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About the User Interface
This article provides information about accessing and navigating in Skylight orchestrator.
Supported Web Browsers
The Skylight orchestrator user interface is entirely web-based. The user interface has been tested with the following web browse...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 19 Dec 2023
Adding an Interface
This article explains how to add an interface to a virtual port of a Skylight orchestrator appliance.
Skylight orchestrator supports eight ports (eth0 to eth7):
Normally, eth0 is the management port. It can only be edited. See Editing the MG...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 26 Jun 2023
Changing the Default Console Password
This article explains how to change the password of the visionems account in Skylight orchestrator. This procedure is highly recommended.
It is important to not lose the password after it has been changed from the factory default.
Procedure Requ...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 26 Jun 2023
Augmenting Performance Session Retention Times
The retention period for the performance session data collected by Skylight orchestrator is the maximum amount of time that the data is kept on Skylight orchestrator before it is purged. Older data (stored for longer than the retention period) is ...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 03 Aug 2023
Assigning the Profile
With the disk configuration done, the deployment profile can now be assigned to the virtual appliance. This must be done with the application turned off.
The assignment of the deployment profile will perform the following actions:
Configure ...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 01 Aug 2022
Stopping the Software
This article explains how to stop Skylight orchestrator software by stopping the Skylight orchestrator application server. This action stops the processes that provide the business logic and graphical user interface. It should be noted that the Sky...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 28 Jul 2021
Stopping the Data Store
This article explains how to stop the Skylight orchestrator data store on a appliance.
Procedure Requirements
A. This procedure must be executed from the console of the Skylight orchestrator appliance.
B. This procedure must be executed as the...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 28 Jul 2021
Restarting the Software
The article explains how to restart Skylight orchestrator software on a appliance. The restart command stops and starts the Skylight orchestrator software. This procedure is typically used after a change to the system configuration.
Procedure ...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 26 Jun 2023
Starting the Data Store
This article explains how to start the Skylight orchestrator data store service.
Procedure Requirements
A. This procedure must be executed from the console of the Skylight orchestrator appliance.
B. This procedure must be executed as the visi...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 26 Jun 2023
Starting the Software
This article explains how to start Skylight orchestrator software.
Procedure Requirements
A. This procedure must be executed from the console of the Skylight orchestrator appliance.
B. This procedure must be executed as the visionems user. T...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 28 Jul 2021
Shutting Down an Appliance
This article explains how to power off an appliance safely.
Procedure Requirements
A. This procedure must be executed from the Skylight orchestrator console.
B. This procedure must be executed as the visionems user. To execute this procedure...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 28 Jul 2021
Maintenance Backup and Restore Operations
This section explains how to configure the Skylight orchestrator appliance to create regular backups and how to perform recovery operations.
Two types of backup can be made on a Skylight orchestrator appliance:
Data store backup
Captures th...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 19 Jan 2023
Warm Standby Redundancy
To provide redundancy, the network operator can maintain a secondary Skylight orchestrator system that is ready to take charge if the primary Skylight orchestrator system fails.
Skylight orchestrator supports two redundancy methods:
Warm Stan...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Setting Up the Primary Appliance for Standby Operations
This article contains the procedures required to set up the primary Skylight orchestrator appliance to prepare it for standby operations.
Procedure Requirements
A. Certain procedures in this section require access to the primary Skylight orchest...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 28 Jul 2021
Setting Up the Secondary Appliance for Standby Operations
The secondary appliance must be prepared in advance for standby operations.
Procedure Requirements
A. Certain procedures in this section require access to the secondary Skylight orchestrator appliance through its web user interface. Other proced...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Recovering if the Primary Appliance Fails
If the primary Skylight orchestrator appliance is unavailable, service can be recovered by switching to the secondary appliance as explained in this section.
Restoring the Data Store on the Secondary Appliance
The first step is to restore the mo...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 14 Feb 2023
Failing Back to the Primary Appliance
After maintenance or repair is done on the primary Skylight orchestrator appliance, you may want to put it back into service. The following procedures explain how to put the primary Skylight orchestrator appliance back in service.
Making a Backup ...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 05 Feb 2024
Hot Standby Redundancy
Introduction
This article explains how the Skylight orchestrator Hot Standby Redundancy feature works and covers the requirements for deploying the feature. Redundancy ensures continuous operation of the Skylight orchestrator system by various har...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 05 Feb 2024
Configuring Hot Standby Redundancy
Configuring redundancy involves the following tasks:
A. Obtain all the information that you will need for the procedures.
See Information Needed to Configure Hot Standby Redundancy .
B. Ensure that all required appliances are installed.
See ...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 05 Feb 2024
Viewing Redundancy Information
Three commands allow you to view key information about the redundancy feature:
redundancy show configuration
redundancy show statistics
redundancy show status.
Viewing Redundancy Configuration
Enter the following command to view detail...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 05 Aug 2021
Controlling Redundancy
After the redundancy feature has been configured and is enabled, you can control its behavior using the redundancy control commands:
CAUTION : The commands below MUST only be run on one of the sites. Running commands on both sites simultaneous...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 19 Dec 2023
Managing the Redundancy License
The Hot Standby Redundancy requires a license. The license file specifies the MAC addresses of the Skylight orchestrator appliances for Site-A and Site-B.
Two commands allow you to manage the license for the redundancy feature:
redundancy lic...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Testing Redundancy
After the redundancy feature has been configured, enabled and started, you can check that it is operating normally with the redundancy test command.
This command is executed from the appliance console. For more information about the appliance cons...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Redundancy Commands – CLI Help and Command Summary
Tab-completion help is available for the redundancy commands on the Skylight orchestrator command line.
The following tables of redundancy commands list all the parameters and possible parameter values.
redundancy config
redundancy config v...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 19 Dec 2023
Alarms Related to Redundancy
The following alarms related to redundancy may be raised. They are visible in the Appliance Monitor CLI on both sites and in the Skylight orchestrator web user interface.
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Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 15 Sep 2022
Viewing Redundancy Logs
The redundancy feature writes a log of activity and error messages.
You can find the log file that contains entries about redundancy is located in the following directory on the appliance for the active site:
/opt/accedian/skylight/logs/hamon.lo...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Moving VM of a Site on Hot Standby Redundancy System to Another Server
Overview
This article explains how to move a virtual machine (VM), of a site on Hot Standby Redundancy system, to another server.
Key Terms
The following key terms are used throughout this article:
Original site : Existing site that must ...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Guidelines for Collecting IOPS Profile Data
This article will provide guidelines related to checking the disk’s IOPS on the system against the requirements.
Procedure Requirements
This procedure must be executed as the visionems user. To execute this procedure, you must know the account...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Creating Performance Sessions in Bulk
Performance sessions are ongoing measurements set up between two termination points: a sender (a Skylight sensor: control) and a reflector (any device with the required capabilities). They capture a wide range of metrics that can be used to evaluate...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 28 Jul 2021
Creating Performance Sessions Using a Script
The Skylight orchestrator command line interface is called Appliance Monitor. From the Appliance Monitor command line, you can access another set of commands (called mgr-commands) that are used primarily to set up performance sessions.
To create p...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Creating Performance Sessions Using the Deployment Tool
The deployment tool is a utility that makes it easy to create sender endpoints, reflector endpoints, and sessions. You use an Appliance Monitor command (sdmm-deploytool) to run the deployment tool.
Typically, the deployment tool is used to create ...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 19 Dec 2023
Metrics Collection and Export
Collection and export of performance monitoring data can be done by Skylight orchestrator. The collection portion of the process involves establishing a permanent SSH connection to/from orchestrator and storing the retrieved data points into binary ...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Metrics Export
The metrics export process is divided into the CSV Producer and the CSV Exporter. The article that follows explains the characteristics of each component.
CSV Producer
The producer’s role is very straight forward: it periodically looks for any n...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Guidelines for Collecting Metrics from Skylight Elements
The Metrics Collection feature allows Skylight orchestrator to collect performance metrics from Skylight elements via dedicated data streams.
This article provides engineering guidelines related to metrics collection.
Skylight Elements - Firmwar...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Guidelines for Collecting Metrics from Skylight sensor: control
This article provides further engineering guidelines related to metrics collection from the Skylight sensor: control controller.
Skylight sensor: control Data Retention
Under normal operating conditions, Skylight sensor: control collects perform...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Hardening the Operating System
Skylight orchestrator appliances come with a minimal set of services and software that are required for operation. Several precautions have been taken to ensure the security of the system in its default configuration.
Some customers may want to fu...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Changing the Administrator Password
Procedure Requirements
This procedure must be executed from the appliance console.
This procedure must be executed as the visionems user. To execute this procedure, you must know the account’s credentials.
Procedure Steps
To change t...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Configuring Password Expiration for the visionems User
This procedure configures the appliance to limit the age of the password for the visionems user to 90 days.
Procedure Requirements
This procedure must be executed from the appliance console.
This procedure must be executed as the visionems...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 28 Jul 2021
Disabling the Support Account
This procedure explains how to disable the emergency support account. This account is meant to be used by Accedian Technical Support if the visionems account password is lost.
CAUTION: Disabling the support account will limit the ability of t...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Configuring the Console Greeting Message
This article explains how to configure the greeting message for the Skylight orchestrator console.
Procedure Requirements
This procedure must be executed from the appliance console.
This procedure must be executed as the visionems user. To ...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Auditing User Actions and API Requests
Skylight orchestrator keeps a log of actions performed by users in its web interface and of requests made on its web services REST API .
Here are a few examples of the user actions that are registered in the log:
Successful login
Addition of...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Log File Management
Log File Locations
Functional Logs
Auditing Logs
These are logs related to the actions performed by users in the web interface and as well as logs of requests made on the web services REST API.
The following are examples of user actions that...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 19 Dec 2023
SNMP Agent Management
This article provides information regarding an SNMP agent in relation to Skylight orchestrator and explains how to set up an SNMP trap configuration job that can be applied to all managed Skylight elements.
SNMP Agent on Skylight orchestrator
Sk...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Getting a Signed Certificate for Skylight orchestrator
This article provides the procedures required to deploy a signed certificate to the application server of the Skylight orchestrator.
By default, the product ships with a self-signed certificate produced by Accedian. If your organization prefers to...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Using Rsync with Skylight orchestrator
Introduction
You can use the Rsync protocol to transfer Skylight metrics collection files from Skylight orchestrator to an external server. Rsync offers many advantages over SFTP:
It supports the transfer of the same files to up to four desti...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 19 Dec 2023
Generating the Secure Shell (SSH) Key
Skylight orchestrator only supports public and private keys in PEM format. However, when generating the SSH key on Ubuntu 20.04, it is not in PEM format.
To generate the SSH Key
Access SSH to the Skylight orchestrator via port 22 .
...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Error Codes
The following table provides a description of all system error codes and associated error messages.
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Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 05 Aug 2021
Field Replacement of a Skylight sensor: control
Software Specifications
This appendix explains how to replace a broken endpoint (hardware) in a running supervision case. All endpoints are assigned a unique node identifier (NodeId). The Node ID is initially set to the same value as the unit iden...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 17 Nov 2023
Webserver Configuration Recovery
Under normal operating conditions, the Skylight orchestrator webserver configuration file is preserved and maintained in its full integrity. Under certain scenarios such as hard reboots or disk full situations, it is possible that this configuratio...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
Increasing Number of Concurrent Users in Skylight orchestrator VM
The following procedure for Skylight orchestrator virtual machine is used to increase the number of concurrent users in Skylight orchestrator to 100 (for VM version 23.04.1 and prior) or 250 (for VM version 23.12).
The following steps are required...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 19 Dec 2023
Creating and Installing Roadrunner for Skylight orchestrator
Overview
Roadrunner runs in a Docker container and is the interface between Skylight orchestrator and Skylight analytics.
This connection allows you to:
Receive performance monitoring data from orchestrator and forward it to Skylight analyt...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 27 Jun 2023
TWAMP Control Compatibility Matrix
Note: The commands may have changed and need to be validated with the 3rd party.
Depending on vendor of the TWAMP-Control server (reflector) the Skylight solution TWAMP solution has implemented operation in two distinct modes .
The param...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 28 Jul 2021
Migrating to Docker
Preparing to Migrate
Migration involves turning up a new Skylight orchestrator Docker (target installation) that will be used to import the database configuration of the Skylight orchestrator virtual appliances installation (source installation). ...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 08 Mar 2024
Enabling Transport Layer Security for Reverse Proxy
Use the Command Line Interface (CLI) of the Appliance Monitor to enable or disable Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 or 1.1 configuration for reverse proxy.
For command descriptions, see the Skylight Appliance Monitor Command Reference. for v...
Written by
Jonathan Poole
Updated on : 19 Dec 2023
