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:

  • VMware ESXi Host Web Client

  • Hyper-V Manager

  • 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 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.

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:

  • Localhost Login—aruba

  • 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 (.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.

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 /proc/cpuinfo command to check the CPU model.

For Hyper-V Manager:
For KVM:
  • An Intel processor with Intel VT and the Intel 64 extensions.

  • An AMD processor with AMD-V and the AMD64 extensions.

  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is also supported.

  • 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)

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.)

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)

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)