This topic explains the steps to spin up an SE in a specific tenant in an OpenStack No Orchestrator cloud using Generate Token option on the NSX Advanced Load Balancer User Interface.

Follow the steps below to spin up an SE in a specific tenant in an OpenStack No Orchestrator cloud.

  1. Configure No Orchestrator cloud in the Controller using the instructions provided in Installing NSX Advanced Load Balancer OpenStack in No-Access OpenStack Cloud.

  2. Login to the NSX Advanced Load Balancer user interface. Navigate to Infrastructure > Clouds to download the SE image from the Controller.

  3. Click the username (admin) option available at the top right corner of the UI and select Tenant View option.

  4. To create an SE in the specific tenant, select the desired tenant, and click Done.

  5. Navigate to Infrastructure > Clouds, click Generate Token for a No Orchestrator cloud.

  6. Run the following script using the token generated in the previous step. Provide the Controller IP address, SE IP address, network mask for SE IP, SE gateway IP address, and the token generated in the previous step.

    ./init_system.py -c <controller-ip> -i <SE_Managment_IP> -m <SE_Mask> -g <SE_Gateway_IP> -t <token_genereated_in_the_above_step> -r

  7. Wait for the SE to show up in the UI under the desired cloud. Navigate to Infrastructure > Cloud Resources > Service Engine, choose the specific cloud and confirm that the new SE is on the list.