NSX

Add NSX Integration

  1. Navigate to INFRASTRUCTURE -> NETWORK

  2. Select the SERVICES tab

  3. Select Select + ADD -> VMWare NSX

  4. Enter the following:

    NAME

    Name for the NSX Integration in Conduit

    API HOST

    URL of NSX Manager

    USERNAME

    NSX Manager Admin Username

    PASSWORD

    NSX Manager Admin password

    VMWARE CLOUD

    Select the existing VMware cloud associated with this NSX integration.

  5. Select ADD NETWORK INTEGRATION

Once the NSX Integration is added Conduit will sync in existing Transport Zones, Logical Switches, and Edge Gateways. New Transport Zones, Logical Switches, and Edge Gateways can be now be created.

Create NSX Transport Zone

  1. Navigate to INFRASTRUCTURE -> NETWORK

  2. Select the SERVICES tab

  3. Select the name of NSX Integration

  4. Select the TRANSPORT ZONES tab

  5. Select + CREATE NSX TRANSPORT ZONE

    NAME

    Name of Transport Zone

    DESCRIPTION

    Description for the Transport Zone

    CLUSTER

    Select the Cluster the Transport Zone will be provisioned to

Create NSX Logical Switch and Edge Gateway

Important

Prior to creating a Logical Switch and Edge Gateway, associated External VMware Networks must be configured in Conduit. Navigate to INFRASTRUCTURE -> NETWORK and edit any Distributed Switch Groups that will be used and populate the Gateway, DNS and CIDR

  1. Navigate to INFRASTRUCTURE -> NETWORK

  2. Select the SERVICES tab

  3. Select the name of NSX Integration

  4. Select the LOGICAL SWITCHES tab

  5. Select + CREATE NSX LOGICAL SWITCH

  6. Populate the following for the Logical Switch and Edge Gateway Configurations:

    Logical Switch Configuration:

    NAME

    Name of the Logical Switch

    DESCRIPTION

    d

    TRANSPORT ZONE

    Select an existing Transport Zone

    CIDR

    Add the CIDR for the Logical Switch. Example: 10.30.28.0/24

    TENANT NAME

    Enter Tenant name for the Logical Switch (Optional)

    Edge Gateway Configuration:

    HOSTNAME

    Enter Hostname of the Edge Gateway

    SIZE

    Select Size of the Edge Gateway

    EXTERNAL NETWORK

    Select the External Network for the Edge Gateway.

    Important

    The Gateway, DNS and CIDR must be populated on an external network for it to be selectable when creating an Edge Gateway.

    IP ADDRESS

    Populate IP address to be assigned to the Edge Gateway

    DATA STORE

    Select the Datastore for the Gateway

    RESOURCE POOL

    Select the Resource Pool for the Gateway

    FOLDER

    Select a Folder for the Edge Gateway (optional)

    USERNAME

    Enter a Username for the Edge Gateway

    PASSWORD

    Enter a Password for the Edge Gateway

    Note

    Password length must be at-least 12 characters and at-max 255 characters. It must contain mix of alphabets with both upper case and lower case, numbers and at-least one special character. Password must not contain username as substring. Character must not consecutively repeat 3 or more times.

  7. Select + CREATE