Set Up Virtual Appliances

Data collectors are available as virtual appliances or physical appliances. Before you can use an application that uses data collectors, you need to set up appliances.

You can set up virtual appliances using two different methods. You can set up a virtual appliance using the VMware ESXi Host Web Client or the VMware vSphere Desktop Client for Windows. Using either of these methods, you create the virtual machine and then you complete the setup using several command line options from the Collector CLI from the virtual machine. On the Collector CLI there are seven options that are available for selection. The options available are listed below:

Options:

1. Configure Hostname 4. Configure Proxy 7. Advanced Options

2. Configure Network 5. Change Timezone/NTP 0. Exit

3. Register 6. Test Connectivity

You use options 1 through 6 to set up a virtual appliance. Perform the options in the order in which they are displayed.

For more information about the advanced options, see Using Command Line Interface Options.

Before You Begin

Before you begin to set up a virtual appliance you need the following:

• VMware ESXi server
• A VMware ESXi server is required to set up a virtual appliance. You must know the ESXi server host name and IP address when setting up a virtual appliance.
• Registration Token
• A registration token is required to set up a virtual appliance.
• For more information, see Creating Registration Tokens.
• Virtual appliance file (.ova file)
• A virtual appliance file (.ova file) is required to set up a virtual appliance using VMware.
• For more information, see Downloading Virtual Appliances.

About Aruba Virtual Appliances

Aruba provides two virtual appliances for ClearPass ClearPass is an access management system for creating and enforcing policies across a network to all devices and applications. The ClearPass integrated platform includes applications such as Policy Manager, Guest, Onboard, OnGuard, Insight, Profile, QuickConnect, and so on. Device Insight:

• Aruba Central Data Collector virtual appliance (small)
• Aruba Central Data Collector virtual appliance (medium)

Table 1: Virtual Appliance Specifications for ClearPass Device Insight

Model	vCPU	Memory	Disk	NICs
DC1000V (Small)	8	16 GB	256 GB	4 ports (1 G management, DPI Deep Packet Inspection. DPI is an advanced method of network packet filtering that is used for inspecting data packets exchanged between the devices and systems over a network. DPI functions at the Application layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model and enables users to identify, categorize, track, reroute, or stop packets passing through a network.  up to 100 Mbps)
DC2000V (Medium)	24	64 GB	480 GB	4 ports (1 G management, DPI up to 1 Gbps Gigabits per second.)

Aruba provides three virtual appliances for Aruba IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. Operations:

• Aruba Central Data Collector virtual appliance (mini)
• Aruba Central Data Collector virtual appliance (small)
• Aruba Central Data Collector virtual appliance (medium)

Table 2: Virtual Appliance Specifications for IoT Operations

Model	vCPU	Memory	Disk	NICs
Mini	4	4 GB	256 GB	4 ports (1 G management, DPI up to 100 Mbps)
Small	8	16 GB	256 GB	4 ports (1 G management, DPI up to 100 Mbps)
Medium	24	64 GB	480 GB	4 ports (1 G management, DPI up to 1 Gbps)

The following section explains how to setup virtual appliances:

• Setting Up Virtual Appliances Using the VMware ESXi Host Web Client

• Setting Up Virtual Appliances Using the VMware vSphere Desktop Client for Windows