A metadata proxy server enables VMs to retrieve metadata from an OpenStack Nova API server.
Procedure
- With admin privileges, log in to NSX Manager.
- Select .
- Click Add Metadata Proxy.
- Enter a name for the metadata proxy server.
- In the Server Address field, enter the URL and port for the Nova server.
The valid port range is 3000 - 9000.
- Select an Edge cluster.
- (Optional) Select Edge nodes.
If you select any Edge node, you cannot enable
Standby Relocation in the next step.
- (Optional) Enable Standby Relocation.
Standby relocation means that if the Edge node running the metadata proxy fails, the metadata proxy will run on a standby Edge node. You can only enable standby relocation if you do not select any Edge node.
- In the Shared Signature Secret field, enter the secret that the metadata proxy will use to access the Nova server.
- (Optional) Select a certificate for encrypted communication with the Nova server.
- (Optional) Select a cryptographic protocol.
The options are TLSv1, TLSv1.1, and TLSv1.2. TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 are supported by default.