How to monitor Vision VMs (Core, MSM, MSP) from external NMS?

Summary: This article lists Vision generated traps and ports to scan for monitoring Vision from external NMS.

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Question
How to monitor Vision VMs (Core, MSM, MSP) from external NMS?

Facts
VCE Vision Intelligent Operations

Answer
Vision VMs can be monitored through external NMS by receiving Vision generated traps and scanning ports listed below:
 
List of Vision generated traps
Trap Description
vceFmAgentEventConfigFileIssue Indicates an issue was encountered by VCE Vision software during self discovery for a physical component.
vceFmAgentEventDiscoveryIssue Indicates an issue was encountered by VCE Vision software during self discovery for a physical component.
vceFmAgentEventHealthPollIssue Indicates an issue was encountered VCE Vision software during a health polling cycle for a physical component
vceFmAgentEventPhysicalHealthStatusChanged Indicates that a health state change was detected for a VCE System physical component by the Vblock (TM) Monitor during a health polling cycle.
vceFmAgentEventLogicalHealthStatusChanged Indicates that a health state change was detected for a VCE System logical component by VCE Vision software during a health polling cycle.
 
Vision ports and protocols
Port Protocol Usage Source Destination Direction
80 TCP HTTP Vision Software RCM content distribution network (CDN) destination addresses that include the following: *.flexnetoper ations.com • updates.fl exnetopera tions.com • vce.flexne toperation s.com • vceesdie.flexnet operations .com Outbound
443 TCP HTTPS Vision Software RCM content distribution network (CDN) destination addresses that include the following: *.flexnetoper ations.com • updates.fl exnetopera tions.com • vce.flexne toperation s.com • vceesdie.flexnet operations .com Outbound
22 TCP Secure shell (SSH) Vision Software Any IP address Inbound
8443 TCP API for System Library • API for Compliance Checker • API for Vision Security Vision Software Any client or application The Plug-in for vCenter uses this port to communicate with VCE Vision software. Inbound
18443 TCP Inventory Manager Vision Software Any client or application The Plug-in for vCenter uses this port to communicate with VCE Vision software for RCM Content Prepositioning. Inbound
4369 TCP AMQP messaging Vision Software Any application that subscribes to the VCE Vision software messaging service Outbound
5672 TCP AMQP messaging Vision Software Any application that subscribes to the VCE Vision software messaging service Inbound
161 UDP General SNMP messages Vision Software SNMP client or NMS Inbound
* 162 UDP SNMP trap messages Vision Software SNMP client or NMS Inbound
* This port is configurable. Default is 162.

Affected Products

VxBlock and Vblock Systems, VxRack
Article Properties
Article Number: 000204496
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 21 Oct 2022
Version:  1
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