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VMware vCenter AppSpeed User’s Guide
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Create a Port Group
IfyoudeployavNetworkDistributedSwitch,itisrecommendedthatyouaddanewportgroup.
To create a port group
1InthevSphereClientorVIClientclient,selectHome>Networking.
2 CreateanewportgroupforthevNetworkDistributedSwitch:
a SelectthevNetworkDistributedSwitch.
bFromtheBasicTaskslist,createanew
portgroup.
Configure Promiscuous Mode
YoumustconfigurethevNetworkDistributedSwitchportstoworkinpromiscuousmodesothatthe
AppSpeedprobecanmonitortheswitch.
Toconfigurepromiscuousmodefortheportgroup.
1InthevSphereClientorVIClient,selectHome>Networking.
2RightclickthecorrespondingportgroupinthevNetworkDistributedSwitch
andselectEditSettings.
3 SelectSecurity.
4SetthePromiscuousmodetoAccept.
5 Saveyourchanges.
Configure the AppSpeed Probe to Monitor vNetwork Distributed Switches
Oncetheprobeisdeployed,youcanconfiguretheAppSpeedprobetomonitorthedistributedvSwitches.
To configure a probe to monitor a vNetwork distributed switch
1InthevSphereClientorVIClient,selectHome>HostsandClusters.
2RightclickthecorrespondingportgroupinthedistributedvSwitchandselectEditSettings.
3 Selecttherequirednetworkadapter.
4FromtheNetwork
dropdownmenu,selecttherelevantportgroup(bydefault,dvPortgroupX).
5VerifythatboththeConnectedandConnectatpoweroncheckboxesareselected.
Configuring AppSpeed to Monitor Cisco Nexus 1000V Switches
IfonlyNexus1000VswitchesareconfiguredinthevCenterorifallothervSwitchesarealreadybeing
monitoredbyotherprobes,youneedtocreateanewvSwitchbeforeyoudeploytheprobe.
Create a vSwitch for Nexus 1000V Switches
YoucancreateanewvSwitchfortheNexus 1000Vswitches.
To create a switch
1InthevSphereClientorVIClient,selectHome>HostsandClusters.
2 Selectthedestinationhostonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheprobe.
3 SelectConfiguration>Networking>AddNetworkingWizard.
4IntheConnectionTypewindow,selectthe
VirtualMachineoptionandclickNext.
5 DeselectthecheckboxesfortheNICsandclickNext.
6 NamethevSwitchintheNetworklabeltextbox,settheVLANIDto4095,andclickNext.
7ClickFinish.