Deploying the Avi Load Balancer Controller

This topc explains how to deploy the Avi Load Balancer Controller OVA.

Use the client to deploy Avi Load Balancer Controller OVA file by following the steps mentioned below:

Prerequisites

Log into the vCenter server through a vCenter client.

Procedure

1. Click File in the top menu and choose Deploy OVF Template.
2. Follow the Deploy OVA Template wizard instructions. For more information, see Deploy an OVF or OVA Template.
   1. Choose Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed for disk format.
   2. Choose a port group for Destination Networks in Network Mapping.

      This port group will be used by the Avi Load Balancer Controller to communicate with vCenter.

   3. Specify the management IP address and default gateway. In the case of DHCP, leave this field empty. For more details on configuring IPv4 and IPv6 address for management interface, see the below section.
   1. Leave the Sysadmin login authentication key field blank.
3. Power on the VM.
4. Repeat these steps to deploy three Avi Load Balancer Controller VMs to create a Controller cluster set-up.

What to do next

After you install the OVA and before you power the Controllers on, edit the hardware resources and change the CPU, memory and disk to the minimum recommended values for production. For more details, see NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller Sizing.