Virtualization The Future: NSX-T Central Control Plane Cluster Deployment

Monday 25 February 2019

NSX-T Central Control Plane Cluster Deployment - Part 4

Now in this blogpost series we are now going to discuss about the NSX-T Controller Deployment. If you missed the previous posts in this series. Here is the Links:-

Part - 1
Part - 2
Part - 3

NSX-T Controller Deployment Requirements
As in my previous post i have discussed that NSX-T Controller is available in VM Form Factor.

Information Source : VMware Docs

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T/2.2/com.vmware.nsxt.install.doc/GUID-447C0417-A37B-4C2E-965E-499F52587160.html

NSX-T Controller Automated Deployment - UI Based
In this post i will discuss about automated deployment of NSX-T Controller in vSphere Environment, which requires vCenter. Although NSX-T has no must requirement to use vCenter Server, if you do not have vCenter or vSphere Environment then you have to perform Manual Deployment.

A. Add Compute Manager
1.. Login to NSX Manager UI
Open Web Browser > Type https://NSXManagerFqdnORip > Username = admin, Password = As Specified > Click Login

2. Fabric > Compute Managers > Add

3. Enter vCenter Details > Click on Add

4. If you have not entered the thumbprint in previous step, it will pop-up this message > Click on Add

5. Verify the Status Finally.

B. Add NSX Controllers
System > Components > Add Controllers

Provide the required details

provide the details for first controller Node

Click on Add Controller and provide the details for second controller Node

Click on Add Controller again and provide the details for third controller Node. NSX Central Control Plane Cluster can have maximum three Nodes:-

Once all the Nodes gets deployed then NSX Manager UI will also be updated. Now Login to One of the controller node and check the status of cluster and even you can verify the status of the currently connected Node, Is it Master or not

get control-cluster status