Category: Technical documentation

Generating the link in Slack

1. Log in to Slack and create a channel where you will receive Shwett alerts:
2. Once the channel is created, click Add apps on the left, then App directory on the right:

1. In the new window, click Build at the top right:

1. A pop-up appears; click From scratch:

1. Enter the app name and choose the workspace:

1. On the page, choose the Incoming Webhooks feature:

1. Activate the webhook with the toggle on the right:

1. At the bottom of the page, click Add New Webhook to Workspace:

1. Then choose the channel created in step 1 and click Allow:

1. The link is now available on the page:

Configuration in the Shwett extranet

1. Log in to the Shwett extranet: https://extranet.shwett.com and go to the Notifications page:

1. On the page that opens, click the Add button:

1. In the pop-up, paste the link generated in Slack into the URL field, enter a name, choose the channel and select which alert types to receive through it. Finally, click ADD to create the notification:

Adding the SNMP community in Prism Element

1. Log in to Prism Element and open the Settings menu:

1. Then, under Network, open the SNMP page:

1. In the main part of the page, choose the Users tab, then click New User:

1. Enter the UserName and the 2 keys, then click Save:

Adding the SNMP community in the extranet

1. Log in to the Shwett extranet: https://extranet.shwett.com and go to the SNMP / API page:

1. Then click the SNMP button in the middle of the page:

1. In the pop-up, choose SNMP version 3, then fill in the fields with the user name entered in Prism Element and the keys:

1. Click SEND to finish

Creating the user account in Prism Element

1. Log in to Prism Element and open the Settings menu:

1. Then, under Users and Roles, open the Local User Management page

1. Click the New User button:

1. Fill in the requested information: user name, last name, first name, email and password:

1. Confirm by clicking Save.

Adding the Nutanix API in the extranet

1. Log in to the Shwett extranet: https://extranet.shwett.com and go to the SNMP / API page:

1. Then click the API button in the middle of the page:

1. In the pop-up that opens, choose Nutanix then Prism Element:

1. Then enter the Prism Element IP address, its port and the credentials of the user created earlier:

1. Finish by clicking Send

All steps are now complete: SHWETT can query the Nutanix API and retrieve hypervisors, vSwitches and VMs.

Adding an SNMP community in the extranet

1. Log in to the Shwett extranet: https://extranet.shwett.com and go to the SNMP / API page:

1. Then click the SNMP button in the middle of the page:

1. In the pop-up, choose the SNMP version you want (1, 2c or 3), then fill in the required fields: the user name and, for version 3, the keys:

SNMP versions 1 and 2c:

SNMP version 3:

1. Click SEND to finish.

Downloading the probe (ISO)

1. Download the virtual machine ISO from the Shwett extranet (probe page):

1. Upload the ISO to the image section of your portal.

Creating the VM (virtual machine)

1. Create a virtual machine from your portal with the following configuration: 1 vCPU, 1 core, 1 GB of RAM.

1. Add a CD-ROM drive and attach the ISO uploaded earlier.

1. Add a disk with 16 GB of capacity.

1. Add a network interface with internet access.

1. Finish creating the virtual machine.

Logging in and activating the monitoring probe

1. Installation starts automatically; you only need to enter a password of your choice for the user:

1. Once installation is complete, simply log in with the user shwett and the password you entered:

1. See the probe activation section to activate it.