Create vCenter User

VSM requires a user account to be created on vCenter, in order to run API commands which collect the status of the virtual machines running on vCenter.

vCenter users can be created via one of two options:

1. Local User Option
2. Active Directory Option

Local User Option

Login to the vSphere web client. You will need administrative privileges to complete these operations.

From the home menu, click on Administration.

In "Administration", click on "Users and Groups".

Choose the correct domain from the domain list.

Click the "ADD USER" link.

Fill in the required user details as per the table below.

Role Assignment

Navigate to Administration >> Global Permissions

Click on the  icon.

Enter the username created earlier in User/Group field and select 'Read-Only' from the Role dropdown list, then click ok.

Check that what you have entered is correct, if it is then click 'OK'.

Make sure the user appears under User/Group with Role the "Read-only".

Active Directory Option

There are two scenarios for Active Directory:

1. The client uses Active Directory to create a user and assign permissions via group policy to vCenter Users.
   • If so, ask the Client to create a vCenter account with Read-Only access.
2. The client uses Active Directory for vCenter user creation only, and not assigning permissions.
   • If so, ask the Client to create a vCenter account via Active Directory, then follow the steps detailed in the Role Assignment section to assign Read-Only permission to the User.

SNMP Configuration

Configure SNMP V1/V2

Configure SNMP Community String

This step can be skipped if you have Community String Configured

Access the appliance shell and log in as a user who has the administrator or super administrator role

The default user with super administrator role is root.

Run the snmp.set --communities command to configure an SNMP community

For example, to configure public, VSM communities, run the following command:

Each time you specify a community with this command, the settings you specify overwrite the previous configuration.
To specify multiple communities, separate the community names with a comma.

Additional details can be found here

Configure the SNMP Agent to Send v1 or v2c Notifications

Access the appliance shell and log in as a user who has the administrator or super administrator role

The default user with super administrator role is root.

Make sure SNMP agent is enabled,if not enable it by running snmp.enable command

 Run the snmp.set --targets  target_address@port/community command to send SNMP Notifications to VSM.

Use the following for SNMP target Parameters

For example, run the following command for configuring the targets 192.0.2.1 with community VSM

Each time you specify a target with this command, the settings you specify overwrite all previously specified settings. To specify multiple targets, separate them with a comma.

Run snmp.test command to send a test trap to VSM.

The agent sends a warmStart trap to the configured Agent

vCenter SNMP Configuration

SNMP configuration is required as part of CUCM Monitoring. SNMP can be configured as V1, V2, or V3 based on customer requirements.

You can configure up to four receivers to receive SNMP traps from vCenter Server. For each receiver, specify a host name, port, and community.

From vSphere Client, navigate to the vCenter Server instance.

Select Configure tab

Under Settings, select General

Click Edit

Select SNMP receivers

Choose the Receiver Number that is going to be used for VSM,and enable it , In the example shown receiver 2 has been enabled

Fill in the data as the below:

Web Portal Configuration

Add vCenter

Log in to the VSM web portal using your credentials and password.

For the particular customer, select Service Desk > Equipment Locations. Right-click on the Equipment Location that will serve this vCenter and select 'Manage Equipment':

At the bottom of the 'Manage Equipment' page, click on the 'Add Equipment' button.

Select the Vendor 'VMWare' and the Product 'vCenter '.

If you are adding more than one piece of the same equipment type, check the 'Add another' box at the bottom of the form and the bulk of the configuration will be carried over for the next item.

Web Portal - Add vCenter Field Description

SNMP

Network Connectivity

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