Installation
OverviewLast Updated October 11, 2024
In an environment
with Kubernetes already installed, installing and configuring NCP typically
involve the following steps. To perform the steps successfully, you must be
familiar with
NSX-T Data
Center
and
Kubernetes installation and administration.
- InstallNSX-T Data Center.
- Create an overlay transport zone.
- Create an overlay logical switch and connect the Kubernetes nodes to the switch.
- Create a tier-0 logical router.
- Create IP blocks for Kubernetes pods.
- Create IP pools for SNAT (source network address translation).
- Install NSX CNI (container network interface) plug-in on each node.
- Install OVS (Open vSwitch) on each node.
- Configure NSX-T networking for Kubernetes nodes.
- Install NSX node agent as a DaemonSet.
- Install NCP as a ReplicationController.
- Mount security certificates in the NCP pod.