You can access NSX Advanced Load Balancer with Cloud Services as follows:

  1. Open portal.avipulse.vmware.com on your browser.

  2. You will be redirected to CSP for authentication. Enter your CSP credentials and click Next.

  3. You will land on the NSX Advanced Load Balancer with Cloud Services Portal, where you will be able to see license and related information.

    Note:

    Upon completing your subscription onboarding, a blank screen might be seen on the NSX Advanced Load Balancer with Cloud Services Portal as it takes about one hour for licenses to reflect on the portal.

Downloading NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller Software

You can download NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller software as follows:

  1. NSX Advanced Load Balancer with Cloud Services is supported by Controller version(s) 21.1.3 or later.

  2. Download VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller software by following this KB article: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/82049.

  3. Contact your VMware sales representative if older software is desired to be used.

Installing NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller Software

  1. Install a NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller cluster by following these guides:

    1. Installing NSX Advanced Load Balancer in VMware NSX-T Environments section in the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Installation Guide.

    2. Installing NSX Advanced Load Balancer in VMware vSphere Environments section in the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Installation Guide.

    3. Installing NSX Advanced Load Balancer in Microsoft Azure section in the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Installation Guide.

    4. Installing NSX Advanced Load Balancer in Amazon Web Services section in the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Installation Guide.

    5. Installing NSX Advanced Load Balancer in Google Cloud Platform section in the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Installation Guide.

Note:

  1. Configure FQDNs for the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controllers before registering with Cloud Services. Registration will not succeed if the Controllers only have IP Addresses configured.

  2. If configuring FQDNs in your corporate DNS is not possible, you can create local FQDN entries on the workstation from which the browser will be launched to register NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller with Cloud Services. For instance, you can edit /etc/ hosts file on Mac OS.

Upgrading an existing NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller Deployment

  1. You can upgrade an existing NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller deployment as follows:

    1. Download VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller upgrade software by following this KB article: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/82049.

    2. Download upgrade software version 21.1.3 or later.

    3. Contact your VMware sales representative if older software is desired to be used.

  2. Upgrade NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller cluster by following this guide.