Install NCP in a Pivotal Cloud Foundry Environment

NCP is installed through the Pivotal Ops Manager graphical user interface.
A fresh installation of Pivotal Ops Manager,
NSX-T Data Center
, and Pivotal Application Service (PAS). Make sure that Ops Manager is installed first, then
NSX-T Data Center
, and then PAS. For more information, see the Pivotal Cloud Foundry documentation.
  1. Download the NCP installation file for PCF.
    The file name is
    VMware-NSX-T.<version>.<build>.pivotal
    .
  2. Log in to Pivotal Ops Manager as an administrator.
  3. Click
    Import a Product
    .
  4. Select the file that was downloaded.
  5. Click the
    Ops Manager Director for VMware vSphere
    tile.
  6. In the
    Settings
    tab for
    vCenter Config
    , select
    NSX Networking
    and for
    NSX Mode
    , select
    NSX-T
    .
  7. In the
    NSX CA Cert
    field, provide the certificate in PEM format.
  8. Click
    Save
    .
  9. Click
    Installation Dashboard
    in the upper left corner to return to the dashboard.
  10. Click the
    Pivotal Application Service
    tile.
  11. In the
    Settings
    tab, select
    Networking
    in the navigation pane.
  12. Under
    Container Network Interface Plugin
    , select
    External
    .
  13. Click
    Installation Dashboard
    in the upper left corner to return to the dashboard.
  14. Click
    Save
    .
  15. Click
    Installation Dashboard
    in the upper left corner to return to the dashboard.
  16. Click the
    VMware NSX-T
    tile.
  17. Enter the address of the
    NSX Manager
    .
  18. Select the method for
    NSX Manager
    authentication.
    Option
    Action
    Client Certificate Authentication
    Provide the certificate and private key for NSX Manager.
    Basic Authentication with Username and Password
    Provide the NSX Manager administrator user name and password.
  19. In the
    NSX Manager CA Cert
    field, provide the certificate.
  20. Click
    Save
    .
  21. Select
    NCP
    in the navigation pane.
  22. Enter the
    PAS Foundation Name
    .
    This string uniquely identifies a PAS foundation in NSX API. This string is also used as the prefix in the names of NSX resources created by NCP for the PAS foundation.
  23. Enter the
    Overlay Transport Zone
    .
  24. Enter the
    Tier-0 Router
    .
  25. Specify one or more
    IP Blocks of Container Networks
    .
    1. Click
      Add
      .
    2. Enter
      IP Block Name
      . It can be a new or existing IP block.
    3. For a new IP block only, specify the block in CIDR format, for example, 10.1.0.0/16.
  26. Specify the subnet prefix of the container networks.
  27. Click
    Enable SNAT for Container Networks
    to enable SNAT.
  28. Specify one or more
    IP Pools used to provide External (NAT) IP Address to Org Networks
    .
    1. Click
      Add
      .
    2. Enter
      IP Pool Name
      . It can be a new or existing IP pool.
    3. For a new IP pool only, specify the IP addresses by providing the CIDR and the IP ranges.
  29. Enter the
    Top Firewall Section Marker
    .
  30. Enter the
    Bottom Firewall Section Marker
    .
  31. Enable or disable the following options.
    Option
    Default Value
    Log Dropped Application Traffic
    Disabled. If enabled, traffic that is dropped due to a firewall rule will be logged.
    Enable Debug Level for NCP Logging
    Enabled.
  32. Click
    Save
    .
  33. Select
    NSX Node Agent
    in the navigation pane.
    1. Check
      Enable Debug Level of Logging for NSX Node Agent
      to enable debug level logging.
    2. Click
      Save
      .
  34. Click
    Installation Dashboard
    in the upper left corner to return to the dashboard.
  35. Click
    Apply Changes
    .