Cisco Viptela vManage

Details:

  • Support: Level 1 & 2

  • Supported Version:

  • Notes:

    • vEdges use a polling driver for their NICs, which makes it look like they are using 100% of CPU all the time.

    • Viptela Real Time Monitoring APIs are limited to 4K item responses, greater than 4K will timeout. No pagination is currently supported but Cisco plans to add it in Viptela version 20.11.

To use a Cisco Viptela vManage management station, complete the following steps.

Step 1: Configure the Device

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  1. Log in to the Cisco vManage dashboard.

  2. Create a new user for retrievals. Click Administration > Manage Users > Add User. In the Add User dialog box:

    • Complete the user name and password fields.

    • Assign the user to the Operator User Group. This group should have full Read access with no Write access granted.

    • Click Add.

Step 2: Onboard the Device in the Administration Module

  1. On the toolbar, click Device > Management Stations.
  2. Click Create, and then click Cisco > Viptela vManage.
  3. General Properties section.
  1. In the Name box, type the name of the device as you want to see it in SIP.
  2. In the Description box, type an optional description of the device being added.
  3. In the Management IP Address box, type the IP address of the device.
  4. In the Data Collector Group box, select the IP address of the data collector group that will collect data from this device.
  5. In the Central Syslog Server box, select the syslog server from the list (optional).

Syslog fields are optional if the device uses the same IP for syslog and management.
A central syslog server is required only if syslog messages come from a different IP. A central syslog server must be created before it can be assigned to a device. To track usage via syslog, the device must support Level 3+.

  1. In the Syslog Match Names box, type the syslog match names (optional). You can enter multiple names separated by a comma.
  2. By default, the Automatically Retrieve Configuration check box is selected.
  3. In the External ID box, type a unique identifier to be used when the device identifier is different than what is displayed in SIP.
  1. For Collection Configuration, enable Update Rule Documentation on Member Devices to allow Rule Documentation fields on member devices to inherit a value from the management station. Any management stations Rule Documentation field updates will override updates on the member device. A rule marked to be removed will not be updated.
  1. Device Settings section.

Credentials

  1. In the User Name box, type the user name used for the operator account.
  2. In the Password box, type the password used for the operator account.
  3. In the Re-enter Password box, retype the password entered above.

Retrieval

  • By default, the Port for retrieval is 8443.

  1. Monitoring section.

Log Monitoring

Select the Enable Log Monitoring check box to use for Rule Usage Analysis.

  • Track Usage Via is set to Syslog.
  • Log Update Interval is set to 10 (minutes); this number determines how often usage data is sent to the application server.

Change Monitoring

Select the Enable Check for Change check box to enable checking for configuration changes after the specified interval, and perform a retrieval is changes are detected.

  • Enter an optional Alternate Syslog Source IP.

  1. Retrieval section.

Scheduled Retrieval

Select the Enable Scheduled Retrieval check box to perform a retrieval at a set time regardless of change detection. This will activate additional fields to complete.

  • Set the Scheduled Retrieval Time to fit your requirements.

  • Select the Scheduled Retrieval Time Zone from the list.

Check for Change Retrieval

Select the Enable Check for Change check box to check for configuration changes after the specified interval and perform a retrieval if changes are detected. This will activate an additional field to complete.

  • The default Check for Change Interval time is 1440 minutes (every 24 hours). You can change the check interval time to best fit your requirements. The minimum required interval is 60 minutes (1 hour).

  1. Advance section.

    • File Retrieval Options: Select the Use Batch Config Retrieval check box only if you are manually sending configurations for this device using your data collector's batchconfig directory. While this option is enabled, online retrievals will be disabled.

    • SSH Key Options: Select the Automatically Update SSH Keys check box to allow the data collector to automatically update the SSH key for a device when a conflict occurs.

  2. Click Save.

    Devices being managed will be listed in the Discovered Devices section.