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Setting Up Virtual Appliances
Before you can use an application that uses data collectors, you need to set up appliances.
You can set up virtual appliances using:
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VMware ESXi Host Web Client
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Hyper-V Manager
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Kernel-based VMs (KVM)
Using either of these methods, you create the virtual machine and then you complete the setup using several command line options from the
from the virtual machine. On the 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.
You perform the same command line options when setting up a virtual appliance as you would when setting up a physical appliance.
Log in to the HPE Aruba Networking Central Data Collector for the first time using the following credentials:
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Localhost Login—aruba
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Password—aruba
Change the password after you log in for the first time.
Prerequisites
To set up a virtual appliance, you need the following:
For VMware ESXi server:
- You must know the ESXi server host name and IP address when setting up a virtual appliance. VMware ESXi server versions 6.7, 7.0, or 8.0.
- A registration token is required to set up a virtual appliance. For more information, see Creating Registration Tokens.
- Virtual appliance file (Downloading Virtual Appliances. ): A virtual appliance file (.ova file) is required to set up a virtual appliance using VMware. For more information, see
Ensure that the CPU Central Processing Unit. A CPU is an electronic circuitry in a computer for processing instructions. model on VMware ESXi is above 58 to create HCMS Data Collector. Use the command to check the CPU model.
For Hyper-V Manager:
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For windows 10/11 Enterprise, Pro, or Education, 64-bit Processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), CPU support for VM Virtual Machine. A VM is an emulation of a computer system. VMs are based on computer architectures and provide functionality of a physical computer. Monitor Mode Extension (VT-c on Intel CPUs), and minimum 4 GB memory.
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For Windows server, you can use, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019.
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Hardware CPU capabilities:
Mini: CPU: 4, Memory: 4096
Small: CPU: 8, Memory: 16384
Medium: CPU: 24, Memory : 65536
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Create a bridge interface and add interfaces to the bridge.
For KVM:
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An Intel processor with Intel VT and the Intel 64 extensions.
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An AMD processor with AMD-V and the AMD64 extensions.
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is also supported.
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Create a bridge interface and add interfaces to the bridge.
Virtual Appliance Setup Instructions
About HPE Aruba NetworkingVirtual Appliances
HPE Aruba Networking 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:
- Data Collector virtual appliance (small)
- Data Collector virtual appliance (medium)
Model |
vCPU |
Memory |
Disk |
NICs |
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DC1000V (Small) |
8 |
16 GB |
256 GB |
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DC2000V (Medium) |
24 |
64 GB |
480 GB |
4 ports (1 G management, DPI up to 1 Gbps Gigabits per second.) |
HPE Aruba Networking provides three virtual appliances for HPE Aruba Networking 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:
- Data Collector virtual appliance (mini)
- Data Collector virtual appliance (small)
- Data Collector virtual appliance (medium)
Model |
vCPU |
Memory |
Disk |
NICs |
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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) |