Deploy NSX Autonomous Edge (on-premises site)

Overview

On-premises sites or the client’s L2 VPN require a specially configured VMware® NSX Edge™ appliance called autonomous edge. Deploy the NSX Autonomous Edge appliance using an OVF file on the ESXi host.

The autonomous NSX Edge is straightforward to deploy and provides a high-performance VPN. The autonomous NSX Edge is deployed using an OVF file. You can also enable high availability (HA) for VPN redundancy by deploying primary and secondary autonomous Edge L2 VPN clients.

Please request the HI GIO team to get the OVF file.

Procedure

Step 1: Log in to the vCenter Server.

Step 2: Select Hosts and Clusters. To show the available hosts, expand the clusters.

Step 3: To deploy the NSX Edge, right-click the host where you want it and select Deploy OVF Template.

On the Select an OVF template page, to download and deploy the OVF file, paste the URL, or select a locally downloaded OVF file and click NEXT.

On the Select a name and folder page, Enter Virtual machine name & select a location for its > click Next.

Select the destination compute resource > click Next on the Select a compute resource page.

On the Review details page, verify the OVF package template details > click Next.

On the Configuration page, select a deployment configuration size (detail as below) > click Next.

Medium size is suitable for normal use-case. If you don’t have special requirement, please use it.

Sizing for NSX Autonomous Edge VM

On the Select storage page: select a storage & select virtual disk format = Thin provision > click Next.

On the Select networks page, for all destination networks select the management network > click Next.

On the Customize template page, enter the following properties > click NEXT.

+ In the Application section, do the following:

Set the System Root User Password.
Set the CLI "admin" User Password.
Select the Is Autonomous Edge checkbox.

Leave the remaining fields empty.

NSX Edge core services do not start unless you enter passwords meeting these requirements:

At least 12 characters

At least one uppercase letter

At least one lowercase letter

At least one digit

At least one special character

At least five different characters

+ In the Network Properties section, do the following:

Set the Hostname.
Set the Management Network IPv4 Address. This is the management IP for the autonomous edge.
Set the Management Network Netmask. This is the management network prefix length.
Set the Default IPv4 Gateway. This is the default gateway of the management network.

+ In the DNS section, do the following:

In the DNS Server list field, enter the DNS server IP addresses separated by spaces.
In the Domain Search List field, enter the domain name.

+ In the Services Configuration section, do the following:

Enter the NTP Server List.
Enter the NTP Servers, separated by spaces.
Select the Enable SSH checkbox.
Select the Allow Root SSH logins checkbox.

+ In the External section, do the following:

Enter the External Port details in the following format: VLAN_ID,Exit Interface,IP,Prefix Length.

For example: 138,eth2,192.168.138.77,24. Replace the following values:

VLAN ID: VLAN ID of the uplink VLAN

Exit Interface: interface ID reserved for uplink traffic

IP: IP address reserved for the uplink interface

Prefix Length: prefix length for the uplink network

In the External Gateway field, enter the default gateway of the uplink network.

+ (Optional) In the HA section, do the following:

Enter the HA Port details in the following format: VLAN_ID,Exit Interface,IP,Prefix Length.

For example: 137,eth2,192.168.137.81,24. Replace the following values:

VLAN ID: VLAN ID of the uplink VLAN

Exit Interface: interface ID reserved for uplink traffic

IP: IP address reserved for the uplink interface

Prefix Length: prefix length for the uplink network

In the HA Port Default Gateway field, enter the default gateway of the management network

Review the NSX Autonomous Edge settings > on the Ready to complete page> and click FINISH.

After the deployment completes, power on the NSX Autonomous Edge virtual machine.

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Overview

Please request the HI GIO team to get the OVF file.

Procedure

Step 1: Log in to the vCenter Server.

Step 2: Select Hosts and Clusters. To show the available hosts, expand the clusters.

Step 3: To deploy the NSX Edge, right-click the host where you want it and select Deploy OVF Template.

On the Select an OVF template page, to download and deploy the OVF file, paste the URL, or select a locally downloaded OVF file and click NEXT.

On the Select a name and folder page, Enter Virtual machine name & select a location for its > click Next.

Select the destination compute resource > click Next on the Select a compute resource page.

On the Review details page, verify the OVF package template details > click Next.

On the Configuration page, select a deployment configuration size (detail as below) > click Next.

Medium size is suitable for normal use-case. If you don’t have special requirement, please use it.

Sizing for NSX Autonomous Edge VM

On the Select storage page: select a storage & select virtual disk format = Thin provision > click Next.

On the Select networks page, for all destination networks select the management network > click Next.

On the Customize template page, enter the following properties > click NEXT.

+ In the Application section, do the following:

Set the System Root User Password.
Set the CLI "admin" User Password.
Select the Is Autonomous Edge checkbox.

Leave the remaining fields empty.

NSX Edge core services do not start unless you enter passwords meeting these requirements:

At least 12 characters

At least one uppercase letter

At least one lowercase letter

At least one digit

At least one special character

At least five different characters

+ In the Network Properties section, do the following:

Set the Hostname.
Set the Management Network IPv4 Address. This is the management IP for the autonomous edge.
Set the Management Network Netmask. This is the management network prefix length.
Set the Default IPv4 Gateway. This is the default gateway of the management network.

+ In the DNS section, do the following:

In the DNS Server list field, enter the DNS server IP addresses separated by spaces.
In the Domain Search List field, enter the domain name.

+ In the Services Configuration section, do the following:

Enter the NTP Server List.
Enter the NTP Servers, separated by spaces.
Select the Enable SSH checkbox.
Select the Allow Root SSH logins checkbox.

+ In the External section, do the following:

Enter the External Port details in the following format: VLAN_ID,Exit Interface,IP,Prefix Length.

For example: 138,eth2,192.168.138.77,24. Replace the following values:

VLAN ID: VLAN ID of the uplink VLAN

Exit Interface: interface ID reserved for uplink traffic

IP: IP address reserved for the uplink interface

Prefix Length: prefix length for the uplink network

In the External Gateway field, enter the default gateway of the uplink network.

+ (Optional) In the HA section, do the following:

Enter the HA Port details in the following format: VLAN_ID,Exit Interface,IP,Prefix Length.

For example: 137,eth2,192.168.137.81,24. Replace the following values:

VLAN ID: VLAN ID of the uplink VLAN

Exit Interface: interface ID reserved for uplink traffic

IP: IP address reserved for the uplink interface

Prefix Length: prefix length for the uplink network

In the HA Port Default Gateway field, enter the default gateway of the management network

Review the NSX Autonomous Edge settings > on the Ready to complete page> and click FINISH.

After the deployment completes, power on the NSX Autonomous Edge virtual machine.