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.
  1. Navigate to
    Administration
    Configuration
    Collectors and Connectors
    5G Integration
    .
  2. In the 5G integration section, click
    Add
    and depending on the requirement select
    TCP-5G-Core
    or
    TCP-RAN
    from the drop-down menu.
  3. In the
    Add Integration
    section, select
    VIM/K8s
    .
  4. Click
    Next
    .
  5. In the Description section, enter the name and description.
    The description field is not mandatory when adding new 5G Integration.
  6. In the Credentials section, select
    Broker Host and Port
    .
  7. Click
    Next
    .
  8. In the VIM and Kubernetes section, click
    Add
    .
  9. From the drop-down menu, select the required configuration.
    In the 5G Integration section, if you click
    Add
    and select
    TCP-RAN
    , you can see configurations for only vCenter, VIO, and VMware vROps in the VIM/K8s layer.
    1. For creating an integration using NSX, enter the parameters as listed in the following table and click
      Save
      .
      Input Parameter
      Description
      Default Value
      Name of the NSX-T
      Provide the NSX-T instance name.
      NA
      Hostname
      Provide the NSX-T hostname.
      localhost
      Username
      Provide the NSX-T username.
      admin
      Password
      Provide the NSX-T password.
      NA
      Port
      Provide the REST API port for the NSX-T.
      443
      Protocol
      Provide the REST API protocol for the NSX-T.
      https
      Domain Manager
      Select domain manager from the drop-down menu.
      NA
    2. For creating an integration using vCenter, enter the parameters as listed in the following table and click
      Save
      .
      Input Parameter
      Description
      Default Value
      Name of the vCenter
      Provide the vCenter instance name.
      NA
      Hostname
      Provide the vCenter hostname.
      localhost
      Username
      Provide the vCenter username.
      admin
      Password
      Provide the vCenter password.
      NA
      Port
      Provide the REST API port for the vCenter.
      443
      Protocol
      Provide the REST API protocol for the vCenter.
      https
      Domain Manager
      Select domain manager from the drop-down menu.
      NA
    3. For creating an integration using VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIO), enter the parameters as listed in the following table and click
      Save
      .
      Input Parameter
      Description
      Default Value
      Name of the VIO
      Provide the VIO instance name.
      NA
      Hostname
      Provide the VIO hostname.
      localhost
      Username
      Provide the VIO username.
      admin
      Password
      Provide the VIO password.
      NA
      Port
      Provide the Keystone port number for the VIO.
      5000
      Protocol
      Provide the REST API protocol for the VIO.
      https
      Domain
      Provide the domain type for the VIO.
      default
      Domain Manager
      Select domain manager from the drop-down menu.
      NA
    4. For creating an integration using vCloud Director (vCD), enter the parameters as listed in the following table and click
      Save
      .
      To configure vCD, you must configure one Data Collection Framework Setting and one Kafka Access Setting.
      Input Parameter
      Description
      Default Value
      Name of the vCD
      Provide the vCD instance name.
      NA
      Data Center
      Select data center from the drop-down menu.
      core
      Hostname
      Provide the vCD hostname.
      localhost
      Username
      Provide the vCD username.
      admin
      Password
      Provide the vCD password.
      NA
      Port
      Provide the REST API port for the vCD.
      443
      Protocol
      Provide the REST API protocol for the vCD.
      https
      Domain Manager
      Select domain manager from the drop-down menu.
      NA
      Kafka Credential Name
      Select the Kafka credential name from the drop-down menu.
      NA
    5. For creating an integration using VMware vRealize Operations (vROps), enter the parameters as listed in the following table and click
      Save
      .
      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 in
      Discovery and Monitoring
      mode:
      Input Parameter
      Description
      Default Value
      Name of the vROps
      Provide the vROps instance name.
      NA
      Data Center
      Select the data center from the drop-down menu.
      Core
      Monitoring Mode
      Select the Monitoring Mode as Discovery and Monitoring.
      Select Option
      vROps Type
      Acceptable options are:
      • vROps Standalone Instance
      • vROps Cloud Instance
      Standalone Instance
      vROps Hostname or IP
      When Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the hostname, or IPv4 address for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.
      localhost
      vROps Username
      When Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the username for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.
      admin
      vROps Password
      When Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the password for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.
      NA
      vROps Port
      When Standalone Instance is selected, provide the REST API port for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.
      443
      vROps Protocol
      When Standalone Instance or Cloud Insance is selected, provide the REST API protocol for the VMware vROps Orchestrator (https/http).
      https
      Domain Manager
      Select domain manager from the drop-down menu.
      NA
      Kafka Credential Name
      Select the Kafka credential name from the drop-down menu.
      NA
      The following table lists the parameters when VMware vROps is configured in
      Alerts
      monitoring mode:
      Input Parameter
      Description
      Default Value
      Name of the vROps
      Provide the vROps instance name.
      NA
      Data Center
      Select the data center from the drop-down menu.
      Core
      Monitoring Mode
      Select the Monitoring Mode as Alerts.
      Select Option
      vROps Type
      Acceptable options are:
      • vROps Standalone Instance
      • vROps Cloud Instance
      Standalone Instance
      vROps Hostname or IP
      When Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the hostname, or IPv4 address for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.
      localhost
      vROps Username
      When Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the username for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.
      admin
      vROps Password
      When Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance is selected, provide the password for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.
      NA
      vROps Port
      When Standalone Instance is selected, provide the REST API port for the VMware vROps Orchestrator.
      443
      vROps Protocol
      When Standalone Instance or Cloud Insance is selected, provide the REST API protocol for the VMware vROps Orchestrator (https/http).
      https
      Log Level
      For 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.
      ERR
      Alert Type
      For Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the alert type from the drop-down menu.
      Acceptable options are:
      • ALL
      • Perfomance
      • Compliance
      All
      Alert Severity
      For 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
      All
      Alert Status
      For Standalone Instance or Cloud Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select the alert type from the drop-down menu.
      Acceptable options are:
      • All
      • Active
      • Inactive
      All
      Domain Manager
      Select domain manager from the drop-down menu.
      NA
      Kafka Credential Name
      Select the Kafka credential name from the drop-down menu.
      NA
  10. Click
    Next
    .
  11. Confirm the Integration Description Details and click
    Save
    .
    To
    Edit
    or
    Delete
    any VIM and Kubernetes, click the vertical ellipsis (⋮) icon against the VIM and Kubernetes name.