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VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation
Configure Port Mirroring
You must configure port mirroring on the Cisco Nexus 1000V vSwitch ports so that the AppSpeed probe can
monitor a Nexus 1000V vSwitch. For further information, refer to the Cisco documentation.
Procedure
1 On The Cisco Nexus 1000V vSwitch, specify the server port to which Network adaptor 2 is connected, to
monitor as the source ports.
2 On the Cisco Visual Switch Manager, identify the interface on which the AppSpeed probe was added to
the port group (for example, Vethernet1) and specify that interface as the destination port.
3 (Optional) To add the management network to the distributed vSwitch, select Network adapter 1.
a Under Network Connection, select the Network label option, and select the relevant distributed
virtual port group, by default, dvPortgroupX.
b Verify that both of the Connected and Connect at power on check boxes are selected and click OK.
Creating and Deploying Temporary vSwitches
This section details the procedures that you must follow when you need to create temporary vSwitches, for
example when no legacy switches are available for the AppSpeed probe to monitor. After a probe has been
deployed, VMware recommends that you delete the temporary switch.
Create a Temporary vSwitch
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. If an available vSwitch exists on the
host, you do not need to create a temporary switch.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, select Home. On the Inventory tab, select Hosts and Clusters.
2 Select the destination host on which to install the probe.
3 Select Configuration > Networking, and in the Virtual Switch view, select Add Networking Wizard.
4 In the Connection Type window, select the Virtual Machine option and click Next.
5 Select the create a virtual switch option, ensure that none of the check boxes for the NICs are selected, and
click Next.
6 Type a name for the vSwitch in the Network label text box and click Next.
7Click Finish.
Deploy a Probe on a Temporary vSwitch
After you have created a temporary switch because there were not any available vSwitches on the host, you
can deploy a probe on it.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, select Home. On the Inventory tab, select AppSpeed.
2Click the Administration tab and select Probes Management.
3 Select the check box for the host on which you installed the temporary vSwitch, and click the Install
Probes button.
The Probe Installation dialog box appears.
4 Type the name of the probe in the Probe Name text box.
If you do not specify a name, AppSpeed Server assigns a default name.
5From the Storage menu, select the storage device to which the probe connects.