How to enable NSX-T in a VMware on OVHcloud Hosted Private Cloud

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How to enable NSX-T in a VMware on OVHcloud Hosted Private Cloud


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Objective

This guide explains how to add a user access for the NSX-T web console of your VMware on OVHcloud Hosted Private Cloud.

Requirements

  • You have a Hosted Private Cloud service with the option "Network Security Virtualization" or "Software-Defined Datacenter".
  • You are the administrator on your VMware on OVHcloud infrastructure, with the login credentials to create NSX-T user access.
  • You have followed the steps in the guide: Getting started with NSX.

OVHcloud Control Panel Access

  • Direct link: VMware vSphere
  • Navigation path: Hosted Private Cloud > Managed VMware vSphere > Select your vSphere service

Instructions

Step 1 - Enable NSX-T

In the OVHcloud Control Panel

How to enable the NSX-T web console for a user Click [this link](https://manager.ca.ovhcloud.com/#/dedicated/dedicated_cloud) to access the `VMware vSphere`{.action} section, then select your service and go to `Users`{.action} > `Edit`{.action}. Activate the button `NSX Interface`{.action}.

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NSX screenshot

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Step 2 - Add NSX-T permissions

In the OVHcloud Control Panel

How to grant permissions to a user Click [this link](https://manager.ca.ovhcloud.com/#/dedicated/dedicated_cloud) to access the `VMware vSphere`{.action} section, then select your service and go to `Users`{.action} > `Edit`{.action}.

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Step 3 - Add NSX-T permissions to a Datacenter

In the OVHcloud Control Panel

How to add permissions to a Datacenter At this stage, you just need to modify the permissions for each Datacenter.

Click [this link](https://manager.ca.ovhcloud.com/#/dedicated/dedicated_cloud) to access the `VMware vSphere`{.action} section, then select your service and go to `Users`{.action} > `View / Edit rights for each DC`{.action} > `Modify rights`{.action}.

In the new window, choose the required permissions from the 3 main sections: Vsphere access > Access to vmNetwork > Access to the V(X)LANs.

The following rights are available: Operator / Administrator / None / Read-only

Only access to V(X)LANs in Read-only is necessary to access the NSX-T web console.

Select Read-only mode.

If you want to make changes in the NSX-T web interface, then additional rights will be required, such as Operator or Administrator.

NSX screenshot

Step 4 - Access NSX-T

In the OVHcloud Control Panel

How to access the NSX-T web console Click [this link](https://manager.ca.ovhcloud.com/#/dedicated/dedicated_cloud) to access the `VMware vSphere`{.action} section, then select your service.

NSX screenshot

NSX screenshot

NSX screenshot

NSX screenshot

Step 5 - Useful information

You can check if NSX-T is enabled on your Datacenter. You can also find your NSX-T URL and version:

Via the OVHcloud API

GET /dedicatedCloud/{serviceName}/nsxt

Parameters:

serviceName: The reference for your PCC as pcc-XX-XX-XX-XX.

Response example:

{
  "version": "4.1.1.0.0-22224312",
  "state": "enabled",
  "url": "https://nsxt.pcc-XX-X-X-X.ovh.X",
  "datacentersState": [
    {
      "id": 1542,
      "state": "disabled"
    },
    {
      "state": "enabled",
      "id": 1345
    }
  ]
}

Find more information on the OVHcloud API in our guide on Getting started with the OVHcloud API.

Go further

Read our guides to go further with NSX:

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