You must connect the CSM appliance with NSX Manager to allow these components to communicate with each other.

Prerequisites

  • NSX Manager must be installed and you must have the user name and password for the admin account to log in to NSX Manager.
  • CSM must be installed and you must have the Enterprise Administrator role assigned in CSM.

Procedure

  1. From a browser, log in to CSM.
  2. When prompted in the setup wizard, click Begin Setup.
    You can also go to System > Settings, and click Configure on the Associated NSX Node tile.
  3. Enter the following details in the NSX Manager Credentials screen:
    Option Description
    NSX Manager Host Name Enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the NSX Manager, if available. You may also enter the IP address of NSX Manager.
    Admin Credentials Enter an Enterprise Administrator username and password for NSX Manager.
    Manager Thumbprint Enter the NSX Manager's thumbprint value. For details, see the Obtain Thumbprint of NSX Manager topic in the NSX Installation Guide.
    Important: Thumbprint value is mandatory to proceed further. Not providing the thumbprint value for the NSX Manager will result in errors.
  4. Click Connect.
    Note: If you missed this setting in the setup wizard or if you want to change the associated NSX Manager, log in to CSM, click System > Settings, and click Configure on the panel titled Associated NSX Node.
    CSM verifies the NSX Manager thumbprint and establishes connection.
  5. (Optional) Set up the Proxy server. See instructions in (Optional) Configure Proxy Servers.