Preparing The Environment; Preparing An Esx Configuration - VMware VCENTER APPLICATION DISCOVERY MANAGER 6.1.1 Administration Manual

Preparing the Environment

Perform the following procedures before you set up the ADM.

Preparing an ESX Configuration

Create and configure a new vSwitch for each physical span port. Repeat the following procedures for each new
vSwitch.
Creating a New vSwitch for Passive Discovery
To create a new vSwitch for Passive Discovery
1 Connect the monitor ports to available network interfaces on the ESX server.
2 Connect to the ESX server or vCenter by using vSphere client.
3 Navigate to the Configuration tab on the ESX server where you want to deploy ADM appliances.
4 Navigate to the networking configuration option.
5 Click Add Networking to open the Add network wizard.
6 Select connection type as Virtual Machine, and click Next.
7 Select the vmnic that is connected to the monitor port on the physical switch and click Next.
8 Specify a network label, for example, span port, for the new port group and click Next.
9 Click Finish.
Configuring the vSwitch General Settings for Passive Discovery
To configure the vSwitch general settings for Passive Discovery
1 Open the new vSwitch Properties window.
2 Select the vSwitch and click Edit.
3 Navigate to the Security tab and change the Promiscuous Mode from Reject to Accept and click OK.
4 Click the network adapters tab, select the relevant vmnic and click Edit.
5 Change the Configured Speed, Duplex to 10 MB, Full Duplex.
6 Click OK and then Close.
Configuring the vSwitch for Passive Collector
Connect the Passive Collector to a port group. To define a port group
1 Create a port group in the vSwitch as follows:
a Log in to the ESX Server or vCenter using vCenter Client. The Virtual Infrastructure Client screen
appears.
b Click the Configuration tab.
c Select Networking from the Hardware list.
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between virtual machines running on the ESX Server.
d From the preceding screen, select Properties.
e Select Ports and click Add.
f Select Virtual Machine and click Next.
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Perform the following steps to connect to vSwitches that span the internal traffic
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