Create Smarts Integration

You use Smarts Integrations feature to receive event and topology data from the SAM Domain Manager.
The below procedure outlines the steps required to configure
VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance
to receive Topology and Events data from SAM Presentation Server.
  1. Navigate to
    Administration
    >
    Configuration
    >
    Collectors and Connectors
    >
    Smarts Integrations
    .
  2. In the Smarts Integration section, click
    Add
    .
    The
    Create New Smarts Integration
    page is displayed.
  3. Enter the following details in the
    Integration Details
    section:
    1. Name
      : Provide the name of the broker.
    2. Description
      : Provide description about the broker.
    3. Broker Host
      : Provide
      Broker IP
      .
    4. Broker Port
      : Provide
      Broker port
      .
    5. Select the
      Broker Credential
      from the drop-down. By default
      defaultSmartsBrokerCredential
      is populated in the drop-down.
      If the broker is running in NonSecure mode, then select the
      defaultSmartsBrokerCredential
      option from the drop-down for Broker Credential. The
      defaultSmartsBrokerCredential
      uses
      BrokerNonsecure
      as username and
      Nonsecure
      as password.
  4. Click
    Next
    .
    The Add Presentation SAM page appears, where you can add multiple Presentation SAM.
  5. Enter the following details:
    1. Presentation SAM
      : Select the Presentation SAM from the drop-down menu.
      Select SAMs that are confgured as Presentation SAM only.
    2. SAM Credentials
      : Select the SAM Credentials from the drop-down. By default
      defaultSmartsDomainCredential
      is populated in the drop-down.
      1. defaultSmartsDomainCredential
        uses
        admin
        as username and
        changeme
        as password.
      2. SAM Credentials used by
        VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance
        must belong to administrator profile.
      3. Name of Presentation SAM selected must be unique with-in list of SAM configured in
        VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance
        . This constraint applies to SAMs across brokers configured in
        VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance
        .
    3. EDAA URL
      : EDAA URL is automatically assigned, based on the broker selection.
      1. All the Domain Managers underlying Presentation Servers and Presentation Server must be EDAA enabled. Additionally, the hostname populated in EDAA URL field must be resolvable by DNS. In case if the host name is not resolvable by DNS, then EDAA URL can be edited to use IP Address .
      2. The Device Name or Notification Name in underlying SAM must not include the characters
        + ` \ ” ’ or .
        , as these may cause issues in the EDAA URL.
    4. EDAA Credentials
      :Select the EDAA credential from the drop-down. By default
      defaultSmartsEDAACredential
      credential is popuated in the drop-down. If there is no authentication configured for EDAA, then select
      NoAuth
      from the drop-down in the EDAA Credentials field.
      Note that, the
      defaultSmartsEDAACredential
      uses
      admin
      as UserName and
      changeme
      as Password. In case if the EDAA is backed by CAS authentication, then the credential should be that of administrator.
    The
    Show Advanced Settings
    are auto populated and optional. If you want to modify the
    Kafka Topic
    and
    Notification List
    , enter the appropriate information accordingly.
  6. To add the SAM, click
    Add SAM
    , and repeat the above procedure from step 5(a) to 5(d).
    Added SAM appears in the
    SAM Added
    area.
    In case the SSL certificate used in EDAA/CAS are not trusted, then you need to validate the certificates manually and confirm to proceed.
  7. Click
    Next
    .
    Domain Manager
    page appears, where you can add multiple Domain Managers to collect the metric data.
  8. Enter the following details:
    1. Type
      : Select the domain type from the drop-down menu. By default,
      ESM
      is selected in the drop-down.
    2. Domain Manager
      : Select the Domain Manager from the drop-down menu.
    3. Domain Credential
      : Select the Domain Credential from the drop-down. By default,
      defaultSmartsDomainCredential
      is populated in the drop-down.
  9. Click
    Add DM
    .
    1. This is an optional step.
    2. Name of Domain Manager selected must be unique with-in list of Domain Manager configured in
      VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance
      . This constraint applies Domain Managers across brokers configured in
      VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance
      .
    Added domain manager appears in the
    Domain Manager
    area.
  10. Click
    Next
    .
    Confirmation page appears, with configured Presentation SAM and Domain Managers.
  11. Verify the details and click
    Confirm
    .
    • Presentation SAM and Domain Manager Details page appears and displays the status of SAM, EDAA, Notification Collector, Topology Collector, and Metrics Collector.
    • The Notification and Topology are started and in running state to collect data from configured SAM. You can stop/restart, Events/Topology collectors attached to SAM by selecting the the respective options from the drop-down menu.
    • The Metrics Collector is started and in running state to collect data from IP Domain Manger. You can stop/restart Metrics collectors attached to IP Domain Manager by selecting the the respective options from the drop-down menu.
    1. If you want to modify any information, click
      Edit
      .
    2. If the Broker, SAM, and EDAA details needs to be updated later, then the Smarts Integration details needs to be deleted and added again. Additionally, credentials need to be updated post configuration.
    3. By default, the EDAA runs in Non-secure mode. If you want to configure EDAA in secure mode using external CAS, then refer the
      Configure Authentication for EDAA
      section in
      VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance
      Security Configuration Guide for Domain Managers
      . This section provides the steps to build an external CAS server and to enable authentication for EDAA using the external CAS server..