Configure VMware vROps Alert
Management
For VMware vROps Alert management, you must configure the Data Collection Framework
and Kafka Access Settings and VMware vROps collector.
Prerequisites
- VMware vRops must be installed and Kubernetes Management Pack must be deployed.
- Kubernetes Management Pack must be configured to manage the vRAN and 5G Core Kubernetes Infrastructure.
Before you configure Data
Collection Framework or KafKa Access Settings, verify that you configure TLS for
Kafka Edge on the system where OI Server is running.
Configure Data Collection
Framework Settings
- Navigate to .
- In the Data Collection Framework Settings section, clickAdd.Create New Data Collection Framework Setting page is displayed.
- You can configure Data Collection Framework Settings withOthersandOI Serveras domain type. Enter the parameters as listed in the following table when the domain type isOI Server:Input ParameterDescriptionDefault ValueName of the Data Collection Framework SettingProvide a name for the Data Collection Framework Setting.NADomain TypeSelect the domain type as OI Server.OthersData Collection Framework UsernameProvide the username for the Data Collection Framework Setting.adminData Collection Framework PasswordProvide the password for the Data Collection Framework Setting.changemeBroker HostSelect the broker IP for the Data Collection Framework Setting.Domain ManagerSelect the domain manager from the drop-down menu.NADomain CredentialSelect the domain credential from the drop-down menu.defaultSmartsDomainCredentialPoll IntervalProvide the poll interval value for the Data Collection Framework Setting.240Request RetryProvide the request retry value for the Data Collection Framework Setting.2Response TimeoutProvide the response timeout value for the Data Collection Framework Setting.200

- Click Save.To Edit or Delete any Data Collection Framework Setting, click the vertical ellipsis (⋮) icon against the Data Collection Framework Setting name.
Configure Kafka Access
Settings
- Navigate to .
- In the Kafka Access Settings section, clickAdd.Create New Kafka Access Setting page is displayed.
- You can configure Kafka Access Setting withOthersandOI Serveras domain type. Enter the parameters as listed in the following table when the domain type isOI Server:
- Click Save. To Edit or Delete any Data Collector Framework Setting, click the vertical ellipsis (⋮) icon against the Data Collector Framework Setting name.
Input Parameter | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
Name of the Kafka Access Setting | Provide a name for the Kafka Access Setting. | NA |
Domain Type | Select the domain type as OI Server. Select Others,
when the Data Collection Framework Kafka configuration is for
non OI Server. For example, ESM Server. | Others |
TLS Enabled | Select the TLS value from the drop-down menu. | True |
Trust Store Location | When TLS enabled is set to True , provide the
trust store location value for the Kafka Access Setting. | NA |
Trust Store Password | When TLS enabled is set to True , provide the
trust store location password for the Kafka Access Setting.You must provide the
PASSWORD value fetched during the TLS configuration of Kafka
Access Setting. | NA |
Broker Host | Select the broker IP for the new Kafka Access Setting. | |
Domain Manager | Select the domain manager from the drop-down menu. | NA |
Domain Credential | Select the domain credential from the drop-down menu. | defaultSmartsDomainCredential |
Poll Timeout | Provide the poll timeout value for the Kafka Access
Setting. | 30 |
Session Timeout | Provide the session timeout for the Kafka Access Setting. | 10 |
Kafka Request Timeout | Provide the request timeout value for the Kafka Access
Setting. | 15 |
High Water Mark | Provide the high water mark value for the Kafka Access
Setting. | 0 |
Low Water Mark | Provide the low water mark value for the Kafka Access
Setting. | 0 |
Log Level | Select an option for the log level. | ERR |
Kafka Log Level | Select an option for the Kafka log level. | ERROR |

Configure VMware vROps
Collector
You can configure VMware vROps collector
in two modes:
- Standalone
- Cloud Instance
- Navigate to .
- In the 5G integration section, clickAddand depending on the requirement selectTCP-5G-CoreorTCP-RANfrom the drop-down menu.
- In theCreate Integrationsection, selectVIM/K8s.
- ClickNext.
- In the Description section, enter the name and description.
- In the Credentials section, selectBroker Host and Port.
- ClickNext.
- In the VIM and Kubernetes section, clickAdd.
Enter the following parameters when
VMware vROps is configured in Alerts monitoring mode and Standalone instance
type.


Input Parameter | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
Name of the VMware vROps | Provide the VMware 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 |
VMware vROps Type | Select the VMware vROps type as Standalone Instance. | Standalone |
VMware vROps Hostname or IP | Provide the hostname, or IPv4 address for the VMware vROps
Standalone Instance. | localhost |
VMware vROps Username | Provide the username for the VMware vROps Standalone
Instance. | admin |
VMware vROps Password | Provide the password for the VMware vROps Standalone
Instance. | NA |
VMware vROps Port | Provide the REST API port for the VMware vROps Standalone
Instance. | 443 |
VMware vROps Protocol | Provide the REST API protocol for the VMware vROps Standalone
Instance (https/http). | https |
Log Level | For Standalone Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select
the log level from the drop-down menu. To enable SAM OI
logs for VMware vROps alert management, set the log level to
DEBUG or ALL. | ERR |
Alert Type | For Standalone Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select
the alert type from the drop-down menu. Acceptable
options are:
| All |
Alert Severity | For Standalone Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select
the alert type from the drop-down menu. Acceptable
options are:
| All |
Alert Status | For Standalone Instance and alerts monitoring mode, select
the alert type from the drop-down menu. Acceptable
options are:
| All |
Domain Manager | Select OI Server as the domain manager from the drop-down
menu. | NA |
Kafka Credential Name | Select Kafka credential name from the drop-down menu. | NA |


Enter the following parameters when
VMware vROps is configured in Alerts monitoring mode and


Cloud
Instance
type.
Input Parameter | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
Name of the VMware vROps | Provide the VMware 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 |
VMware vROps Type | Select the VMware vROps type as Cloud Instance. | Cloud Instance |
VMware vROps Hostname or IP | Provide the URL or the hostname of the VMware vROps Cloud
Instance. | |
VMware vROps Username | Leave the username blank. | |
VMware vROps Password | Provide the token ID as password for the VMware vROps Cloud
Instance. | NA |
VMware vROps Port | Provide the REST API port for the VMware vROps Cloud
Instance. | 443 |
VMware vROps Protocol | Provide the REST API protocol for the VMware vROps Cloud
Instance (https/http). | https |
Log Level | Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the VMware
vROps Cloud Instance. To enable SAM OI
logs for VMware vROps alert management, set the log level to
DEBUG or ALL. | ERR |
Alert Type | Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the VMware
vROps Cloud Instance. Acceptable
options are:
| All |
Alert Severity | Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the VMware
vROps Cloud Instance. Acceptable
options are:
| All |
Alert Status | Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the VMware
vROps Cloud Instance. Acceptable
options are:
| All |
Service Address | Provide the service address of the VMware vROps Cloud
Instance. | |
Domain Manager | Select OI Server as the domain manager from the drop-down
menu. | NA |
Kafka Credential Name | Select Kafka credential name from the drop-down menu. | NA |

