Downloading the HCX Connector OVA

The HCX Connector OVA is used when deploying VMware HCX at the legacy site in legacy-to-vSphere cloud environments.

You obtain the HCX Connector OVA from the System Updates selection in the HCX Cloud Manager service UI.

Prerequisites

Before you can download the HCX Connector OVA, you must install, activate, and configure HCX Cloud Manager.

Procedure

1. Navigate to the HCX Cloud Manager service interface: https://hcxcloudmgr-ip-or-fqdn.
2. Log in using HCX administrator credentials.
   Note: For VMware Cloud on AWS or VMware Cloud on AWS Cloud GovCloud, use [e-mail].
3. Navigate to the Administration tab.
4. Navigate to System Updates using the left-side menu.
5. Click Request Download Link.

What to do next

Deploy the downloaded HCX Connector OVA in the vCenter Server. See Deploying the HCX OVA in the vSphere Client.