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1 VCM overview ·························································································································································· 1
Features ·············································································································································································· 1
Basic concepts ··································································································································································· 1
Support for 802.1Qbg solutions ····································································································································· 1
Support for VEB ························································································································································ 2
Support for EVB ························································································································································ 3
2 Quick start ································································································································································· 4
VCM navigation menu······················································································································································ 4
Quick Start ········································································································································································· 4
Common operations ························································································································································· 5
Navigating a list ······················································································································································· 5
Sorting a list ······························································································································································ 5
Refreshing a list ························································································································································ 6
3 Preparations ······························································································································································ 7
Configuring VRM ······························································································································································ 7
Installing plug-ins ······················································································································································ 7
Configuring VRM parameters ································································································································· 8
Configuring the edge switch ············································································································································ 8
Configuring EVB ······················································································································································· 8
Configuring LLDP ······················································································································································ 8
Specifying the default VSI Type Manager ············································································································· 9
4 Customizing VCM widgets ···································································································································· 10
Adding VAN View – TopN to a space ························································································································ 10
Viewing the VAN View – TopN widget ······················································································································ 10
Connection utilization ··········································································································································· 11
ACL utilization························································································································································ 11
Configuring the VAN View – TopN widget ················································································································ 12
Manually refreshing the VAN View – TopN widget ························································································· 13
Deleting the VAN View – TopN widget ·············································································································· 13
5 Managing plug-ins ················································································································································· 14
Managing the vCenter plug-in ······································································································································ 14
Registering the vCenter plug-in ···························································································································· 14
Managing connections on vCenter Server ········································································································· 15
Modifying the vCenter plug-in ····························································································································· 17
Uninstalling the vCenter plug-in ··························································································································· 17
Managing the VCE plug-in ············································································································································ 18
Registering the VCE plug-in ·································································································································· 18
Configuring the VSI for a port group ·················································································································· 19
Modifying a VCE plug-in ······································································································································ 20
Uninstalling the VCE plug-in ································································································································· 20
Managing the XenCenter plug-in ································································································································· 21
Registering the XenCenter plug-in ························································································································ 21
Managing connections on the XenCenter server ······························································································· 21
Deleting the XenCenter plug-in ···························································································································· 22
Managing the VMM plug-in ········································································································································· 22
Registering a VMM plug-in ··································································································································· 22
Managing connections on VMM ························································································································· 25
