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Before You Install

To successfully install and deploy the vLWC, you must have VMWare vSphere installed on a single ESXi server, VMWare vCenter Server, and you must meet the hardware requirements listed in Hardware Requirements. You must also have one network with Internet connectivity either directly or through an active proxy server along with the other requirements listed in VMWare Requirements.

Prepare VMware vSphere

Before you begin the installation process for vLWC, you must prepare your VMware vSphere:

  • Make sure that you are able to connect to the vSphere and login to the vCenter Server. As the vLWC will be deployed as a vApp in the vCenter Server, an active user on the vSphere with privileges to deploy vApps is required for this installation process.

  • Make sure that all the networks are created in vCenter Server to attach the three network interfaces in the vLWC. These networks need to be setup and functional before vLWC is installed. For more information, see Virtual Network Interfaces for vLWC.

Download vLWC Software

The vLWC software will be provided to you by Juniper Networks® as a single downloadable OVA file. Follow the steps below to request and download the vLWC software:

  1. Visit the vLWC request page on Juniper Support Portal at https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/vlwc-form.

  2. Fill the fields in the Request Virtual Lightweight Collector page with the necessary information. See Table 1.

    Figure 1: Request Virtual Lightweight Collector page Request Virtual Lightweight Collector page

  3. Verify the information in the form and click Submit.

    An OVA file will be created specifically for your installation. The OVA file contains your serial number as an encrypted vApp property that will be installed to the vLWC during the initial boot process of the VM. Once the OVA file is created, you will receive an email with a link.

    Note:

    You can deploy only one vLWC OVA image with a unique serial number in your network. Deploying multiple vLWC OVA images with the same serial number is not supported. If you want to deploy multiple instances of vLWC in your network (example: vLWC for production and lab), you must request a separate vLWC OVA image by submitting another request form.

  4. Open the email you received from Juniper Support Portal, and click the link to visit the download portal where you can download the vLWC software.

  5. Download the vLWC software from the download portal.

    Note:

    Ensure that you have a stable Internet connection to download the vLWC software as the file size can be between 2 GB and 3 GB approximately.

  6. Once the vLWC software is downloaded, refer Install vLWC and Verify Installation to install the vLWC software and verify your installation.

Table 1: Fields on the Request Virtual Lightweight Collector Page

Field

Description

Select Account

Account to associate with the vLWC.

Default: Primary account.

Recipients

Email IDs associated with the selected account that will receive the vLWC download link. These recipients can onboard devices in the vLWC.

Select virtual Lightweight Collector Type

Hardware configuration for the desired scale of Junos devices being collected from. Values include:

  • VC-Small—Configuration can support up to 10,000 devices.

  • VC-Large—Configuration can support up to 20,000 devices.

See Hardware Requirements.

Description

(Optional) A custom description for the vLWC setup.