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The advantage of vSCOUT is a reduced impact on the CPU usage of the host. | The advantage of vSCOUT is a reduced impact on the CPU usage of the host. | ||
The procedure below is a siplified installation procedures | The procedure below is a siplified installation procedures; we made most decisions based on our best practices and experience. | ||
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Create a second file /tmp/nsagent_config.cfg. Replace <MON> and <MAN> with the device name of the network interface(s) of the host. In many cases the interface to monitor is the same interface used to communicate with nGenius (MON=MAN): | Create a second file /tmp/nsagent_config.cfg. Replace <A.B.C.D> with the IP address of the nGenius Server. Replace <MON> and <MAN> with the device name of the network interface(s) of the host. In many cases the interface to monitor is the same interface used to communicate with nGenius (MON=MAN): | ||
Content of the file: | Content of the file: | ||
<pre>export NSCOMM_PORT=395 | <pre>export NSCONFIG_SERVER=<A.B.C.D> | ||
export NSCOMM_PORT=395 | |||
export NSCONSOLE_PORT=7501 | export NSCONSOLE_PORT=7501 | ||
export HTTP_PORT=7080 | export HTTP_PORT=7080 | ||
export HTTPS_PORT=7443 | export HTTPS_PORT=7443 | ||
export | export NUM_CPUS=2 | ||
export MEM_SIZE=2048 | |||
export MON_INF=<MON> | |||
export MGMT_INF=<MAN> | export MGMT_INF=<MAN> | ||
export VSCOUT_MODE=lite | export VSCOUT_MODE=lite | ||
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The host will time-stamp the packets. Make sure the host has adequate time source. | |||
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Download | === Download === | ||
Use wget or curl to download the required installation file to the /tmp directory on the host. There are two versions of this file: RPM to be used with Redhat, CentOS and Amazon Linux and BIN to be used with Ubuntu, Fedore and SUSE Linux. Keep in mind that only x86_64 architecture is supported. | |||
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=== Installing vSCOUT using the RPM file === | |||
<pre># md5sum is-6xxx-xxx-vSCOUT.x86_64.rpm | |||
# yum -y is-6xxx-xxx-vSCOUT.x86_64.rpm --prefix=<target directory></pre> | |||
The --prefix argument is optional and allows you to specify a location for the vSCOUT installation. The default location is /opt/NetScout/. If you want for example install vSCOUT in /usr/lib/NetScout/, you must specify /usr/lib/ as target directory. | |||
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=== Installing vSCOUT using the BIN file === | |||
<pre># md5sum is-6xxx-xxx-vSCOUT.bin | |||
# chmod +x is-6xxx-xxx-vSCOUT.bin | |||
# ./is-6xxx-xxx-vSCOUT.bin --prefix=<target directory> | |||
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Revision as of 12:08, 11 May 2020
Introduction
NetScout vSCOUT verions 6.1.1 build is the most recent version of the agent that supports lite mode. In lite mode the agent is not analyzing traffic. Its only use is formwarting pachets to InfiniStream.
The advantage of vSCOUT is a reduced impact on the CPU usage of the host.
The procedure below is a siplified installation procedures; we made most decisions based on our best practices and experience.
Solution
Prepare
Create a first file /tmp/nsprobeid containing the hostname of the host:
# vi /tmp/nsprobeid
Content of the file:
HOSTNAME
Create a second file /tmp/nsagent_config.cfg. Replace <A.B.C.D> with the IP address of the nGenius Server. Replace <MON> and <MAN> with the device name of the network interface(s) of the host. In many cases the interface to monitor is the same interface used to communicate with nGenius (MON=MAN):
Content of the file:
export NSCONFIG_SERVER=<A.B.C.D> export NSCOMM_PORT=395 export NSCONSOLE_PORT=7501 export HTTP_PORT=7080 export HTTPS_PORT=7443 export NUM_CPUS=2 export MEM_SIZE=2048 export MON_INF=<MON> export MGMT_INF=<MAN> export VSCOUT_MODE=lite
The host will time-stamp the packets. Make sure the host has adequate time source.
Download
Use wget or curl to download the required installation file to the /tmp directory on the host. There are two versions of this file: RPM to be used with Redhat, CentOS and Amazon Linux and BIN to be used with Ubuntu, Fedore and SUSE Linux. Keep in mind that only x86_64 architecture is supported.
Installing vSCOUT using the RPM file
# md5sum is-6xxx-xxx-vSCOUT.x86_64.rpm # yum -y is-6xxx-xxx-vSCOUT.x86_64.rpm --prefix=<target directory>
The --prefix argument is optional and allows you to specify a location for the vSCOUT installation. The default location is /opt/NetScout/. If you want for example install vSCOUT in /usr/lib/NetScout/, you must specify /usr/lib/ as target directory.
Installing vSCOUT using the BIN file
# md5sum is-6xxx-xxx-vSCOUT.bin # chmod +x is-6xxx-xxx-vSCOUT.bin # ./is-6xxx-xxx-vSCOUT.bin --prefix=<target directory>