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SteelCentral™ NetProfiler Software
Installation Guide
Virtual Edition for VMware ESXi 5.5 and 6.0

Version 10.11.x
September 2017
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Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction.............................................................................................................................1
Additional Resources........................................................................................................................................1
Contacting Riverbed .........................................................................................................................................2
Chapter 2 - Preparing for installation .......................................................................................................3

Required software and hardware ......................................................................................................................3
Network access .................................................................................................................................................4
Configuration information ................................................................................................................................5
Chapter 3 - Deploying the NetProfiler.......................................................................................................7

Uploading the NetProfiler OVA package to the ESXi host ..............................................................................7
Adding a disk..................................................................................................................................................11
Adding VMXNET3 network interfaces..........................................................................................................15
Chapter 4 - Configuring the NetProfiler.................................................................................................. 17

Accessing the NetProfiler ...............................................................................................................................17
Initial setup .....................................................................................................................................................19
Chapter 5 - Activating the licenses ......................................................................................................... 23

Obtaining license keys from the licensing portal ...........................................................................................23
Entering license keys in the NetProfiler .........................................................................................................24
Chapter 6 - Verifying the installation ...................................................................................................... 25
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Contents
iv SteelCentral™ NetProfiler Software Installation Guide

CHAPTER 1 Introduction
The virtual edition of the Riverbed® SteelCentral™ NetProfiler is a virtualized implementation of the NetProfiler
appliance. This document describes how to install the virtual edition on a VMware ESXi host.
The installation process includes:
 Chapter 2, “Preparing for installation”
 Chapter 3, “Deploying the NetProfiler”
 Chapter 4, “Configuring the NetProfiler”
 Chapter 5, “Activating the licenses”
 Chapter 6, “Verifying the installation”
When the installation tasks are completed, the NetProfiler is ready to configure operationally. Operational
configuration is described in the on line help system.
Additional Resources
The primary source of product information is the on line help system. Additional information is available from the
Riverbed Support site at https://support.riverbed.com. This includes:
 Release Notes - posted on the Software page for your product. Choose your product from the Software menu.
 Users Guides - posted on the Documentation page for your product. Choose your product from the
Documentation menu.
 Tech Notes - linked to from the Documentation page for your product. Choose your product from the
Documentation menu.
 Knowledge Base - a database of known issues and how-to documents. You can browse titles or search for key
words and strings. Choose “Search Knowledge Base” from the Knowledge Base menu.
SteelCentral™ NetProfiler Software Installation Guide 1

Introduction Contacting Riverbed
Contacting Riverbed
Options for contacting Riverbed include:
 Internet - Find out about Riverbed products at http://www.riverbed.com.
 Support - If you have problems installing, using, or replacing Riverbed products, contact Riverbed Technical
Support or your channel partner who provides support. To contact Riverbed Technical Support, please open a
trouble ticket at https://support.riverbed.com or call 1-888-RVBD-TAC (1-888-782-3822) in the United States
and Canada or +1 415 247 7381 outside the United States.
 Professional Services - Riverbed has a staff of engineers who can help you with installation, provisioning,
network redesign, project management, custom designs, consolidation project design, and custom-coded
solutions. To contact Riverbed Professional Services, go to http://www.riverbed.com or email
proserve@riverbed.com.
 Documentation - Riverbed continually strives to improve the quality and usability of its documentation. We
appreciate any suggestions you may have about our on line documentation or printed materials. Send
documentation comments to techpubs@riverbed.com.
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CHAPTER 2 Preparing for installation
When you purchase the NetProfiler, you receive a license activation token in email. Ensure that you have this token.
Also ensure that:
 The required hardware and software is available.
 Ports are open to allow the NetProfiler to receive information from other SteelCentral appliances and to access
required network services.
Required software and hardware

Hardware requirements depend on the licensed flow limits. For an ESXi host that is running only the NetProfiler, the
recommended computing resources are as follows.
 VMware ESXi 5.5 or 6.0
 NetProfiler virtual edition OVA package
 VMware vSphere Client
 ESXi server hardware with at least:
– Virtual CPUs and RAM as listed in the table below
– 250 GB of storage space for system disk
– 8 GB of swap space on the system disk
– A second disk for traffic flow data storage: 250 GB to 50 TB.
– Two NICs
Product Code License Type Flow Limit Minimum Recommended
SCNP-VE-F1 MSPECSCNPVFLOW1 15k FPM Four 2.6 GHz CPUs Four 2.6 GHz CPUs
8 GB RAM 12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM 12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM 12 GB RAM

Preparing for installation Network access
Product Code License Type Flow Limit Minimum Recommended
8 GB RAM 12 GB RAM
SCNP-VE-F5 MSPECSCNPVFLOW5 200k FPM Four 2.6 GHz CPUs Eight 2.6 GHz CPUs
12 GB RAM 16 GB RAM
SCNP-VE-F6 MSPECSCNPVFLOW6 400k FPM Four 2.6 GHz CPUs Eight 2.6 GHz CPUs
12 GB RAM 16 GB RAM
SCNP-VE-F7 MSPECSCNPVFLOW7 600k FPM Eight 2.6 GHz CPUs Eight 2.6 GHz CPUs
16 GB RAM 32 GB RAM
SCNP-VE-F8 MSPECSCNPVFLOW8 800k FPM Eight 2.6 GHz CPUs Eight 2.6 GHz CPUs
16 GB RAM 32 GB RAM
SCNP-VE-F9 MSPECSCNPVFLOW9 1M FPM Eight 2.6 GHz CPUs Twelve 2.6 GHz CPUs
32 GB RAM 48 GB RAM
SCNP-VE-F10 MSPECSCNPVFLOW10 2M FPM Eight 2.6 GHz CPUs Twelve 2.6 GHz CPUs
48 GB RAM 64 GB RAM
It is recommended that the primary virtual disk be “thick provisioned” to ensure the disk space will be available to the
virtual machine. However, primary virtual disk can be “thin provisioned” if there is enough free space on the datastore
to support the size of the disk when it becomes full. If the datastore runs out of disk space when using “thin
provisioned” virtual disks, the virtual machine may become unstable and require re-installation.
The secondary virtual disk can be “thick provisioned” or “thin provisioned.”
Network access
The NetProfiler must access other SteelCentral products and also network services.
Communication between SteelCentral appliances

If you lock down your network on a port-by-port basis, ensure that the following ports are open between SteelCentral
appliances:
 TCP/22 – (ssh) This is needed for the NetProfiler to transfer upgrade packages to other SteelCentral devices that
are connected to it.
 TCP/8443 – Exchange of encryption certificates between SteelCentral appliances.
 TCP/41017 – Encrypted communication between NetProfiler and Sensor, Flow Gateway, NetShark or
AppResponse appliance.
 UDP/123 – (ntp) Synchronization of time between a Sensor or Flow Gateway and the NetProfiler.
Access to and from network access services

 TCP/22 – (ssh) This is needed for secure shell access to SteelCentral software components and for the appliance
to obtain information from servers via scripts.
 UDP/161 – (snmp) The NetProfiler uses SNMP to obtain interface information from switches. Also, management
systems use this port to read the SteelCentral appliance MIB.
 TCP/443 – (https) Secure web-based management interfaces.

Configuration information Preparing for installation
 TCP/5432 – (odbc) If you will be allowing other applications to access the NetProfiler internal database via
ODBC, then you must allow traffic on this port.
 42999 – If you will be using the NetProfiler user identification feature with a Microsoft Active Directory domain
controller, then you must allow traffic on port 42999.
 Vulnerability scanner ports – If you will be using the NetProfiler vulnerability scan feature, then you must allow
traffic on the port that the SteelCentral appliance is to use for accessing the vulnerability scanner server. Obtain
vulnerability scanner server addresses and port numbers from the administrator of those systems. The default
ports are as follows:
 Nessus: 1241
 nCircle: 443
 Rapid7: 3780
 Qualys: Requires external https access to qualysapi.qualys.com (Note: This is separate from
qualysguard.qualys.com.)
 Foundstone: 3800
Configuration information
When you configure the NetProfiler, you will be asked to provide configuration information. Information that is
required to complete the installation is listed in the table that follows with an asterisk (*). Items not marked with an
asterisk are optional during installation and can be specified afterwards on the NetProfiler Configuration > General
Settings page if necessary.
It may be useful to write the configuration values in the blank column of the checklist below so that you can refer to
them during the configuration step or afterward.
NetProfiler host name:*
NetProfiler IP address:*
Netmask:*
Default gateway:*
DNS name resolution for hosts (enable or disable):
Primary DNS server IP address:
Secondary DNS server IP address:
DNS search domain:
NTP server IP addresses:*

Applies only if NetProfiler is being synchronized to an
external NTP server.
Time Zone:
SNMP information:
NetProfiler is set by default to use SNMP Version 1 and to
allow MIB browsing. If you are configuring SNMP at this
time, obtain the necessary V1 or V3 information.

Preparing for installation Configuration information
Outgoing mail server name, port number, and “From” address.

Applies only if you will be specifying a server that NetProfiler
is to use for sending reports or alert notifications.
Inside addresses:
IP addresses or address ranges of hosts that the NetProfiler is
to track individually. The default values are 10/8,172.16/
12,192.168/16
Security Profile settings:*

You can use either three traffic collection profiles (weekdays,
weeknights, and weekends) or four (weekdays, weeknights,
Saturdays, and Sundays). After installation, you can define
others. You can also specify the times when weekdays begin
and end (default times are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm).
Password to use for your initial NetProfiler login:*

The default password admin.
New password to enter when prompted to change the initial

NetProfiler password:*
Applies only to systems not previously configured.
Service Management
Leave this set to ByLocation unless you are required to
choose another group type for service locations.

CHAPTER 3 Deploying the NetProfiler
Deploying the NetProfiler on an ESXi host involves:

 Uploading the NetProfiler archive (OVA) package to the ESXi host.
 Adding a virtual disk for flow data storage.
Uploading the NetProfiler OVA package to the ESXi host

Open the VMware vSphere client to get an access to your existing ESXi host. The vSphere client can be downloaded
by pointing your web browser to the name or IP address of your ESXi host. Install the NetProfiler software on the ESXi
host as follows:
1. Using the VMware vSphere client, log in to the ESXi host.
2. In the navigation tree, select the ESXi host on which to deploy the NetProfiler.

Deploying the NetProfiler Uploading the NetProfiler OVA package to the ESXi host
3. Choose Deploy OVF Template from the File menu.
This opens the Deploy OVF Template window.
4. On the Source page, browse to the location of the NetProfiler OVA file. Alternatively, enter the URL or path to the
file. Click Next to open the OVF Template Details section.

Uploading the NetProfiler OVA package to the ESXi host Deploying the NetProfiler
5. On the OVF Template Details page, confirm that the correct file is selected and click Next.
6. On the Name and Location page, enter a name for the NetProfiler and click Next.

Deploying the NetProfiler Uploading the NetProfiler OVA package to the ESXi host
7. On the Datastore page, select the server drive where you will store the NetProfiler files and click Next. (The
Datasatore screen is displayed only if you have external storage, such as NAS.).
8. On the Disk Format page, select the disk provisioning format and then click Next. The Disk Format page for ESXi
has three format options.
It is recommended that virtual disks are “thick provisioned” to ensure the disk space will be available to the
virtual machine. However, virtual disks may be “thin provisioned” as long as there is enough free space on the
Datastore to support the size of the disk when it becomes full. If the datastore runs out of disk space when using
“thin provisioned” virtual disks, the virtual machine may become unstable and require reinstallation.
If the “Lazy zero” and “Eager zero” options are available, select “Lazy zero.” Do not use “Eager zero.”

Adding a disk Deploying the NetProfiler
9. On the Network Mapping page, map the source networks (ports) of the NetProfiler to destination networks (port
groups) on the server and click Next.
10. On the Ready to Complete summary page, click Finish to start the deployment.
Adding a disk
NetProfiler software is preconfigured to use the operating system disk. You must configure a second disk for storing
traffic data. The NetProfiler virtual machine should be shut down before you add the second disk. Add the second disk
as follows.
1. In the vSphere client, select the NetProfiler.

Deploying the NetProfiler Adding a disk
2. In the Basic Tasks section of the Getting Started tab for the NetProfiler, ensure that the NetProfiler is powered off
and click Edit virtual machine settings.
3. On the Hardware tab of the Virtual Machine Properties page, click Add.

Adding a disk Deploying the NetProfiler
4. On the Device Type page, select Hard Disk and click Next.
5. On the Select a Disk page, select Create a new virtual disk.

Deploying the NetProfiler Adding a disk
6. On the Create a Disk page, enter a size for the flow data storage disk. You can choose to store the disk with the
virtual machine, or you can choose a different datastore.
This example specifies only 250 GB of disk space for flow data storage and chooses to store the flow data with
the virtual machine. If you specify a large amount of flow data storage, such as 1 TB or 2 TB, you might want to
locate it on a separate datastore that might be faster or have more storage available.
7. On the Advanced Options page, use the default setting for the Virtual Device Node. Also, make sure that the
Mode settings are the same as for the OS disk. By default, the OS disk is not set to Independent mode.

Adding VMXNET3 network interfaces Deploying the NetProfiler
8. On the Ready to Complete page, click Finish to create the hard disk.
9. The Virtual Machine Properties page shows the new hard disk that is ready to be added. Click OK to add it.
At this point the system is ready to be configured as described in the next chapter. However, if you want to use
VMXNET3 network interfaces, do not power on the VM at this point. Instead, complete the following procedure
before moving on to Chapter 4, “Configuring the NetProfiler.”
Adding VMXNET3 network interfaces

To add VMXNET3 network interfaces,
1. Using the vSphere client, select the icon for the newly deployed SteelCentral device and then click Edit Virtual
Machine Settings to open the Virtual Machine Properties window.

Deploying the NetProfiler Adding VMXNET3 network interfaces
2. Delect Network Interface 1 and click Remove. Repeat for Network Interface 2. The interfaces will be deleted in
a later step when OK is clicked to close the Virtual Machine Properties window.
3. Add two new VMXNET3 interfaces to the virtual machine. Click Add > Ethernet Adapter and then click Next.
4. Select VMXNET3 from the Adapter Type pull-down menu and make sure the correct network is selected and the
“Connect at power on” box is checked.
5. Click Next to review the selections and click Finish when you are satisfied with the changes. Repeat process to
add the second interface.
6. Click OK to commit the changes and close the Virtual Machine Properties window. The two original interfaces
will be removed and two new VMXNET 3 interfaces will be added.
7. Continue with Chapter 4, “Configuring the NetProfiler.”

CHAPTER 4 Configuring the NetProfiler
Configuring the NetProfiler includes:

 Using the vSphere client to access the NetProfiler console port to set up the NetProfiler to be accessible over the
network.
 Using the NetProfiler web user interface to complete further configuration tasks if necessary before activating the
licenses.
Accessing the NetProfiler

The first step in configuring the NetProfiler is to set up its IP address, prefix length, and default gateway so that you
can access the web user interface. You perform this configuration using the NetProfiler console port, as follows.
1. On the vSphere client’s list of virtual machines, select the icon for the NetProfiler.
2. On the Getting Started tab, click Power on the virtual machine.

Configuring the NetProfiler Accessing the NetProfiler
3. On the tool bar of the vSphere client, click the console launch button to open a console session on the NetProfiler.
4. Log in to the NetProfiler console using the default user name and password:
Login: admin
Password: admin
5. When the configuration wizard starts, it displays the product model and serial number. If you will be activating the
licenses manually, record this information to use during license activation.
6. Enter the required information at the prompts. Use your keyboard’s Up Arrow to choose an IPv4 address or an
IPv6 network to pre-populate the Management address field. For IPv6, add the host address before the prefix
length. A typical configuration dialog proceeds as follows:
Welcome to SteelCentral Setup!
Configuring SCNP-VE with serial number 0000000000000
Press up arrow to access these addresses or ctrl+c to restart

Discovered IPv4 address 10.38.136.55/18
Discovered IPv6 network 2600:809:200:1a02:/64
Please enter the MGMT IP ADDRESS

ip/prefixlen: 2600:809:200:1a02:100:0:a26:8837/64
Please enter the GATEWAY IP ADDRESS

ip: 2600:809:200:1a02::1
Please enter the password for the mazu, dhcp, root, and admin shell users: ********
Please re-enter the password: ********
New Settings:
Product: SCNP-VE
IP Address: 2600:809:200:1a02:100:0:a26:8837/64
Gateway: 2600:809:200:1a02::1
NOTE: Setup will conclude with a reboot of this SteelCentral device. After all modules have
rebooted, setup can be completed by logging into the UI at
https://[2600:809:200:1a02:100:0:a26:8837]/
Login as admin/admin.
NOTICE: All existing settings and logs will be lost.

Finish Setup and Reboot? (yes/no): yes
Working.........

Initial setup Configuring the NetProfiler
7. Check to ensure that the settings have been entered correctly and then enter “yes” to reboot the NetProfiler.
8. Wait for the reboot to complete. This takes several minutes. If you lose the mouse cursor while working in the
console interface, you can restore it by entering Ctrl+Alt.
9. When the NetProfiler finishes rebooting, the console window displays the login prompt. This indicates that the
NetProfiler is installed and ready for you to access using the web user interface. Exit from the console session, exit
from the vSphere client, and log into the web user interface using the IP address you just assigned.
Do not use the console admin account except for this setup procedure. After this setup, use the mazu account if you
need to log in to the console or command line interface.
Initial setup
The first time you log in to the NetProfiler web user interface, the software displays a setup page. Parts of this page
are prepopulated with the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway that you specified using the console port in the
previous step. This may be all you need to complete the installation. However, you can specify the rest of the initial
configuration information at this time.
1. On the management network, point your web browser to the IP address you specified in the configuration wizard
using the console port.
https://<NetProfiler_IP_address>
2. Log in to the NetProfiler web user interface. The default credentials are:
 User name: admin
 Password: admin
The first time you log in to the NetProfiler user interface, it displays the Setup page.
3. On the Setup page, ensure that all the required fields (marked with an asterisk) are filled in.
4. Fill in the additional information, as necessary:

Configuring the NetProfiler Initial setup
 Name Resolution - whether to use DNS resolution for hosts reported by the NetProfiler and, if so, the addresses
and search domains for the DNS servers.
 Time Configuration - Time zone and NTP server IP addresses. The time zone is required. The NTP server IP address
applies only if NetProfiler is being synchronized to an external NTP server.
 SNMP MIB Configuration - NetProfiler is set by default to use SNMP Version 1 and to allow MIB browsing. If you are
configuring SNMP at this time, obtain the necessary V1 or V3 information.

Initial setup Configuring the NetProfiler
 Inside Address Configuration - IP addresses or address ranges of hosts that the NetProfiler is to track individually. The
default values are 10/8,172.16/12,192.168/16.
 Service Management - Leave this set to ByLocation unless you are required to choose another group type for service
locations.
5. After you have filled in all necessary fields, click Configure Now at the bottom of the page to apply your changes.
Your browser session will be closed while the configuration changes are made. You can then log back in to activate
your licenses.

Configuring the NetProfiler Initial setup

CHAPTER 5 Activating the licenses
When you purchase a NetProfiler, your purchase confirmation email includes a license request token. The NetProfiler
uses this token to generate a license activation code, which you use to obtain license keys from the Riverbed licensing
portal.
When you enter the license activation code on the Riverbed licensing portal, the portal generates a license key for each
license you have purchased. You copy these keys and enter them on the NetProfiler licensing page to activate the
licenses features.
Obtaining license keys from the licensing portal

To get the license keys for the features you have purchased,
1. Log in to the NetProfiler web user interface.
2. Navigate to the Configuration > Licenses page.

Activating the licenses Entering license keys in the NetProfiler
3. Paste or enter your license activation token in the License Request section and click Request key. The NetProfiler
generates a license activation code and displays it in a popup window.
4. Copy the activation code.
5. Go to the Riverbed licensing portal at https://support.riverbed.com/content/support/licensing.html. .
6. Paste or enter your activation code into the Enter Unique Product Identifier field and click Next.
7. Follow the instructions in the licensing wizard. The licensing portal will activate all the licenses that you purchased
on the order for which you received the token.
8. When the process is complete, copy the license keys from the list. These must be entered in the NetProfiler.
Entering license keys in the NetProfiler

Enter your license keys in the NetProfiler to activate the licenses you have purchased.
1. Log in to the NetProfiler web user interface.
2. Navigate to the Configuration > Licenses page and click Add license(s) in the Licenses section. This opens a
popup window for entering the license keys.
3. Enter the license keys as a comma-separated list and click OK. The NetProfiler activates the licenses and displays
them in a list. Your web user interface session may be terminated when the new licenses are activated. If it is, log
back in and navigate to the Configuration > Licenses page.
4. Review the list of licenses if necessary.

After the licenses have been installed, you can verify the installation by checking to see if the NetProfiler is monitoring
traffic.

CHAPTER 6 Verifying the installation
Installation verification requires the NetProfiler to be receiving traffic data from at least one source. To determine if
the NetProfiler is receiving data, log in to the web user interface and navigate to the System > Devices/Interfaces page.
Check the status of the Sensors, Flow Gateways, NetSharks or other data source devices on the Devices tab. When a
data source comes on line, the NetProfiler begins collecting data.
If no data sources are listed on the System > Devices/Interfaces page Devices tab, then NetProfiler installation and
configuration cannot be verified. Set up at least one data source device (preferably all data source devices) and then
perform the installation verification as follows.
1. Go to the Dashboard page and verify that the graphs display data.
2. Go to the System > Information page and ensure that the

 NetProfiler Status indications is displaying OK.
 NetProfiler Flow Capacity Licensed Limit matches the license that was purchased.
 Storage Status indications is displaying OK.
3. Go to the System > Devices/Interfaces page and assure that each data source that is expected to be available is listed
and that no status indicators are red.
4. Go to the Reports > Traffic page. Near the bottom of the Report Criteria section, click Run now. Verify that a traffic
report is displayed. (It will take a short time for the report to display.)
This completes the installation process. The NetProfiler can now be turned over to those who are responsible for setting
up user accounts and operational parameters. Refer to the on line help system for further configuration procedures.

Verifying the installation

Riverbed Technology
680 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: 415.247.8800
Fax: 415.247.8801 Part Number
Web: http://www.riverbed.com 712-00132-09

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Virtual Edition for VMware ESXi 5.5 and 6.0

Chapter 2 - Preparing for installation .......................................................................................................3

Chapter 3 - Deploying the NetProfiler.......................................................................................................7

Chapter 4 - Configuring the NetProfiler.................................................................................................. 17

Chapter 5 - Activating the licenses ......................................................................................................... 23

Chapter 6 - Verifying the installation ...................................................................................................... 25

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Required software and hardware

Product Code License Type Flow Limit Minimum Recommended

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Product Code License Type Flow Limit Minimum Recommended

Communication between SteelCentral appliances

Access to and from network access services

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NetProfiler host name:*

DNS name resolution for hosts (enable or disable):

Primary DNS server IP address:

Secondary DNS server IP address:

DNS search domain:

NTP server IP addresses:*

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Outgoing mail server name, port number, and “From” address.

Security Profile settings:*

Password to use for your initial NetProfiler login:*

New password to enter when prompted to change the initial

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Deploying the NetProfiler on an ESXi host involves:

Uploading the NetProfiler OVA package to the ESXi host

1. Using the VMware vSphere client, log in to the ESXi host.

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3. Choose Deploy OVF Template from the File menu.

This opens the Deploy OVF Template window.

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1. In the vSphere client, select the NetProfiler.

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5. On the Select a Disk page, select Create a new virtual disk.

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Adding VMXNET3 network interfaces

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7. Continue with Chapter 4, “Configuring the NetProfiler.”

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Configuring the NetProfiler includes:

Accessing the NetProfiler

2. On the Getting Started tab, click Power on the virtual machine.

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Configuring SCNP-VE with serial number 0000000000000

Press up arrow to access these addresses or ctrl+c to restart

Please enter the MGMT IP ADDRESS

Please enter the GATEWAY IP ADDRESS

NOTICE: All existing settings and logs will be lost.

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4. Fill in the additional information, as necessary:

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