VCAP6-NV Deploy - Objective 5.2 - Monitor a VMware NSX Implementation
VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO
Published on 30 July 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 466. Reading Time: 3 mins.
Skills and Abilities
Objective 5.2 - Monitor a VMware NSX Implementation
- Configure logging for NSX components according to a deployment plan
- Monitor health of networking services
- Monitor health and status of infrastructure components:
- vSphere
- NSX Manager
- Control Cluster
- Enable data collection for single/multiple virtual machines
Objective Prerequisites
The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:
- A working VMware vSphere 6.x environment.
- A working VMware NSX 6.x environment.
Objective Breakdown
Configure logging for NSX components according to a deployment plan
For configuring SYSLOG for the NSX Manager, see HOWTO: Configure VMware NSX and VMware vRealize Log Insight – Part Two
For configuring SYSLOG for NSX Edge Appliances, see HOWTO: Configure VMware NSX and VMware vRealize Log Insight – Part Three
Monitor health of networking services
I’m not 100% sure what this skill is, so I have assumed its being able to know where to look for the health status of the different NSX components.
Note: These steps assume you are not even logged into vCenter Server. Skip the first few steps if you are!
Using your favourite web browser, navigate to the vCenter Server login page ( https://vcenter.fqdn ).
Enter appropriate User name and Password and click Login.
Click Networking and Security.
Click **Installation and click the Management **tab.
This screen shows the installation status of the Management Components.
Click the Host Preparation tab.
This screen shows the installation status of the NSX VIBs, Firewall and VXLAN.
Click the Logical Network Preparation tab and click VXLAN Transport.
This screen shows the status of the VTEPs.
Click Logical Switches.
This screen shows the status of the NSX logical switches.
Click NSX Edges.
This shows the overview status of the NSX Edges deployed.
Monitor health and status of infrastructure components: vSphere
Where to start with this one? It is something that is bigger than this objective.
Monitor health and status of infrastructure components: NSX Manager
Via NSX Manager
Using a browser, navigate to the VMware NSX Manager Virtual Appliance ( https://nsx-manager.fqdn ).
Enter admin as the User name and the Password (set during the installation above) then click Login.
Click View Summary.
Via vCenter
Note: These steps assume you are not even logged into vCenter Server. Skip the first few steps if you are!
Using your favourite web browser, navigate to the vCenter Server login page (https://vcenter.fqdn).
Enter appropriate User name and Password and click Login.
Click Networking and Security.
Click Dashboard.
This screen shows an overview dashboard of the components on each NSX Manager.
Monitor health and status of infrastructure components: Control Cluster
Locate one of the NSX Controllers in vCenter and open a Remote Console.
Log in using the User Name admin and the Password created during the creation of the NSX Controller.
Type Show Control-Cluster Status.
Enable data collection for single/multiple virtual machines
To be Completed
Published on 30 July 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 466. Reading Time: 3 mins.
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