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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==


VPMA-4X is a virtual Performance Management Appliances.  Versions are available for VMware, KVM and Hyper-V.
VPMA is COMCERT's Virtual Performance Management Appliance.  VPMA has been tested with VMware, KVM and Hyper-V.


VPMA-45 is built on a hardened distribution of CentOS 7 64-bit Linux Operating System.
VPMA-45 is based on a hardened distribution of CentOS 7 Linux Operating System.


VPMA-48 is built on a hardened distribution of Oracle Linux 8.
VPMA-48 is based on a hardened distribution of Oracle Linux 8 Operating System.


 
 
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*HD1 (system) 65GB  
*HD1 (system) 65GB  
*HD2 (data) 500GB  
*HD2 (data) 500GB  
(these values are inspired by the minimum system requirements of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE Standalone Server - other applications may require smaller or bigger CPU and memory sizes)


 
 
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=== Console Access (CLI) ===
=== Console Access (CLI) ===


The appliance is accessible through Secure Shell (SSH) using a terminal emulator of your choice. The appliance ships with three predefined user accounts.<span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Names and passwords are case sensitive</span>.
The appliance is accessible through Secure Shell (SSH) using a terminal emulator of your choice. The appliance ships with three predefined user accounts.
 
<span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Names and passwords are case sensitive</span>.


*root  
*root  
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=== VMware tools ===
=== Virtual tools ===


VMware tools are not installed on the VPMA&nbsp; as the version will depend on the hypervisor version.&nbsp; Cutomers are encouraged to install tools as required by their virtual environment.
Virtual tools such as VMware tools are not installed on the VPMA&nbsp; as the version will depend on the hypervisor version.&nbsp; Customers are encouraged to install these tools as required by their virtual environment.


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=== Third Party Software ===
=== Installing third party software ===


Because running thirt party software may interfere with pre-installed services, contact COMCERT Support.&nbsp; Warrany is void if you fail to do so.
<span style="background-color:#FFFF00;">Because running thirt party software may interfere with pre-installed services, contact COMCERT Support prior to installation</span>.&nbsp; Warrany is void if you fail to do so.


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=== OS Upgade and Update ===
=== OS Upgrade/update ===


It is safe to update the Loperation system of the VPMA-45 and VPMA-48 for as long as the major version remains respectivily Centos 7 and&nbsp;Linux 8.
It is safe to update the Loperation system of the VPMA-45 and VPMA-48 for as long as the major version remains respectivily Centos 7 and&nbsp;Linux 8.


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Latest revision as of 19:45, 14 June 2023

Introduction

VPMA is COMCERT's Virtual Performance Management Appliance.  VPMA has been tested with VMware, KVM and Hyper-V.

VPMA-45 is based on a hardened distribution of CentOS 7 Linux Operating System.

VPMA-48 is based on a hardened distribution of Oracle Linux 8 Operating System.

 

Solution

Principal Virtual Machine Properties

  • 8 CPU
  • 64GB RAM
  • HD1 (system) 65GB
  • HD2 (data) 500GB

(these values are inspired by the minimum system requirements of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE Standalone Server - other applications may require smaller or bigger CPU and memory sizes)

 

Console Access (CLI)

The appliance is accessible through Secure Shell (SSH) using a terminal emulator of your choice. The appliance ships with three predefined user accounts.

Names and passwords are case sensitive.

  • root
  • comcert
  • Administrator

Customers are advised to use the Administrator account.  This account has sudo priviledges.

 

Reboot and halt

Before rebooting or halting the VPMA, stop all running services.  The procedure to stop depends on what the VPMA is used for.

To reboot:

$ sudo su -
# shutdown -r now

It will take several minutes before the application is available again.

To halt:

$ sudo su - 
# shutdown -h now

 

Virtual tools

Virtual tools such as VMware tools are not installed on the VPMA  as the version will depend on the hypervisor version.  Customers are encouraged to install these tools as required by their virtual environment.

 

Installing third party software

Because running thirt party software may interfere with pre-installed services, contact COMCERT Support prior to installation.  Warrany is void if you fail to do so.

 

OS Upgrade/update

It is safe to update the Loperation system of the VPMA-45 and VPMA-48 for as long as the major version remains respectivily Centos 7 and Linux 8.