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

  1. Navigate to
    Administration
    Configuration
    Domain Settings
    .
  2. In the Data Collection Framework Settings section, click
    Add
    .
    Create New Data Collection Framework Setting page is displayed.
  3. You can configure Data Collection Framework Settings with
    Others
    and
    OI Server
    as domain type. Enter the parameters as listed in the following table when the domain type is
    OI Server
    :
    Input Parameter
    Description
    Default Value
    Name of the Data Collection Framework Setting
    Provide a name for the Data Collection Framework Setting.
    NA
    Domain Type
    Select the domain type as OI Server.
    Others
    Data Collection Framework Username
    Provide the username for the Data Collection Framework Setting.
    admin
    Data Collection Framework Password
    Provide the password for the Data Collection Framework Setting.
    changeme
    Broker Host
    Select the broker IP for the Data Collection Framework 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 Interval
    Provide the poll interval value for the Data Collection Framework Setting.
    240
    Request Retry
    Provide the request retry value for the Data Collection Framework Setting.
    2
    Response Timeout
    Provide the response timeout value for the Data Collection Framework Setting.
    200
  4. 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

  1. Navigate to
    Administration
    Configuration
    Domain Settings
    .
  2. In the Kafka Access Settings section, click
    Add
    .
    Create New Kafka Access Setting page is displayed.
  3. You can configure Kafka Access Setting with
    Others
    and
    OI Server
    as domain type. Enter the parameters as listed in the following table when the domain type is
    OI Server
    :
  4. 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
  1. Navigate to
    Administration
    Configuration
    Integrations
    .
  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
    Create Integration
    section, select
    VIM/K8s
    .
  4. Click
    Next
    .
  5. In the Description section, enter the name and description.
  6. In the Credentials section, select
    Broker Host and Port
    .
  7. Click
    Next
    .
  8. In the VIM and Kubernetes section, click
    Add
    .
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
  • Perfomance
  • Compliance
All
Alert Severity
For Standalone 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 and alerts monitoring mode, select the alert type from the drop-down menu.
Acceptable options are:
  • All
  • Active
  • Inactive
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
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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
  • Perfomance
  • Compliance
All
Alert Severity
Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the VMware vROps Cloud Instance.
Acceptable options are:
  • All
  • Critical
  • Immediate
  • Warning
  • Information
All
Alert Status
Select the alert type from the drop-down menu for the VMware vROps Cloud Instance.
Acceptable options are:
  • All
  • Active
  • Inactive
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
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