Configure an NSX-T load balancer that serves the VMware Cloud Director cells.

Prerequisites

  1. Deploy two NSX Edge nodes and configure them as Edge transport nodes. See Configure the Edge Nodes.

  2. Create a VLAN-backed logical switch by selecting a standard VLAN-backed Transport Zone and using the VLAN ID of the management network.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the NSX Manager Web interface by using an account with administrative privileges.
  2. Create and configure a Tier-1 Router.
    1. Select Networking > Tier-1 Gateway.
    2. Click Add Tier-1 Gateway.
    3. 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.

    4. Click Save to save the settings.
  3. Add a service port for the Tier-1 Gateway.
    1. Click Service Interface to create ports.
    2. Select Service Interface > Set.
    3. Under Set Interface, click Add Interface
    4. Select Configuration > Router Ports.
    5. 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.

  4. Enable Route Advertisement as per user requirement.
  5. Create and configure the load balancer.
    1. Select Networking > Load Balancing > Add Load Balancer.
    2. Enter CD_LB as the load balancer name and provide a description.
    3. Select the load balancer virtual server size.
    4. Connect to Tier-1 gateway, created in previous steps from the drop-down menu.
    5. Leave all other details as default and save.
  6. Create a health monitor.
    1. Navigate to Load Balancing > Server Pools > Health Monitors.
    2. Click Add Active Monitor and select TCP Protocol to create a health monitor.
    3. 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

  7. Add a server pool for load balancing.
    1. Navigate to Load Balancing > Server Pools and click Add.
    2. 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.

    3. 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.

    4. Click Save.
  8. Configure a virtual server.
    1. Navigate to Load Balancing > Virtual Servers, click Add Virtual Server, and select L4 TCP.
    2. 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

    3. Click Save.