Assign an NSX Domain Service Account and Deploy the NSX Manager Appliance in Region A

Assign a domain service account for use by NSX to access the vCenter Server Administrator role. Deploy the NSX Manager appliance from the OVF file.

Procedure

1. Log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Web Client.
   1. Open a Web browser and go to https://sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local/vsphere-client.
   2. Log in using the following credentials.

      Setting	Value
      User name	[e-mail]
      Password	vsphere_admin_password

2. In the Navigator, click Administration and click Global Permissions.
3. Click the Manage tab and click the Add permission icon.
4. In the Global Permission Root - Add Permission dialog box, click Add.
5. In the Select Users/Groups dialog box, select rainpole.local from the Domain drop-down menu.
6. In the search box, enter svc-nsxmanager and press Enter.
7. Select svc-nsxmanager and click Add. Click OK to return to the Global Permission Root - Add Permission window.
8. Assigned Role Administrator, Click OK to give the svc-nsxmanager account vCenter administrative privileges.
9. Click the Home icon and select Hosts and Clusters.
10. Expand the entire sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local control tree.
11. Right-click the  sfo01-m01-mgmt01 cluster and click Deploy OVF Template.
12. On the Select template page, click the Browse button, select the VMware NSX Manager .ova file, and click Next. 
13. On the Select name and location page, enter the following settings, and click Next.

    Setting	Value
    Name	sfo01m01nsx01
    Select a datacenter or folder	sfo01-m01fd-nsx

14. On the Select a resource page, select the following values, and click Next.

    Setting	Value
    Cluster	sfo01-m01-mgmt01

15. On the Review details page, review the extra configuration option message, and click Next.
16. On the Accept license agreements page, click Accept, and click Next.
17. On the Select storage page, enter the following settings and click Next.

    Setting	Value
    Select virtual disk format	Thin provision
    VM storage policy	vSAN Default Storage Policy
    Datastore	sfo01-m01-vsan01

18. On the Select networks page, under Destination Network, select sfo01-m01-vds01-management and click Next.
19. On the Customize template page, expand the different options, enter the following settings, and click Next.

    Setting	Value
    DNS Server List	172.16.11.5,172.16.11.4
    Domain Search List	sfo01.rainpole.local
    Default IPv4 Gateway	172.16.11.253
    Hostname	sfo01m01nsx01.sfo01.rainpole.local
    Network 1 IPv4 Address	172.16.11.65
    Network 1 Netmask	255.255.255.0
    Enable SSH	Selected
    NTP Server List	ntp.sfo01.rainpole.local, ntp.lax01.rainpole.local
    CLI "admin" User Password / enter	mgmtnsx_admin_password
    CLI "admin" User Password / confirm	mgmtnsx_admin_password
    CLI Privilege Mode Password / enter	mgmtnsx_privilege_password
    CLI Privilege Mode Password / confirm	mgmtnsx_privilege_password
    VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program	Selected

20. On the Ready to complete page, review your configuration and click Finish.
21. After the deployment completes, expand the entire sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local tree, select the sfo01m01nsx01 virtual machine, and click the Power on button.