Overview:

The School will have to meet all the steps in “Phase One” so the data ingestion team can create the VM file that will be sent to the customer. This would apply for Cisco Catalyst, Aruba, Extreme, and Ruckus systems.

In Phase Two the school will take the VM file that Degree Analytics has provided them, install it, and make the necessary firewall/network changes are applied. This will allow the VM to start forwarding traffic and so we can manage it via SSH.

Flow Diagram:

Phase One:

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• Send VM Hypervisor or Management software information:

  • We need the Version and Vendor type of the Hypervisor you plan to run the VM on.

On-Prem VM Requirements

• 1 CPU

• 2 GB of Ram

• 40gb of Disk Space

• 1 Virtual network interface

• Technical contact: Please provide email/contact information should we need to escalate for any VM streaming issues

On-Prem VM Configuration

VM Options

Option 1: DHCP

Just state this is your preferred configuration

Option 2: Single Interface Static IP

Please provide the following information:

Option 3: Dual Interface Static IP

If you are running a dual network, we need a little bit more information.

Need More than 1 VM?

If you have more than 1 wireless controller or multiple On-Prem systems, please let us know. Depending on the system load, it may be necessary to provide 2+ on-prem VMs

Phase Two:

Step 1: Install VM file provided by Degree Analytics on VM Hypervisor or Management software.

• Import the VM into your Hypervisor and allocate 1 virtual network interface in the subnet of the VM IP address.

• Ensure the VM starts without errors. If you see the console output or VM screen with a login prompt, that is considered working. 

  • If there are errors importing, please send error logs to us.

Step 2: Configure Network Devices or Wireless Controllers to Forwarding Log Traffic

For SNMP TRAP Traffic (Cisco Catalyst)

• Refer to the Degree Analytics SNMP TRAP Guide for the configuration of your wireless controller.

• Forward traffic to VM IP address

• Community String is not required. Set this to anything you like.

For Syslog Traffic (Aruba, Extreme, Ruckus)

• Forward traffic to VM IP address

• Will vary on system. Per example, for Aruba, it is User and Wireless logs at the Notice Level using bsd standard format

Firewall Configuration

Destination NAT or an external/public IP address we can use to access the VM via ssh. (ex. public IP address -> VM IP address)

• Inbound access (To VM IP address)

  • Outside Network Access Options:

    • Option A: Allow SSH (port TCP 22) from our IP address 18.213.99.13 to the VM IP address.

    • Option B: Provide a Client VPN Connection Option to connect to port 22

  • For SNMP TRAPS Traffic

    • Allow SNMP TRAPs Traffic (port UDP 162) from your source (ex. wireless controller IP address) or internal network range

  • For SYSLOG Traffic

    • Allow SYSLOG traffic (port UDP 514) from your source (ex. syslog server) or internal network range 

• Outbound Access (from VM IP address)

  • HTTPS and HTTP (port TCP 9443 TCP 443 and TCP 80) to anywhere)

  • TSL port 8000 to anywhere or  0.0.0.0/0 (Degree Analytics Management Software)

  • UDP port 53 DNS to the VM DNS servers IP address

  • UDP port 4242 to anywhere or  0.0.0.0/0 (Degree Analytics Management Software)

  • UDP port 123 NTP to anywhere or  0.0.0.0/0 (NTP service)