Network Performance Insight (NPI) – v1 - IBM · § NNM 9.3 product suite has same version as in NOI v1.4.0 § More about NNM v9.3 ... IBM Network Performance Insight ... for Network
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Non-root Users exclusive for NPI:hdfs, mapred, yarn, ams, kafka, spark, zookeeper, netcool Note: All non-root users gets created during installation, no manual steps.
§ Supports NetFlow (Cisco), JFlow (Juniper), CFlow (Alcatel), NetStream (Huawei), and IPFIX flow records Supports IPv4 and IPv6 traffic
§ Interactive dashboards with drill-down support to network and interface level reports that show near real-time data. These dashboards are supported on Dashboard Application Services Hub portal in Jazz for Service Management
§ Traffic data that can be categorized by the domain observation points or interfaces, and can be aggregated up to 1-minute granularity
§ Integrated with IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus component of IBM Netcool Operations Insight for monitoring network traffic threshold violations
§ Integrated with IBM Tivoli Network Manager component of IBM Netcool Operations Insight for device details lookup
§ Flexible retention periods and raw and aggregated data, with the ability to balance smaller storage requirements with longer analysis period
Network flow records and IBM Network Performance Insight reports
Flow-enabled network devices inspect traffic and send network flow records to IBM Network Performance InsightThese flow records include the following data:§Source IP address§Destination IP address§Source port§Destination port§Layer 3 protocol§Type of service§Router or switch interface
IBM Network Performance Insight collects the network flow records, analyzes them, and presents reports and dashboards
Using IBM Network Performance Insight: Traffic detailsYou can access the following 15 traffic details reports by changing the report view:•Top Sources•Top Sources with Application•Top Applications•Top Applications with Source•Top Applications with Destination•Top Applications with Conversation•Top Protocols•Top Protocols with Source•Top Protocols with Application•Top Protocols with Conversation•Top Protocols with Destination•Top Conversations•Top Conversations with Application•Top Destinations•Top Destinations with Application
Upgrade NNM v9.3 to be compatible with NOI 1.4.0.3§ Jazz Upgrade must be done via JazzSMgrpModeUpgrade.sh (not via Installation Manager i.e. IBMIM or imcl )
§ More information about Jazz 1.1.3.0 is @ http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21985946
§ If you are upgrading from DASH(JazzSM) v1.1.2.1, and if you haven’t installed in first place ‘Security Services’ – you’ll need to re-install GUI server. This isn’t necessary if you are doing a fresh deployment of DASH v1.1.3.0
§ Jazz SM 1.1.3.0 deprecated ’Security Services’
§ ‘Security Services’ Package will be installed automatically when you deploy NPI Device Dashboard v1.1
NPI Installation – Phase#1 cont’d§ NPI Specifics: (Applying SSL configuration to DASH) Ø Upon completing the NPI installation, the administrator must apply the certs to the SSL configuration on DASH
Ø This is mandatory step whether you do DASH SSL setup via Installation Manager or manually using ‘npiDashIntegration.sh’
Ø Log onto WAS Console (default https://hostname:16316/ibm/console/logon.jsp) using ‘smadmin’
Ø Navigate to Security -> SSL certificate and key management
Ø Click on ‘SSL configurations’ under ‘Related Items’
Ø Click on ‘NodeDefaultSSLSettings’
Ø Select ‘netcool’ for both ‘Default server certificate alias’ and ‘Default client certificate alias’
NPI Clusters Installation via Ambari – Phase#2§ Deploy NPI Clusters via Ambari Wizard
– Open a browser & Log Onto to Ambari Console http://NPIhost:8080 - (admin/admin)
– Click on Launch Install Wizard • Enter Cluster Name• Select ‘BigInsights 4.2 NPI’ Stack from the Stacks page.• List all nodes in the managed cluster (specify one node per line)
− If all is under one server, specify FQDN of NPI Host (e.g. npi.ibm.com)
– Select 'Provide your SSH Private Key' to automatically register hosts and click SSH Private Key link on Host Registration Information pane. For root user, the private key file is /root/.ssh/id_rsa (You may have to copy the file to regular folder this file if you can’t view hidden folders).
– Click Register and Confirm.– Verify that the correct hosts for your cluster are located successfully on the Confirm Hosts page.
NPI Clusters Installation via Ambari – Phase#2 cont’d§ Deploy NPI Clusters via Ambari Wizard
– on the Assign Masters page, assign the master services to the hosts in the cluster and click Next.• The default assignments is available.
– on the Assign Slaves and Clients page, assign the slave and client components to the hosts in the cluster, and click Next.• User can select one or more components next to a selected host.
– On Customize Services pane, update the configuration settings for the following services . • There is a set of tabs where users can manage configuration settings Network Performance Insight components.• Note: Default recommended values are completed automatically.
− Customizing HDFS settings
− Customizing YARN settings
− Configuring communication with Jazz for Service Management− Configuring communication with Tivoli Network Manager
– Once the settings and configuration of the services are completed, click Next.– Click Deploy on the Review page.
• See the progress of the installation on Install, Start, and Test page.– The progress bar at the top of the page gives the overall status and the main section of the page gives the status for each
host. • Click Next after the services are installed successfully.• Review the completed tasks on the Summary page and click Complete
NPI Clusters Installation via Ambari – Phase#2 cont’d§ Deploy NPI Clusters via Ambari Wizard
– On Customize Services pane, NPI settings are key for successful Integration with NCIM & DASH. • There is a set of tabs where users can manage configuration settings Network Performance Insight components.
NPI Clusters Installation via Ambari – Phase#2 cont’d§ Managing Ambari Server, Agent and Ambari Managed processes:
– If you need to run Ambari Server and Agent as non-root, follow the steps @ https://ibm.biz/BdsMr4– More about how to stop/start Ambari managed processes can be found @ https://ibm.biz/BdsMrH
§ Manager Service CLI via npi-cmd– Displays the status of all or selected services.– Start/Stop the selected services