Tag VMs in the Public Cloud

Apply the nsx.network=default tag to VMs that you want to manage using NSX-T Data Center.

Procedure

1. Log in to your public cloud account and go to your VPC or VNet where you want your workload VMs to be managed by NSX-T Data Center.
2. Select the VMs that you want to manage using NSX-T Data Center.
3. Add the following tag details for the VMs and save your changes.

   Key: nsx.network
   Value: default

   Note: Apply this tag at the VM level.

Results

You may have already onboarded the VPCs/VNets where you applied the nsx.network=default tags to workload VMs. You can also onboard these VPCs/VNets after applying the tag. Successful onboarding of the VPC/VNet results in the workload VMs to be considered NSX-managed.

What to do next

Install NSX Tools on these VMs. See Install NSX Tools.

If using Microsoft Azure, you have the option to auto-install NSX Tools on tagged VMs. See Install NSX Tools Automatically for details.