The information below is a living document about the use of VMware’s vRealize Network Insight. As always, double-check the official documentation as this page may be out of date over time.

General Notes

  • consoleuser default password

    ark1nc0ns0l3

  • Setting a web proxy for online updates within CLI

    set-web-proxy enable --ip-fqdn <proxyfqdn> --port <port>

  • Changing the consoleuser password within CLI

    modify-password system --user consoleuser

  • Connectivity Status

    show-connectivity-status

  • Service Status

    show-service-status

  • Show config from OVA parameters

    show-config

Offline Upgrade

  • Currently each version must be incrementally upgraded. Do not skip versions. 3.0 to 3.1 to 3.2 to 3.3 to 3.4 to 3.5 to etc.
  • Platform must be upgraded before Proxy Appliances
  1. Platform VM 
    scp VMWare_vRealize_Network_Insight_<version>.upgrade.bundle consoleuser@<VRNIPlatform>:~/
  2. Upgrade with the installer. Will take up to 30 minutes. 
    package-installer upgrade --name VMWare_vRealize_Network_Insight_<version>.upgrade.bundle

  3. Verify

    show-version

  4. Proxy VM

    scp VMWare_vRealize_Network_Insight_<version>.upgrade.bundle consoleuser@<VRNIProxy>:~/

  5. Upgrade with the installer. Will take up to 30 minutes. 
    package-installer upgrade --name VMWare_vRealize_Network_Insight_<version>.upgrade.bundle
  6. Verify 
    show-version

Sources