Learn how to install the Panorama plugin for VMware vCenter.
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To get started with endpoint monitoring on vCenter, download and install the Panorama plugin for
VMware vCenter.
If you have a Panorama HA configuration, repeat this installation process on each Panorama peer.
When installing the plugin on Panoramas in an HA pair, install the plugin on the
passive peer before the active peer. After installing the plugin on the passive
peer, it will transition to a nonfunctional state. Installing the plugin on the
active peer returns the passive peer to a functional state.
If you have
a standalone Panorama or two Panorama appliances installed in an
HA pair with multiple plugins installed, plugins might not receive
updated IP-tag information if one or more of the plugins is not
configured. This occurs because Panorama will not forward IP-tag
information to unconfigured plugins. Additionally, this issue can occur
if one or more of the Panorama plugins is not in the Registered
or Success state (positive state differs on each plugin). Ensure
that your plugins are in the positive state before continuing or
executing the commands described below.
If you encounter this
issue, there are two workarounds:
Uninstall the unconfigured plugin or plugins. It is recommended that you don’t install a plugin
that you don’t plan to configure right away
You can use the following commands to work around this issue. Execute the following command
for each unconfigured plugin on each Panorama instance to prevent Panorama
from waiting to send updates. If you don’t, your firewalls may lose some
IP-tag information.
request plugins dau plugin-name
<plugin-name> unblock-device-push yesYou can cancel this
command by executing:
request plugins dau plugin-name
<plugin-name> unblock-device-push no
The
commands described are not persistent across reboots and must be
used again for any subsequent reboots. For Panorama in HA pair,
the commands must be executed on each Panorama.
