Create Credential Objects on VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer

You can create credential objects on the NSX Advanced Load Balancer to interact with NSX-T Data Center and vCenter Server.

Caution:

As of VCF version 5.2, this functionality has been natively implemented as part of the SDDC Manager workflows. Please refer to Managing Avi Load Balancer in VMware Cloud Foundation for more information.

For access control refer to the following design sections:

Prerequisites

Verify that the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller cluster has network connectivity to the VI workload domain vCenter Server and and NSX Manager cluster.
Verify that the vCenter Server service account has created and assigned appropriate access.
Verify that the NSX Manager cluster service account has been created and assigned appropriate access.

Create vCenter Server User Credential object on the Controller cluster.

In a web browser, log in to the Controller cluster VIP by using https://sfo-m01-avic01.sfo.rainpole.io/.
Navigate to Administration > User Credentials.
Click on Create.

Specify the following information to create a vCenter Server user credential object:

Setting	Value
Name	vCenter-<ID> Recommendation: Use VI workload domain name as the <ID>
Credential Type	vCenter
User	<username>
Password	<password>

Click on Save
Repeat for each vCenter Server that will be serviced by this Controller cluster.

Create NSX Manager User Credential object on the Controller cluster.

In a web browser, log in to the Controller cluster VIP by using https://sfo-m01-avic01.sfo.rainpole.io/.
Navigate to Administration > User Credentials.
Click on Create.

Specify the following information to create a NSX-T Data Center user credential object:

Setting	Value
Name	vCenter-<ID> Recommendation: Use VI workload domain name as the <ID> Use the VI workload domain name if NSX-T Data Center manages VI workload domains
Credential Type	NSX-T
User	<username>
Password	<password>