HOL-1903-01: NSX Manager Installation and Configuration Part 1
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This part of the lab is presented as a Hands-on Labs Interactive Simulation. This will allow you to experience steps which are too time-consuming or resource intensive to do live in the lab environment. In this simulation, you can use the software interface as if you are interacting with a live environment.
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Login to the vSphere Web Client
In this Interactive Simulation, we will be deploying NSX Manager to the RegionA01-MGMT01 Cluster.
Click on the Hosts and Clusters icon.
Right click on RegionA01-MGMT01 cluster and select Deploy OVF Template.
Ensure you have the VMware Client Integration Plug-in installed locally. If not, you will be prompted to install it before proceeding (this is already installed).
Click the Local file radio button and then click the Browse button.
Select NSX Manager OVA File from your local device and click Open.
Click Next to continue.
Click inside the name field and enter nsxmgr-01a then click Next to continue.
Click to expand the RegionA01-MGMT01 cluster and select esx-04a.corp.local host then click Next to continue. This may take a moment while the file is validated.
Click Next to continue.
On the Accept License Agreement section, click the Accept button then click Next to continue.
The virtual disk format has been set to Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed and the VM Storage Policy set to None.
Click on the RegionA01-ISCSI01-MGMT01 datastore and click Next.
In the Destination Network field, use the drop-down menu to select the VM-RegionA01-vDS-MGMT network for the NSX Manager appliance then click Next to continue.
Customize Template
Enter 192.168.110.10 in the DNS Servers list field.
In the Domain Search List, enter corp.local
Expand the Network properties section.
In the Default IPv4 Gateway field, enter 192.168.110.1
In the Hostname field, enter nsxmgr-01a.
Click on the Scroll bar to move down the configuration page.
In the Network 1 IPv4 Address filed, enter 192.168.110.42
For the Network 1 Netmask, enter 255.255.255.0
Expand the Services Configuration information section.
Click the check box to Enable SSH to the NSX Manager appliance.
In the NTP Server List, enter router.corp.local
Click on the Scroll bar to move down the configuration page.
Expand the User must visit WebUI or CLI of NSX Manager to confirm the configuration information section.
Click on the Scroll bar to move down the configuration page.
Enter and confirm VMware1! as the password for the default CLI user for NSX Manager.
Enter and confirm VMware1! as the password for the privilege mode user for NSX Manager.
Expand the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program information section.
Click on the Scroll bar to move down the configuration page.
Click Next to continue.
Review your configuration settings and click the Finish button to start deploying the NSX Manager Appliance.
Click on the Recent Tasks pane icon and verify the NSX Manager .OVF is being deployed.
Click on the Recent Tasks pane icon once completed to gain more real estate.
NSX Manager Configuration
Right click on the nsxmgr-01a virtual machine, select the Power sub menu and click Power On.
Open a new tab in Chrome.
Enter the URL https://192.168.110.42
Login with the credentials you supplied during the installation of NSX Manager:
User name - admin
Password - VMware1!
Click Login to continue.
We need to verify that the NSX Management Service has successfully started. It can take approximately five minutes for the service to completely start once the NSX Manager appliance has been powered on.
Click on the View Summary option.
Ensuring the following Common components are in a running state:
vPostgres
RabbitMQ
Ensure the NSX Management Components are running:
NSX Management Service
Click on the Home icon to go back to the main home screen.
NSX Appliance Settings
From the NSX Manager home screen select the Manage Appliance Settings option.
Verify the NTP Server settings that were configured as part of the NSX Manager Deployment are correct.
Click Edit next to Syslog Server to modify the settings.
Enter log-01a.corp.local as the Syslog Server.
Enter 514 as the port the Syslog Server is listening on.
Select the UDP protocol from the drop down menu.
Click OK to complete and save the settings.
Ensure the Syslog Server settings have been saved and are correct.
Click on the Home icon to go back to the main home screen.
NSX Manager vCenter Registration
Click on the Manage vCenter Registration button.
Click on the Edit button next to the Lookup Service to modify the options.
In the Lookup Service Host field, enter vcsa-01a.corp.local.
In the SSO Administrator User Name field, enter administrator@vsphere.local
Enter VMware1! in the Password field.
Click OK to accept the options.
Verify and then click Yes to trust the Lookup Service SSL certificate.
Verify the settings have been entered correctly and the Lookup Service status shows Connected.
Click Edit to add information regarding your vCenter Server.
Enter vcsa-01a.corp.local for the vCenter Server.
Enter administrator@vsphere.local for the vCenter User Name.
Enter VMware1! in the Password field.
Click OK to accept the options.
Verify and then click Yes to trust the vCenter Server SSL certificate.
Verify the settings have been entered correctly and the the vCenter Server status shows Connected.
Click on the Home icon to go back to the main home screen.
Configuring NSX Manager backups
NSX Manager backup and restore can be configured from the NSX Manager virtual appliance web interface or through the NSX Manager API. Backups can be scheduled on an hourly, daily or weekly basis.
The backup file is saved to a remote FTP or SFTP location that NSX Manager can access. NSX Manager data includes configuration, events, and audit log tables. Configuration tables are included in every backup.
From the NSX Manager home screen select the Backup & Restore option.
Click the FTP Server Settings Change button to modify the settings.
We now need to enter the required information to enable us to backup to a FTP / SFTP Server:
Enter 192.168.110.10 in the IP/Hostname field.
Use the drop-down menu to select FTP as the Transfer Protocol to use.
The port should automatically be populated based on the previous selection.
Enter the user name ftpuser to authenticate with.
Enter VMware1! as the password for the user name.
Enter /nsxmanager as the Backup Directory to place the backup files in (If this does not exist and the user has permissions this will be created).
Enter the prefix nsx_manager_ to append to the start of all backup files.
Enter the pass phrase VMware1! to secure the backup (You will need this pass phrase to restore the backup).
Click OK to confirm.
You have the ability to configure automatic backups on a weekly, daily or hourly basis depending on your organizations requirements.
Click the Scheduling Change button to modify the settings.
Click on the Backup Frequency drop down menu and select Weekly.
When performing a weekly backup you have the option to select the day of the week to perform the backup. Use the drop-down menu and select Sunday.
Select 0 as the hour of the day to perform the backup.
Finally configure the minute as 5.
Click Schedule to confirm your settings.
You can either wait for the configured scheduled time to perform a backup or click the Backup button to start the process.
Click the Backup button to initiate a backup.
Click Start to start the backup.
Once completed, you should see a new backup in the history which can be restored when needed.
Click the 'X' on the NSX Manager tab to close it.
To return to the lab, click the link in the top right corner or close this browser tab.
