VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5

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Deploy Global Manager Nodes

You deploy three Global Manager nodes in the
VMware Cloud Foundation
 management domain.
  1. Download the NSX-T Data Center OVF file from the VMware download portal.
  2. In a web browser, log in to vCenter Server at https://
    vcenter_server_fqdn
    /ui.
  3. Select the default cluster in the management domain.
  4. Right-click and select
    Deploy OVF template
    .
  5. Select
    Local file
    , click
    Upload files
    , and navigate to the OVA file.
  6. Click
    Next
    .
  7. Enter a name and a location for the NSX Manager VM, and click
    Next
    .
    The name you enter appears in the vSphere and vCenter Server inventory.
  8. Select the compute resource on which to deploy the NSX Manager appliance page and click
    Next
    .
  9. Review and verify the OVF template details and click
    Next
    .
  10. Accept the license agreement and click
    Next
    .
  11. Specify the deployment configuration size and click
    Next.
    If you are configuring NSX Federation on the management domain, select Medium. For VI workload domain, select Large. The Description panel on the right side of the wizard shows the details of selected configuration.
  12. Specify storage for the configuration and disk files.
    • Select the virtual disk format.
    • Select the VM storage policy.
    • Specify the datastore to store the NSX Manager appliance files.
    • Click
      Next
      .
    The virtual disk format is determined by the selected VM storage policy when using a vSAN datastore.
  13. Select the management network as the destination network and click 
    Next
    .
    The following steps are all located in the Customize Template section of the Deploy OVF Template wizard.
  14. In the Application section, enter the system root, CLI admin, and audit passwords for the NSX Manager. The root and admin credentials are mandatory fields.
    Your passwords must comply with the password strength restrictions.
    • At least 12 characters
    • At least one lower-case letter
    • At least one upper-case letter
    • At least one digit
    • At least one special character
    • At least five different characters
  15. In the Optional parameters section, leave the password fields blank.
  16. In the Network Properties section, enter the hostname of the NSX Manager.
  17. For Rolename, select the NSX Global Manager role.
  18. Enter the default gateway, management network IPv4, and management network netmask.
  19. In the DNS section, enter the DNS Server list and Domain Search list.
  20. In the Services Configuration section, enter the NTP Server list and enable SSH.
  21. Verify that all your custom OVF template specification is accurate and click
    Finish
     to initiate the deployment.
    The deployment might take 7-8 minutes.
  22. After the deployment is complete, power on the Global Manager node.
    Right-click the Global Manager VM and, from the
    Actions
     menu, select
    Power
    Power on
    .
  23. In a web browser, log in to Global Manager at https://
    gm_node1_fqdn
    /.
  24. Accept the end-user license agreement and click
    Continue
    .
  25. Join the VMware Customer Experience Program and click
    Save
    .
  26. Repeat steps 4 - 22 to deploy two additional Global Manager nodes.

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