Cisco NFVIS ThousandEyes Support

Table 1. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Description

Cisco NFVIS ThousandEyes Support

Cisco NFVIS Release 4.11.1

This feature adds support to deploy and operate Cisco ThousandEyes as a container using Cisco NFVIS. Download the NFVIS ThousandEyes agent container image from the docker hub, upload it to the Cisco NFVIS portal and deploy the ThousandEyes container to leverage ThousandEyes related technologies within Cisco NFVIS.

Information About Cisco NFVIS ThousandEyes Support

Cisco NFVIS supports Cisco ThousandEyes to provide a pre-integrated solution that allows deploying ThousandEyes enterprise agents as a container on Cisco NFVIS. This enables running ThousandEyes network monitoring and testing capabilities directly on your Cisco NFVIS infrastructure. The feature provides visibility into the performance of the underlying network infrastructure.

Benefits of Cisco NFVIS ThousandEyes Support

  • Gain end-to-end visibility into the performance of your network infrastructure, including cloud providers, WAN links, and internal data center networks within Cisco NFVIS providing end-to-end visibility into network performance.

  • Reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR) for network issues, improve network reliability, and optimize application performance.

Prerequisities For Cisco NFVIS ThousandEyes Support

  • Ensure that the minimum software version for Cisco NFVIS devices is Cisco NFVIS Release 4.11.1.

  • Ensure that your devices are meeting the minimum hardware requirements. For more information on the minimum hardware requirements see, Enterprise Agent System Requirements in the ThousandEyes documentation.

Restrictions For Cisco NFVIS ThousandEyes Support

  • Only 0.16-1676590620 and 0.14-1674596680 are the two ThousandEyes enterprise agent docker images that are supported by Cisco NFVIS. Download the images from the thousandeyes/enterprise-agent page.

  • You can't deploy ThousandEyes as a VM (Virtual Machine) on Cisco NFVIS.

Deploy ThousandEyes on Cisco NFVIS

Download the latest ThousandEyes container image file from the docker hub.

Upload the ThousandEyes container image file to the Cisco NFVIS and register the image. For more information on uploading and registering the image files see, Uploading VM Images to an NFVIS Server and Registering NFVIS Container Image.

Use the following steps to deploy ThousandEyes VM:

  1. In Cisco NFVIS portal, click Configuration > Deploy.

  2. In the Select VM or Container menu, click TE and the ThousandEyes node is displayed inside the topology.

  3. Configure the following fields in the VM Details window.

    Field

    Description

    VM Name

    Enter the container's name.

    Image

    Choose the registered thousandeyes.docker image from the drop-down or click + button to add a new image.

    Profile

    Choose the profile for the ThousandEyes agent from the drop-down or click the + button to add a new profile.

    Group Name

    (Optional) Choose a group name from the drop-down list.

    Deployment Disk

    Choose a deployment disk from the drop-down.

    Note

     

    Do not choose NFS Store as a deployment disk from the drop-down.

    Add Bootstrap Config

    Add bootstrap config data in the explanded Add Bootstrap Config pane. Check the Is External File Path check box if your bootstrap file path is from an external source.

    Add Config Options

    Add the additional configuration in the expanded Add Config Options pane. Choose the Config Option Name, Enter the Config Option Value after = in the pre-populated config option value. For example, TEAGENT_INET=4

    Add Volume

    Volume required to enable ThousandEyes on Cisco NFVIS is are pre-populated with the minimum required volume. You can add or remove volumes based on your requirement.

    Remove Volume

    You can remove volumes based on your requirement.

    Exclude Disks from Export

    Not supported by ThousandEyes.

  4. Click Deploy.

Access ThousandEyes Using Cisco NFVIS

ThousandEyes Enterprise Agents displays the status of the enterprise agents deployed in Cisco NFVIS. For more information see, ThousandEyes Documentation.