Deploy two NSX-T Edge appliances to provide workload domains with routing services and connectivity to external networks.

Table 1. Example Values for NSX-T Nodes
Setting Example Values for Node 1 Example Values for Node 2
Name sfo01wesg01 sfo01wesg02
ls-Cluster ID-management ls-Cluster ID-management
Primary IP Address 172.16.41.21 172.16.41.22

Prerequisites

Download the NSX Edge appliance OVA file (called NSX Edge for VMware ESXi) on the VMware download portal. Either copy the download URL or download the OVA file onto your computer.

Procedure

  1. In a browser window, navigate to the vCenter Server UI by typing https://vCenter of WLD/ui.
  2. Login with the administrator@vsphere.local username and admin password.
  3. In the Hosts and Clusters inventory, expand the cluster where you want to place the Edge appliances.
    Edge appliances must be placed in a workload domain cluster, not the management domain cluster.
  4. Right-click the cluster and select Deploy OVF Template.
  5. Navigate to the NSX Edge appliance OVA file and click Next.
  6. Type a name for the appliance. For example, sfo01wesg01.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Select the cluster and click Next.
  9. Select vsan and click Next.
  10. Type the following information.
    Source Network Example Destination Network
    Network 3 sfo01w-nvds01-uplink02
    Network 2 sfo01w-nvds01-uplink01
    Network 0 ls-Cluster ID-management
    The overlay network segment is generated by Cloud Foundation during workload domain creation. This segment is named net-overlay- UUID.
  11. Click Next.
  12. On the Customize template page, expand the setting groups, and enter the following values.
    Application
    Setting Example Value
    System Root User Password nsx_edge_root_password
    CLI "admin" User Password nsx_edge_admin_password
    CLI "audit" User Password nsx_edge_admin_password
    Network Properties
    Setting Example Value
    Host name sfo01wesg01.sfo01.rainpole.local
    Default IPv4 Gateway 172.16.41.253
    Management Network IPv4 Address 172.16.41.21
    Management Network Netmask 255.255.255.0
    DNS and Services Configuration
    Setting Example Value
    DNS Server List 172.16.11.5 172.16.11.4
    Domain Search List rainpole.local
    NTP Server List 172.16.11.251
    Enable SSH Select
    Allow root SSH login Do not select
  13. Click Finish.
  14. After the deployment is completed, power on the NSX-T Edge appliance.
  15. In the VMs and Templates inventory, find the sfo01wesg01 virtual machine, and select Power > Power On .
  16. Repeat steps 3 - 14 to deploy the second Edge node (sfo01wesg02). Refer to the sample values at the beginning of this topic.
  17. Create a resource pool for the Edge appliance VMs.
    1. Right-click the sfo01-w02-shared01 cluster and select New Resource Pool
    2. In the New Resource Pool dialog box, enter the values for the sfo01-w02rp-sddc-edge resource pool and click OK.
      Setting Example Value
      Name sfo01-w02rp-sddc-edge
      CPU-Shares High
      CPU-Reservation 0
      CPU-Reservation Type Expandable selected
      CPU-Limit Unlimited
      Memory-Shares Normal
      Memory-Reservation 32 GB
      Memory-Reservation Type Expandable selected
      Memory Unlimited
  18. Create a folder for the NSX-T Edge VMs for inbound and outbound traffic in the workload domain.
    1. From the Home menu, select VMs and Templates.
    2. In the inventory tree, expand sfo01w02vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local.
    3. Right-click the sfo01-w02dc data center and select New Folder > New VM and Template Folder > .
    4. In the New Folder dialog box, enter a name for the folder (such as sfo01-w02fd-nsx) and click OK.
    5. In the New Resource Pool dialog box, enter the values for the sfo01-w02rp-sddc-edge resource pool and click OK.