Downloading and deploying the VMware HCX Connector OVA

In this section, I will walk you through the downloading and deployment of the HCX Connector OVA file.

Prerequisites

The following ports need to be open from your on-premises vCenter for the IP address https://x.x.x.9:

• TCP 443
• UDP 4500

Downloading the HCX Connector OVA file

The steps are as follows:

1. Open a browser window on a computer that has access to your AVS environment on https://x.x.x.9 on port 443.
2. You will use the vSphere credentials in AVS to log in to the VMware HCX Manager. For the username, enter [e-mail] and then enter the cloud admin password and click LOG IN:

Figure 5.4 – HCX Manager login

3. Under Administration, click on System Updates | Request Download Link. You may need to wait a few seconds to generate the link if the box is grayed out. Then you get the following screen:

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