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VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation

and Upgrade Guide
AppSpeed Server 1.5
This document supports the version of each product listed and
supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced
by a new edition. To check for more recent editions of this
document, see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
EN-000387-03

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  • Page 1: Vmware Vcenter Appspeed Installation

    VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide AppSpeed Server 1.5 This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition. To check for more recent editions of this document, see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
  • Page 2 VMware products are covered by one or more patents listed at http://www.vmware.com/go/patents. VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Book 5 VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation 7 Installation Prerequisites 7 Installation Workflow 9 Installing and Configuring AppSpeed Server 11 Install AppSpeed Server on the vSphere Client 11 Configure AppSpeed Server 12 Define AppSpeed Users 13 Add a License 13...
  • Page 4 VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide Troubleshooting AppSpeed Installation and Deployment 31 AppSpeed Setup Errors 31 Navigation to Web Page Cancelled 32 AppSpeed View Does Not Load 33 Unable to Connect to AppSpeed 33 AppSpeed Server Namespace Is Not Recognized Index 35 VMware, Inc.

  • Page 5: About This Book

    Intended Audience This guide is intended for anyone who wants to install the AppSpeed virtual appliance on a VMware vSphere™ Server. The information is written for experienced Windows or Linux system administrators who are familiar with virtual appliance technology and datacenter operations.
  • Page 6 VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide Services provides offerings to help you assess, plan, build, and manage your virtual environment. To access information about education classes, certification programs, and consulting services, go to http://www.vmware.com/services. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 7: Vmware Vcenter Appspeed Installation

    You install AppSpeed on a VMware host machine that resides within the datacenter network and integrates with the VMware vSphere Client. You install one or more AppSpeed probes on each host to be monitored. This chapter includes the following topics: “Installation Prerequisites,”...

  • Page 8: Port Requirements

    VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide Deployment Considerations Your must have sufficient system resources to deploy AppSpeed. When planning your AppSpeed deployment, make sure that you have these system resource requirements. Server 40GB hard disk drive 4GB RAM 2 vCPUs Virtual CPUs are created as part of the AppSpeed deployment.

  • Page 9: Installation Workflow

    Chapter 1 VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation Installation Workflow AppSpeed is a virtual appliance in Open Virtualization Appliance (OVA) format. The AppSpeed plug-in is installed in the vSphere Client. You perform the installation and setup process in various stages. Import the OVA file and configure AppSpeed Server (see Chapter 2, “Installing and Configuring...
  • Page 10 VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide VMware, Inc.

  • Page 11: Installing And Configuring Appspeed Server

    From the Host/Cluster tree in the upper-right pane, select the ESX host on which to install the virtual appliance, and click Next. The host must be managed by vCenter Server for the environment that you want to monitor. If you select a cluster, you might be required to select a specific host in that cluster. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 12: Configure Appspeed Server

    VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide (Optional) Select the datastore on which to store the files for the virtual appliance, and click Next. 10 From the Management Network menu, select a network that has access to the other machines and to vCenter Server to use to manage the probes.

  • Page 13: Define Appspeed Users

    In the page selection bar, click License. Click Add License. Type the license key provided by VMware in the text box and click OK. The license key is validated, and its details are added on the License page. View Unmapped Traffic You can view the unmapped servers and transactions detected on the network.
  • Page 14 VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide Procedure In the AppSpeed menu bar, click Mapping. In the page selection bar, click Unmapped. View the status information for the unmapped traffic. Server: Name of the server. Available on the Servers tab only.

  • Page 15: Deploying Appspeed Probes

    Reconfigures the probe's cluster so that the probe is not subject to VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and VMware High Availability (HA), ensuring that the probes remain on the host on which they were deployed. Powers on the probe.

  • Page 16: Install An Appspeed Probe

    VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide “Delete Probes,” on page 18 “Monitor Cisco Nexus 1000V Switches,” on page 18 Install an AppSpeed Probe You can install a probe on one host at a time or multiple hosts at the same time. You can also install more than one probe on the same host.

  • Page 17: Power Probes On Or Off

    The traffic throughput can be zero if there is no traffic on the monitored vSwitches or if a problem occurs with the installation. If the problem persists and you know that traffic is present, see Chapter 9, “Troubleshooting AppSpeed Installation and Deployment,” on page 31. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 18: Delete Probes

    VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide Delete Probes If you do not want to monitor the traffic on a specific host, you can remove the probes. If you do not want to monitor specific vSwitches on a host, you can delete the probe that is monitoring those switches.

  • Page 19: Managing Ssl Keys

    In the SSL Pending Endpoints table, select the endpoints and click Add/Update SSL key. Browse to and open the key file. The key is assigned to the selected endpoints. The endpoint moves from the SSL Pending Endpoints table to the Monitored Endpoints table. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 20 VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide VMware, Inc.

  • Page 21: Using Multiple Appspeed Servers

    When you activate AppSpeed from a vSphere client on which more than one AppSpeed Server is installed, you can select which server to connect to. Procedure In the vSphere Client, select Home > Solutions and Applications. Click the AppSpeed Server that you want to run. The AppSpeed Server user interface opens. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 22 VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide VMware, Inc.

  • Page 23: Extracting Ssl Files

    Select Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Internet Information System (IIS) Manager. Expand the COMPUTERNAME (local computer) tree in the left pane, and expand the Web Site tree. Right-click Default Web Site and select Properties. Select the Directory Security tab and click Server Certificate. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 24: Extract Ssl Files From A Microsoft Iis 7.0 Server

    VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide Click Next, select Export the current certificate to a PFX file, and click Next again. Select a file to write the exported certificate and key to and click Next. Type the password with which to encrypt the key.

  • Page 25: Upgrading Appspeed

    Exchange is not supported after upgrading. Procedure Download the ISO file from the VMware Web site and save it to a location on your local disk. In the vSphere Client, connect AppSpeed Server to the ISO file. Select the AppSpeed Server virtual machine in the vSphere Client inventory tree.

  • Page 26: Increase The Disk Size Of An Appspeed Virtual Machine

    VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide From the default console shell, run the command upgrade_AppSpeed Press Enter to run the upgrade script. After AppSpeed Server boots from the ISO image, it continues the upgrade process, including rebooting and recreating the probes. This process can take up to one hour.

  • Page 27: Delete A Virtual Hard Disk After Copying

    After the reconfiguration process is finished, power on the virtual machine. The new virtual hard disk has been renamed Hard disk 2. The original virtual hard disk is deleted and the AppSpeed virtual machine uses the new, larger virtual hard disk. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 28 VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide VMware, Inc.

  • Page 29: Uninstall Appspeed

    Delete the virtual machine on which AppSpeed Server was deployed from the vSphere Client. Power off the virtual machine. Right-click the machine name and select Delete from Disk. Select Home > Administration > Roles and remove AppSpeed User privileges and the AppSpeed User role. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 30 VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide VMware, Inc.

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting Appspeed Installation And Deployment

    Unable to find AppSpeed Server on the configured vCenter Server. Cause You entered the IP address of a vCenter Server that is not the server on which AppSpeed was installed. Solution Verify the vCenter Server IP address. Run setup again and enter the correct IP address. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 32: Navigation To Web Page Cancelled

    VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide vCenter Server HTTPS Web Service Port Does Not Work with Port 443 You are unable to complete setup because the vCenter Server HTTPS Web service is not working. Problem Setup fails and an error message appears.

  • Page 33: Appspeed View Does Not Load

    . If the file system is read-only, you receive a message similar to the start_AppSpeed restart_AppSpeed following: OS Error: [Error 30] Read-only file system: 'twistd.pid’ Solution Validate that the storage is running. From the vSphere Client, reboot the AppSpeed Server virtual machine to reinitialize the file system. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 34: Appspeed Server Namespace Is Not Recognized

    VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide AppSpeed Server Namespace Is Not Recognized When attempting to connect to the AppSpeed user interface, the namespace that you specify is not recognized. Problem When specifying the namespace of AppSpeed Server, an error message is returned.

  • Page 35: Index

    17 site prerequisites 7 verify installation 17 SSL keys 19 registering AppSpeed, problems with 31 installation Adobe Flash Player 7 removing probes 18 prerequisites 7 requirements open ports 8 verify 17 probes 8 workflow 9 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 36 VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide server 8 vCenter Server HTTPS port does not work with port 433 32 system 7 vCenter Server HTTPS port traffic blocked 32 servers, unmapped 13 SSL endpoints uninstall AppSpeed 29 monitored 19 unmapped traffic...

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