User`s guide

Deploying AppSpeed Probes 3
To monitor traffic, you install at least one AppSpeed probe on one or more hosts. Each probe can monitor up
to three vSwitches.
You can install more than one probe on the same host to monitor additional vSwitches. The probe settings,
including the management network, storage device, and monitored vSwitches, are configured as part of the
probe installation process.
You can configure probes to monitor Cisco Nexus 1000V switches. See “Monitor Cisco Nexus 1000V
Switches,” on page 18.
You can add and remove probes. See “Install an AppSpeed Probe,” on page 16 and “Delete Probes,” on
page 18.
To modify the probe configuration, see the VMware vCenter AppSpeed User’s Guide.
The AppSpeed probe deployment process automatically makes these changes in the vCenter.
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Creates a snapshot of the AppSpeed Server virtual machine if one does not already exist. To save disk
space, you can remove the AppSpeed Server virtual machine snapshots after the probe installation is
complete.
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Creates the AppSpeed Probes folder.
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Creates promiscuous port groups for the selected vSwitches.
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Creates a probe by creating a linked clone of AppSpeed Server. AppSpeed Server is cloned as the probe,
then the linked clone is deleted. If an error occurs, AppSpeed will try up to three times to create the probe.
The virtual machine of the probe has the appropriate hardware settings, including CPU and memory
reservation.
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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.
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Powers on the probe.
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Edits and reconfigures the probe's settings.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Install an AppSpeed Probe,” on page 16
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“Configure the Probe for Each Host Entry,” on page 16
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“Power Probes On or Off,” on page 17
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“Verifying Probe Installation,” on page 17
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