In an environment with Kubernetes already installed, installing and configuring NCP typically involve the following steps. To perform the steps successfully, you must be familiar with NSX-T Data Center and Kubernetes installation and administration.

  1. Install NSX-T Data Center.
  2. Create an overlay transport zone.
  3. Create an overlay logical switch and connect the Kubernetes nodes to the switch.
  4. Create a tier-0 logical router.
  5. Create IP blocks for Kubernetes pods.
  6. Create IP pools for SNAT (source network address translation).
  7. Install NSX CNI (container network interface) plugin on each node.
  8. Install OVS (Open vSwitch) on each node.
  9. Configure NSX-T Data Center networking for Kubernetes nodes.
  10. Install NSX node agent as a DaemonSet.
  11. Install NCP as a ReplicationController.
  12. Mount security certificates in the NCP pod.