Configure Form Factor for NSX Application Platform Deployments

You can modify the form factor for NSX Application Platform deployments. The modification results in the re-deployment of Kubernetes worker nodes with modified CPU, memory configuration, and reserve settings.

Note:

You cannot scale NSX Application Platform nodes using the Evaluation form factor. Scaling operation is only supported with the Advanced form factor.

Prerequisites

• Verify that the NSX Application Platform is successfully deployed. See Automating Deployment of the NSX Application Platform.

• Verify that you have adequate resources in your environment for the Advanced form factor.

Procedure

1. From your browser, log in with Admin privileges to NSX Application Platform Automation Appliance at https://<nsx-application-platform-automation-ip-address>.
2. In the Deployment Wizard page, click Start.
3. In the Environment Configuration tab, accept the existing settings and skip to the Configure NAPP Instances section.
4. Configure NSX Application Platform instances details.
   1. Click the three dots under the Instance Name.
   2. Click Edit.
      The Edit NAPP instance page opens.
   3. Keep the instance name, NSX IP address, FQDN, and credential settings.
   4. Click Next.
   5. Keep the product version settings.
   6. Set the form factor based on the number of nodes you plan to scale.

      Form Factor	Settings
      Advanced (all services)	Control Plane node- 3 Worker node- 5 Resources- 16 vCPU, 64GB memory per worker node

   7. Change the number of control plane or Kubernetes worker nodes on the form factor set in the previous step.
   8. Click Next.
   9. Keep the service and messaging name settings and click Next.
   10. Click Update.
5. Select Configuration Complete, Run Precheck and click Run Precheck.
6. Click Next.
7. Keep the validated network traffic flows and click Next.
8. On the Deploy TKGs tab, click Update & Deploy for the deployment wizard to update the vSphere with Tanzu deployment.
   1. Review the deployment status to make sure the deployment is successful.
      You can view the implementation and status of the new form factor.
   2. If there is a vSphere with Tanzu deployment error, you must resolve it and click Update & Redeploy to proceed.
      You can download the generated Kubeconfig file and store the offline copy of the token.
   3. In the vSphere Client, verify that the vSphere with Tanzu cluster is updated with the correct form-factor and status is set to Stable.