Configuring Riverbed NetIM

Before you can use NetIM as a data sourceClosed A product in your network that forwards data to the system. This data can be streaming data used to detect anomalies and generate incidents, or data that can be fetched on demand when runbooks are executed. for Riverbed IQ Ops, you need to configure the NetIM system to communicate with Riverbed Edge, as described here.

After you complete the procedure described here, refer to Adding a Data Source for instructions for adding your NetIM to your Riverbed Edge.

Configuring and adding data sources assumes that you have already configured and deployed Riverbed Edge. If you have not done that, yet, or if you need to revisit it, refer to Configuring Riverbed Edge and Data Sources.

For each NetIM system, use the NetIM web UIClosed User Interface. The visual components and controls that users interact with to access features and manage the system.:

  1. Log in to the NetIM UI and ensure that the Device Health By Site, Device Health By Device, and Interface Health widgets are populated. If not, go to the Configure menu and configure devices for polling.

  2. Create a new local user.

    • For NetIM 2.7 and 2.8, the role must be ALLUVIO_IQ.

    • For NetIM 2.9 and later, the role must be IQ_USER.

    The recommended practice is to select Password never expires.

  3. In Riverbed IQ Ops, create and configure each NetIM as a data source.