Configure NSX Data Center for vSphere for OpenStack

If you want to use NSX Data Center for vSphere as the networking solution for VMware Integrated OpenStack, deploy and configure NSX Data Center for vSphere as described in the following procedure.

Procedure

• ♦ Install NSX Data Center for vSphere as described in the NSX Installation Guide.

  Note the following:

  • The NSX Manager must be installed on the compute vCenter Server instance used by VMware Integrated OpenStack. Cross-vCenter Server installation is not supported.
  • Ensure that the maximum transmission unit (MTU) on the transport network is set to 1600 or higher.

What to do next

Install VMware Integrated OpenStack. See Installing Integrated OpenStack.