For this process, we assume that you have the following:
- VMware vCenter and vSphere version 5.5 or later has been installed on the server hardware
- You have at least two clusters
- Your vSphere Web Client is working
- All your switches are Distributed Virtual Switches (DvSwitch) with Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) greater than 1,600
- Functional DNS and NTP configuration
The suggested minimum NSX setup is as follows:
- One NSX Manager per vCenter server
- Three NSX Controllers
For our setup, we will have four ESXi host servers and run an NSX edge on each one of them.
The minimum suggested hardware requirements for the preceding installation are as follows:
- 30 GB memory
- 20 vCPU
- 122 GB disk
NSX also requires some ports to be open, including the following:
- TCP
- Port 22: SSH by default (this port is not enabled on the server)
- Port 80: Communication between NSX Manager and NSX hosts
- Port 443: Secure communication for APIs and OVA distribution
- Port 1234: Communication between ESXi hosts and NSX Controllers...