Configuring NSX Advanced Load Balancer for MSI authentication

This section explains the steps to configure NSX Advanced Load Balancer for MSI authentication.

Procedure

1. Follow the steps mentioned below to enable MSI authentication using NSX Advanced Load Balancer UI.
   1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Cloud. Create a new cloud of type Microsoft Azure.
   2. Select CHANGE CREDENTIALS under Use Azure Managed Service Identity (MSI) Authentication and enable the checkbox for MSI.
      
      
      
   3. For Vnet, select the virtual network with which Virtual IPs are associated. Select the desired Resource Group. The Controller creates all its resources in this resource group.
   4. Save and navigate back to Infrastructure > Cloud to check the cloud created.
2. Enabling MSI Authentication using the NSX Advanced Load Balancer CLI. Log in to the NSX Advanced Load Balancer shell prompt and use the configure cloud <cloud name> to enable MSI authentication for the cloud.
   1. Login to the shell prompt and use the configure cloud <cloud name> to enable MSI authentication for the cloud.