Configure an NSX-T load balancer that serves the VMware Cloud Director cells.
Prerequisites
Deploy two NSX Edge nodes and configure them as Edge transport nodes. See Configure the Edge Nodes.
Create a VLAN-backed logical switch by selecting a standard VLAN-backed Transport Zone and using the VLAN ID of the management network.
Procedure
- Log in to the NSX Manager Web interface by using an account with administrative privileges.
- Create and configure a Tier-1 Router.
- Select Networking > Tier-1 Gateway.
- Click Add Tier-1 Gateway.
- Enter the following settings for the router:
Option
Value
Name
CD_LB_Tier-1
Tier-0
Leave it blank.
Edge Cluster
CD_LB_Cluster
Edges Pool Allocation Size
LB Small/LB Medium/LB large
Failover Mode
Leave the default.
- Click Save to save the settings.
- Add a service port for the Tier-1 Gateway.
- Click Service Interface to create ports.
- Select Service Interface > Set.
- Under Set Interface, click Add Interface
- Select .
- Configure the following settings to the port, and leave all other details as default, and save:
Option
Value
Name
CD_VIP_Interface
Logical Switch
Select the VLAN-backed logical switch that you created as part of the prerequisites.
IP Address/mask
Enter the router port IP address in the CIDR notation.
- Enable Route Advertisement as per user requirement.
- Create and configure the load balancer.
- Select Networking > Load Balancing > Add Load Balancer.
- Enter CD_LB as the load balancer name and provide a description.
- Select the load balancer virtual server size.
- Connect to Tier-1 gateway, created in previous steps from the drop-down menu.
- Leave all other details as default and save.
- Create a health monitor.
- Navigate to Load Balancing > Server Pools > Health Monitors.
- Click Add Active Monitor and select TCP Protocol to create a health monitor.
- Configure the health monitor settings, leave all other details as default, and save
Option
Value
Name
TCP_CD
Description
Provide a description.
Monitoring Port
443
- Add a server pool for load balancing.
- Navigate to Add. and click
- Configure the General Properties settings.
Option
Value
Name
CD_VIP_Pool
Description
Provide a description.
Load Balancing
ROUND_ROBIN
SNAT Translation Mode
Auto Map
Active Monitor
Selecting health monitor TCP_CD that you created earlier.
- Configure the Pool Members settings.
Option
Value
Membership Type
Static
Pool Members
Add three pool members.
Member 1 settings:
Name - TCI_CD_Primary
Set an IP address.
State - Enabled.
Member 2 settings:
Name - TCI_CD_Standby_1
Set an IP address.
State - Enabled.
Member 3settings:
Name - TCI_CD_Standby_2
Set an IP address.
State - Enabled.
- Click Save.
- Configure a virtual server.
- Navigate to Load Balancing > Virtual Servers, click Add Virtual Server, and select L4 TCP.
- Configure the General Properties settings.
Option
Value
Name
CD_VIP
Description
Provide a description.
Port
443, 80
Load Balancer
Select the Load Balancer that you created previously.
Server Pool
Select the Server Pool that you created previously.
Application Profile
default-tcp-lb-app-profile
Persistence
Source IP
- Click Save.