Gigamon

How to get started with the Gigamon HC1

Introduction

Previous pages went over how to configure the Gigamon HC1 once connected to it. Here is a basic guide on how to connect to your Gigamon for the first time and how to network it it your switch. For more information on how to configure the HC1, please refer to Gigamon

Connecting to a Gigamon HC1

To connect to a Gigamon HC1 when you don't know the IP for the management interface, connect via console cable to the console cable labeled below. Once connected, the commands are similar to that of a Cisco device. Running a "sho run" command will provide more information on the current configuration of the Gigamon. It will also show the management interface with the correct IP scheme

Connecting to your network

Connecting any of these devices to your network is very simple. Below are the steps for connecting a device to your network. Please refer to Basic Networking for more information on setting up a network.

1. On your switch, configure a VLAN with the appropriate IP scheme for your Gigamon device

2. Assign the port on your switch, that you want to connect to your Gigamon device, to the VLAN

3. Plug in your Gigamon device

4. If your Gigamon device is on a different VLAN than the endpoint devices accessing it, make sure routing is set up via IP routing or router-on-a-stick

For the below steps. Assume the Managment IP is 10.1.10.254 in a /24 network. That information can be gathered within the terminal of the Gigamon

// #1
switch(config)# int vlan 10
switch(config-if)# ip address 10.1.10.1 255.255.255.255
// Note: 10.1.10.1 is the default gateway
// #2
switch(config)# interface gig 1/0/2
switch(config-if)# switchport mode access
switch(config_if)# switchport access vlan 10
// #4
switch(config)# ip routing