Use the vSphere Client to deploy the NSX Manager to the vSphere cluster. You can then configure and use the NSX Manager to mange your NSX environment.
Prerequisites
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- Verify that your environment meets the networking requirements. For information about requirements, see Requirements for Zonal Supervisor with NSX and NSX Advanced Load Balancer and Requirements for Cluster Supervisor Deployment with NSX and NSX Advanced Load Balancer in vSphere IaaS Control Plane Concepts and Planning.
- Verify that the required ports are open. For information about port and protocols, see the NSX Installation Guide.
Procedure
Deploy NSX Manager Nodes to Form a Cluster
An NSX Manager cluster provides high availability. You can deploy NSX Manager nodes using the user interface only on ESXi hosts managed by vCenter Server. To create an NSX Manager cluster, deploy two additional nodes to form a cluster of three nodes total. When you deploy a new node from the UI, the node connects to the first deployed node to form a cluster. All the repository details and the password of the first deployed node are synchronized with the newly deployed node.
Prerequisites
- Verify that an NSX Manager node is installed.
- Verify that a compute manager is configured.
- Verify that the required ports are open.
- Verify that a datastore is configured on the ESXi host.
- Verify that you have the IP address and gateway, DNS server IP addresses, domain search list, and the NTP server IP address for the NSX Manager to use.
- Verify that you have a target VM port group network. Place the NSX appliances on a management VM network.
Procedure
Add a License
Add a license using the NSX Manager.
Prerequisites
Obtain an NSX Advanced or higher license.
Procedure
- Log in to the NSX Manager.
- Select .
- Enter the license key.
- Click Add.
Add a Compute Manager
A compute manager is an application that manages resources such as hosts and virtual machines. Configure the vCenter Server that is associated with the NSX as a compute manager in the NSX Manager.
Procedure
Results
After some time, the compute manager is registered with vCenter Server and the connection status changes to Up. If the FQDN/PNID of vCenter Server changes, you must re-register it with the NSX Manager. For more information, see Register vCenter Server with NSX Manager.
You can click the compute manager name to view the details, edit the compute manager, or to manage tags that apply to the compute manager.