Complete the configuration procedure on NSX-T Data Center so that CVX can be added as an enforcement point in NSX-T Data Center and NSX-T Data Center can interact with CVX.

Prerequisites

Obtain the virtual IP address for the Arista CVX cluster.

Procedure

  1. Log in to NSX Manager as a root user and run the following command to retrieve the thumbprint for CVX: 
    openssl s_client -connect <virtual IP address of CVX cluster> | openssl x509 -noout -fingerprint -sha256
    Sample output: 
    depth=0 CN = self.signed
verify error:num=18:self signed certificate
verify return:1
depth=0 CN = self.signed
verify return:1
SHA256 Fingerprint=35:C1:42:BC:7A:2A:57:46:E8:72:F4:C8:B8:31:E3:13:5F:41:95:EF:D8:1E:E9:3D:F0:CC:3B:09:A2:FE:22:DE
  2. Edit the retrieved thumbprint to use only lower case characters and exclude any colons in the thumbprint.
    Sample of edited thumbprint for CVX: 
    35c142bc7a2a5746e872f4c8b831e3135f4195efd81ee93df0cc3b09a2fe22de
  3. Call the PATCH /policy/api/v1/infra/sites/default/enforcement-points API and use the CVX thumbprint to create an enforcement endpoint for CVX. For example: 
    PATCH https://<nsx-manager>/policy/api/v1/infra/sites/default/enforcement-points/cvx-default-ep
{
"auto_enforce": "false",
"connection_info": {
"enforcement_point_address": "<IP address of CVX>",
"resource_type": "CvxConnectionInfo",
"username": "cvpadmin",
"password": "1q2w3e4rT",
"thumbprint": "65a9785e88b784f54269e908175ada662be55f156a2dc5f3a1b0c339cea5e343"
}
}
  4. Call the GET /policy/api/v1/infra/sites/default/enforcement-points API to retrieve the endpoint information. For example: 
    https://<nsx-manager>/policy/api/v1/infra/sites/default/enforcement-points/cvx-default-ep
{
"auto_enforce": "false",
"connection_info": {
"enforcement_point_address": "<IP address of CVX>",
"resource_type": "CvxConnectionInfo",
"username": "admin",
"password": "1q2w3e4rT",
"thumbprint": "35c142bc7a2a5746e872f4c8b831e3135f4195efd81ee93df0cc3b09a2fe22de"
}
}
    Sample output: 
    {
  "connection_info": {
    "thumbprint": "35c142bc7a2a5746e872f4c8b831e3135f4195efd81ee93df0cc3b09a2fe22de",
    "enforcement_point_address": "192.168.2.198",
    "resource_type": "CvxConnectionInfo"
  },
  "auto_enforce": false,
  "resource_type": "EnforcementPoint",
  "id": "cvx-default-ep",
  "display_name": "cvx-default-ep",
  "path": "/infra/sites/default/enforcement-points/cvx-default-ep",
  "relative_path": "cvx-default-ep",
  "parent_path": "/infra/sites/default",
  "marked_for_delete": false,
  "_system_owned": false,
  "_create_user": "admin",
  "_create_time": 1564036461953,
  "_last_modified_user": "admin",
  "_last_modified_time": 1564036461953,
  "_protection": "NOT_PROTECTED",
  "_revision": 0
}
  5. Call the POST /api/v1/notification-watchers/ API and use the CVX thumbprint to create a notification ID. For example: 
    POST https://<nsx-manager>/api/v1/notification-watchers/
{
"server": "<virtual IP address of CVX cluster>",
"method": "POST",
"uri": "/pcs/v1/nsgroup/notification",
"use_https": true,
"certificate_sha256_thumbprint": "35c142bc7a2a5746e872f4c8b831e3135f4195efd81ee93df0cc3b09a2fe22de",
"authentication_scheme": {
"scheme_name":"BASIC_AUTH",
"username":"cvpadmin",
"password":"1q2w3e4rT"
}
}
  6. Call the GET /api/v1/notification-watchers/ to retrieve the notification ID.
    Sample output: 
    {
  "id": "a0286cb6-de4d-41de-99a0-294465345b80",
  "server": "192.168.2.198",
  "port": 443,
  "use_https": true,
  "certificate_sha256_thumbprint": "35c142bc7a2a5746e872f4c8b831e3135f4195efd81ee93df0cc3b09a2fe22de",
  "method": "POST",
  "uri": "/pcs/v1/nsgroup/notification",
  "authentication_scheme": {
    "scheme_name": "BASIC_AUTH",
    "username": "cvpadmin"
  },
  "send_timeout": 30,
  "max_send_uri_count": 5000,
  "resource_type": "NotificationWatcher",
  "display_name": "a0286cb6-de4d-41de-99a0-294465345b80",
  "_create_user": "admin",
  "_create_time": 1564038044780,
  "_last_modified_user": "admin",
  "_last_modified_time": 1564038044780,
  "_system_owned": false,
  "_protection": "NOT_PROTECTED",
  "_revision": 0
}
  7. Call the PATCH /policy/api/v1/infra/domains/default/domain-deployment-maps/cvx-default-dmap API to create a CVX domain deployment map. For example: 
    PATCH https://<nsx-manager>/policy/api/v1/infra/domains/default/domain-deployment-maps/cvx-default-dmap
{

"display_name": "cvx-deployment-map",

"id": "cvx-default-dmap",

"enforcement_point_path": "/infra/sites/default/enforcement-points/cvx-default-ep"

}
  8. Call the GET /policy/api/v1/infra/domains/default/domain-deployment-maps API to retrieve the deployment map information.