NSX Manager Setup (more instructions in Useful Links Section):
- Install NSX manger on ESXI-11
- IP address – 192.168.80.200
- Before powering on NSX, change CPU value to 2x vCPU, 8GB RAM
- The lookup IP for NSX manager will be same as vCenter server IP
NSX Controller Setup :
- Install 3x NSX controllers, one each on ESXI-11, 22 and 33
- IP Pool for controllers – 192.168.80.201-204
- If using standard vSwitch, connect to management portgroup, or else the best is to have a DC-wide distributed switch and use management port.
Internal Network :
Segment ID Pool for internal machines : DATA Network (10.1.1.200 – 254)/24
Lab Information and Instructions :
If you have booked server time already please login to Lab Console below, credentials delivered via email used during booking. For booking new time slot, click here
- connect via above link, login with emailed user/pass
- second level of authentication, as sent via email
- list of devices will be displayed to connect – windows, esxi, vcenter, nsx
- connect to Windows 7 pc from listed connections, connect as – labuser / Labroot12!@
- ESXI login details – root / Labroot12!@
- vCenter login -root, administrator@testclue.local / Labroot12!@
- please user root or administrator as users and Labroot12!@ for any other vmware devices you deploy
- NSX manager will be available to connect via browser once setup is done, none of nsx devices are setup in advance
- all the necessary image files are stored on ESXI-11 datastore
- Lab will be auto-destroyed after 10 minutes from end of session
Device FQDNs (all available from Windows 7 Lab PC):
- ESXI-11 – https://ESXI11.testclue.local
- ESXI-22 – https://ESXI22.testclue.local
- ESXI-33 – https://ESXI33.testclue.local
- vCenter – https://vcsa.testclue.local
- NSX Manager – nsxmgr01.testclue.local
- NSX Controller 1 – nsxctrl01a.testclue.local
- NSX Controller 2 – nsxctrl01b.testclue.local
- NSX Controller 3 – nsxctrl01c.testclue.local
- IP Addressing for devices is available in network diagram
- DNS Server – win2k12.testclue.local
