Vcap-Dca, Objective 2.1 - Commands And Steps

Front 1

Configure SNMP for vCenter

Back 1

Server and Host Management, Page 39

1. Click Administration -> vCenter Server Settings
2. In the settings window, select SNMP.
3. In the "Receiver URL" field, enter the host name or IP address of the SNMP server.
4. In the field immediately to the right, enter the port number of the receiver.
5. In the "Community" field, enter the community identifier.
6. Click OK

Front 2

Configure SNMP on the ESXi host

Back 2

Command Line Interface Solutions and Examples Guide, page 136

1. Specify the communities and trap targets:
vicfg-snmp -t <target>@<port>/<community>

2. Enable the SNMP service
vicfg-snmp -E

3. Send a test trap to verify the agent is configured correctly:
vicfg-snmp -T

Front 3

Configure vSS settings using command line tools: vswitch

Back 3

Command Line Interface Solutions and Examples, pages 115 -122

esxcli network vswitch standard

commands: policy, portgroup, uplink, add, list, remove, set

options:
-p for port
-v for vswitch

Front 4

Configure vSS settings using command line tools: portgroup

Back 4

Command Line Interface Solutions and Examples, pages 115 -122

esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup

commands: add, list, remove, set

options:
-p for portgroup
-v for vswitch

Front 5

Add a vSwitch

Back 5

Command Line Interface Solutions and Examples, pages 115 -122

esxcli network vswitch standard add -v "vSwitch#"

Front 6

Add a portgroup to a vSwitch

Back 6

Command Line Interface Solutions and Examples, pages 115 -122

esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup add -v "vSwitch#" -p "portgroup name"

Front 7

List vSwitches

Back 7

Command Line Interface Solutions and Examples, pages 115 -122

esxcli network vswitch standard list

Front 8

List dvSwitches

Back 8

Command Line Interface Solutions and Examples, pages 115 -122

esxcli network vswitch dvs vmware list

Front 9

Create/configure vmknics

Back 9

Command Line Interface Solutions and Examples, pages 115 -122

esxcli network ip interface

commands: add, list, remove, set

Front 10

Configure physical interfaces

Back 10

Command Line Interface Solutions and Examples, pages 115 -122

esxcli network nic

commands: down, get, list, set, up

Front 11

Configure NetFlow on vDS

Back 11

Networking Guide, page 70

From Inventory -> Networking

1. Select the dvSwitch you want to configure NetFlow on.
2. Right click on the dvSwitch and select Edit Settings.
3. Click on the NetFlow tab.
4. Type the IP address and port of the NetFlow collector.
5. Type the dvSwitch IP address (can be 1.1.1.1 or whatever has meaning to you).
6. Click OK

You also need to enable NetFlow on the portgroup you want to collect on.

Front 12

Enable NetFlow on Port Group

Back 12

Networking Guide, page 70

From Inventory -> Networking

1. Select and expand dvSwitch where the portgroup is.
2. Right-click on the portgroup.
3. Click Edit.
4. Select Monitoring.
5. Enable Netflow.

Front 13

Modify the behavior of CDP from the command-line

Back 13

1. Determine the current status of the switch:
vicfg-vswitch -b "vSwitch#"

2. Set the behavior to one of the following: listen, advertise, or both

vicfg-switch -B both "vSwitch#"

Front 14

Enable CDP on vDS

Back 14

1. Right click on the dvSwitch and select Edit Settings.
2. On the Properties tab, click Advanced.
3. Under Discovery Protocol, select Enabled, from the drop-down status menu.
4. Select Cisco Discovery Protocol from the "Type" drop down menu.
5. Select the CDP mode from the "Operation" drop down menu.

Front 15

Enable LLDP on vDS

Back 15

1. Right-click on the dvSwitch and select Edit settings.
2. On the Properties tab, click Advanced.
3. Under Discovery Protocol select Enabled, from the drop-down status menu.
4. Select Link Layer Discovery Protocol from the "Type" drop-down menu.
5. Select the LLDP mode from the "Operation" drop-down menu.