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VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide
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Configure AppSpeed to Monitor a vNetwork Distributed Switch
This section describes the basic procedures for configuring an AppSpeed probe to monitor a vNetwork
distributed switch in which the creation of a temporary vSwitch is not required.
AppSpeed can monitor vNetwork distributed switches. However, AppSpeed does not directly install a probe
to monitor such a switch.
As part of the probe installation, you need to specify an available vSwitch to monitor during the installation
process, until the probe is eventually configured to monitor the distributed vSwitch. You also need to create a
promiscuous distributed virtual port group, and change the network settings of the probe to monitor the
vNetwork distributed switch. As with vSwitches, AppSpeed monitors only the virtual machines on hosts on
which the probes are installed.
To deploy a probe, at least one vSwitch must be available on the host for the probe to monitor. If the host does
not have any vSwitches configured, or if all other vSwitches are already being monitored by other probes, you
must create a new temporary vSwitch before you deploy the new probe. Use the procedures described in
“Creating and Deploying Temporary vSwitches” on page 21.
If you want to configure AppSpeed probes to monitor Cisco Nexus 1000v switches, use the procedures
described in “Configure AppSpeed to Monitor a vNetwork Distributed Switch” on page 18.
You cannot monitor a vSwitch that is already being monitored by another probe.
Create a Distributed vNetwork Port Group
If you deploy a vNetwork Distributed Switch, add a new port group.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, select Home. On the Inventory tab, select Networking.
2 Create a new port group for the vNetwork Distributed Switch,
a Right-click the vNetwork Distributed Switch and select New Port Group.
b Specify the required parameters in the Create Distributed Virtual Port Group dialog box to create a
new port group and click Finish.
Configure the Distributed Virtual Port Group
You must configure the vNetwork Distributed Switch ports to work in promiscuous mode so that the
AppSpeed probe can monitor the switch.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, select Home. On the Inventory tab, select Networking.
2 Right-click the relevant port group in the vNetwork Distributed Switch and select Edit Settings.
3 Select Security.
4Set the Promiscuous mode to Accept.
5 Select VLAN.
6Set the VLAN type to VLAN Trunking.
7Set the VLAN trunk range to 0-4094.
8Click OK.
Deploy an AppSpeed Probe
You can install a probe on one host at a time, or you can install a probe on multiple hosts at the same time.
When you install a probe in AppSpeed, distributed vSwitches do not appear in the Probe Installation window.
To monitor these switches, you must configure the AppSpeed probe. See “Configure AppSpeed with
vNetwork Distributed Switching” on page 17.