VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5

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Add Location to Global Manager

Add the NSX Manager in the management domain or VI workload domain as a location to the Global Manager. This NSX Manager is now referred to as the Local Manager. You then import segments, tier-0 gateways, and tier-1 gateways from the Local Manager to the Global Manager.
  1. Obtain the certificate thumbprint of the NSX-T Local Manager cluster.
    1. Enable SSH on one of the NSX-T Manager VMs.
    2. From the vCenter UI, open the web console of one of the NSX-T Managers and login to the Admin user.
    3. Run the command
      start service ssh
       to enable SSH on the NSX-T Manager.
    4. Use a Secure Shell (SSH) client and log in to the same NSX-T Manager with the Admin user.
    5. Run the command
      get certificate cluster thumbprint
       to retrieve the Local Manager cluster VIP thumbprint.
      sfo-m01-nsxt01c> get certificate cluster thumbprint
b88c4e052fe61309915527511e7f1b25970286a51cf1dd68ea881daba1ed0a9f
    6. Save the thumbprint.
    7. Run the
      stop service ssh
       command to deactivate SSH on the NSX-T Manager.
  2. Add NSX Manager as a location to the Global Manager.
    1. Log in to Global Manager at https://
      active_gm_vip_fqdn
      /.
    2. Select
      System
      Location Manager
       and click
      Add On-Prem Location
      .
    3. In the Add New Location dialog box, enter the location details.
      Option
      Description
      Location Name
      Enter a name for the location.
      FQDN/IP
      Enter the FQDN or IP address of the NSX Manager cluster VIP. Do not enter an individual NSX Manager FQDN or IP.
      Username and Password
      Provide the admin user's credentials for the NSX Manager at the location.
      SHA-256 Thumbprint
      Add the thumbprint you retrieved in step 1.
      Check Compatibility
      Click
      Check Compatibility
       to ensure that the location can be added. This checks that the NSX-T Data Center version is compatible.
    4. Click
      Save
  3. Configure networking on the Local Manager nodes.
    1. On the Location Manager page, in the Locations section, click
      Networking
       under the location you are adding then click
      Configure
      .
    2. On the Configure Edge Nodes for Stretch Networking page, click
      Select All
    3. In the Remote Tunnel Endpoint Configuration pane enter the following details.
      Option
      Value
      Host Switch
      nsxDefaultHostSwitch
      Teaming Policy Name
      Select
      Use Default
      .
      RTEP VLAN
      Enter the VLAN for the host.
      IP Pool for all Nodes
      Select the IP pool.
    4. Click
      Save
      .
  4. Import the Local Manager configuration to the Global Manager.
    1. Select the Global Manager context from the drop down menu.
      You may need to refresh your browser or logout and log in to the Global Manager to see the drop down menu.
    2. On the System tab, select the Location Manager pane.
    3. Under
      Locations
      , click
      Import
      .
      This option may take 15 minutes or longer to appear.
    4. Verify that you have a recent backup and click
      Proceed to import
      .
    5. In the Preparing for import dialog box, click
      Next
       and then click
      Import
      .
      Wait for a confirmation that the import is successful.
    Local Manager objects imported into the Global Manager are owned by the Global Manager and appear in the Local Manager with a GM icon. You can modify these objects only from the Global Manager.

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