NSX Manager requirements
VMware NSX Manager is a preconfigured virtual appliance which we can download from the VMware website just like any other VMware software. This preconfigured virtual machine comes with 16 GB of memory, 4 VCPUs, and 60 GB of storage space.
Let's have a quick look at the prerequisites for NSX Manager 6.2 installation:
- VMware vCenter server 6.0
- VMware ESXi 6.0
- Host clusters prepared with NSX 6.2
- vSphere distributed switch which is supported with the respective version of host and virtual center
- Ensure we have shared data stores through which we can leverage vSphere HA/DRS features to prevent downtime for NSX Manager VM
- Confirm whether we are using a dual stack or IPV4/IPV6 only networks
- Collect the Gateway, DNS, Syslog, and NTP server configuration
- All port requirements are updated in the VMware public knowledge base article at https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2079386.
After downloading the NSX Manager OVA, we will follow the four-step process for installation and configuration...