collector Setting and Add Kafka Access Setting in Domain Settings.
- Navigate to .
- In the 5G integration section, clickAddand depending on the requirement selectTCP-5G-CoreorTCP-RANfrom the drop-down menu.
- In theAdd Integrationsection, selectVIM/K8s.
- ClickNext.
- In the Description section, enter the name and description.The description field is not mandatory when adding new 5G Integration.
- In the Credentials section, selectBroker Host and Port.
- ClickNext.
- In the VIM and Kubernetes section, clickAdd.
- From the drop-down menu, select the required configuration.
In the 5G Integration section, if you clickAddand selectTCP-RAN, you can see configurations for only vCenter, VIO, and VMware vROps in the VIM/K8s layer.- For creating an integration using NSX, enter the parameters as listed in the following table and clickSave.Input ParameterDescriptionDefault ValueName of the NSX-TProvide the NSX-T instance name.NAHostnameProvide the NSX-T hostname.localhostUsernameProvide the NSX-T username.adminPasswordProvide the NSX-T password.NAPortProvide the REST API port for the NSX-T.443ProtocolProvide the REST API protocol for the NSX-T.httpsDomain ManagerSelect domain manager from the drop-down menu.NA
- For creating an integration using vCenter, enter the parameters as listed in the following table and clickSave.Input ParameterDescriptionDefault ValueName of the vCenterProvide the vCenter instance name.NAHostnameProvide the vCenter hostname.localhostUsernameProvide the vCenter username.adminPasswordProvide the vCenter password.NAPortProvide the REST API port for the vCenter.443ProtocolProvide the REST API protocol for the vCenter.httpsDomain ManagerSelect domain manager from the drop-down menu.NA
- For creating an integration using VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIO), enter the parameters as listed in the following table and clickSave.Input ParameterDescriptionDefault ValueName of the VIOProvide the VIO instance name.NAHostnameProvide the VIO hostname.localhostUsernameProvide the VIO username.adminPasswordProvide the VIO password.NAPortProvide the Keystone port number for the VIO.5000ProtocolProvide the REST API protocol for the VIO.httpsDomainProvide the domain type for the VIO.defaultDomain ManagerSelect domain manager from the drop-down menu.NA
- For creating an integration using vCloud Director (vCD), enter the parameters as listed in the following table and clickSave.To configure vCD, you must configure one Data Collection Framework Setting and one Kafka Access Setting.Input ParameterDescriptionDefault ValueName of the vCDProvide the vCD instance name.NAData CenterSelect data center from the drop-down menu.coreHostnameProvide the vCD hostname.localhostUsernameProvide the vCD username.adminPasswordProvide the vCD password.NAPortProvide the REST API port for the vCD.443ProtocolProvide the REST API protocol for the vCD.httpsDomain ManagerSelect domain manager from the drop-down menu.NAKafka Credential NameSelect the Kafka credential name from the drop-down menu.NA
- For creating an integration using VMware vRealize Operations (vROps), enter the parameters as listed in the following table and clickSave.You must configure Data Collection Framework and Kafka Access Settings for OI server before you configure the VMware vROps collector in the alerts monitoring mode. For more information on how to configure Data Collection Framework and Kafka Access Settings, see Add Collector Setting and Add Kafka Access Setting in Domain Settings.VMware vROps collector can be configured in two modes:
- Discovery and Monitoring: To fetch the Kubernetes topology and status from vROps.
- Alerts: To fetch the existing alerts in vROps.
The following table lists the parameters when VMware vROps is configured inDiscovery and Monitoringmode:Input ParameterDescriptionDefault ValueName of the vROpsProvide the vROps instance name.NAData CenterSelect the data center from the drop-down menu.CoreMonitoring ModeSelect the Monitoring Mode as Discovery and Monitoring.Select OptionvROps TypeAcceptable options are:- vROps Standalone Instance
- vROps Cloud Instance
Standalone InstancevROps Hostname or IPWhen Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the hostname, or IPv4 address for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.localhostvROps UsernameWhen Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the username for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.adminvROps PasswordWhen Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the password for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.NAvROps PortWhen Standalone Instance is selected, provide the REST API port for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.443vROps ProtocolWhen Standalone Instance or Cloud Insance is selected, provide the REST API protocol for the VMware vROps Orchestrator (https/http).httpsDomain ManagerSelect domain manager from the drop-down menu.NAKafka Credential NameSelect the Kafka credential name from the drop-down menu.NA
The following table lists the parameters when VMware vROps is configured inAlertsmonitoring mode:Input ParameterDescriptionDefault ValueName of the vROpsProvide the vROps instance name.NAData CenterSelect the data center from the drop-down menu.CoreMonitoring ModeSelect the Monitoring Mode as Alerts.Select OptionvROps TypeAcceptable options are:- vROps Standalone Instance
- vROps Cloud Instance
Standalone InstancevROps Hostname or IPWhen Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the hostname, or IPv4 address for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.localhostvROps UsernameWhen Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the username for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.adminvROps PasswordWhen Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the password for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.NAvROps PortWhen Standalone Instance is selected, provide the REST API port for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.443vROps ProtocolWhen Standalone Instance or Cloud Insance is selected, provide the REST API protocol for the VMware vROps Orchestrator (https/http).httpsLog LevelFor Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the log level from the drop-down menu.To enable SAM OI logs for vROps alert management, set the log level to DEBUG or ALL.ERRAlert TypeFor Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the alert type from the drop-down menu.Acceptable options are:- ALL
- Perfomance
- Compliance
AllAlert SeverityFor Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the alert type from the drop-down menu.Acceptable options are:- All
- Critical
- Immediate
- Warning
- Information
AllAlert StatusFor Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the alert type from the drop-down menu.Acceptable options are:- All
- Active
- Inactive
AllDomain ManagerSelect domain manager from the drop-down menu.NAKafka Credential NameSelect the Kafka credential name from the drop-down menu.NA
- ClickNext.
- Confirm the Integration Description Details and clickSave.ToEditorDeleteany VIM and Kubernetes, click the vertical ellipsis (⋮) icon against the VIM and Kubernetes name.