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Version: Cloud

Snappyflow sfPoller Server for vCenter

Pre-Requisites:​

  1. vCenter Server 5.5 and above.
  2. vCenter login credentials for a user having administrative privileges or enough rights to provision VMs in a data center.
  3. If your datacenter does not support DHCP, static IP address details for SnappyFlow server.

Resource Requirement For SnappyFlow Server:​

  1. vCPU: 2
  2. RAM: 2 GB
  3. Disk: 20 GB, (IDE, SCSI disks supported)

Instructions:​

  1. Import OVA into your vCenter using vSphere client.
  2. Verify IP address of the SnappyFlow VM/Server in summary section of vSphere client.
  3. Connect to server using http:// ip address
  4. Login using admin/admin
  5. Follow the instructions to setup server.

Configure sfPoller​

Profile Key​

The profile key is used to Synchronize your SnappyFlow account with sfPoller.

  1. Go to the Manage tab of SnappyFlow and select the Profile Key icon of your Profile.


  2. Copy the Profile Key.


  3. Go the the Manage tab of sfPoller and paste the profile key in the Profile Key section.


  4. Select the Save button.

Add Cloud Account​

Follow the below steps to create a Cloud Account in sfPoller.

  1. Go the the Manage tab > Cloud Account section of sfPoller.
  2. Select the Add option.
  3. In the Add Cloud Account window, select the account type from the drop-down list and fill the following details:
    • Name - Give a meaningful name to your cloud account
    • Access Key - Access Key provided your cloud service
    • Secret Key - Secret Key provided your cloud service
    • Token - Token provided your cloud service
    • Region - Select a region from the drop-down

  1. Select the Save button.

Create Project​

Follow the below steps to create a Project in sfPoller.

  1. Go to the Application tab of sfPoller.

  2. Select the Create Project button.


  3. In the Add Project window, give a meaningful project name and save.


Create Application​

In sfPoller, there are two ways to create an Application.

  • Manual method
  • Discover method

Create an Application Using Manual Method​

  1. Go to the Application tab of sfPoller.

  2. Navigate to your Project and select the + add icon in the Action column.

  3. In the Add Application window, select Create New option and click the Next button.

  4. In the Create Application window, give a meaningful name to the application and click the Save button.

Create an Application Using Discover Method​

  1. Go to the Application tab of sfPoller.

  2. Navigate to your Project and select the + add icon in the Action column.

  3. In the Add Application window, select Discover option and click the Next button.

  4. In the Discover and Add Application window, add the following details:

    • Cloud account - Select your cloud account from the drop-down list
    • Tag Key Name - Key of the tag
    • Tag Value - Value of the tag
    • Tag for generating application Name - Specify the tag Key, from which the value will be used as the application name.

  5. Select the Add Rule button.

  6. Select the Discover Endpoints. It automatically discovers the endpoint related to the tags.

  7. Review all the details and click the Save button.

  8. Select the Global Save button to save all the changes done within sfPoller.

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The Discover method allows you to bypass the manual addition of endpoints and plugins.

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After configuring the sfPoller, the Project and Application will become accessible within the SnappyFlow account that is synchronized with the sfPoller.