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5 VMware NSX-V Topics: • VMware NSX-V introduction • Add internal ESXi hosts to an existing NSX-V deployment VMware NSX-V introduction PowerStore X model appliances include support for VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere (NSX-V). NSX-V is a network virtualization and security platform that enables the implementation of virtual networks on a physical network. NSX-V provides the network architecture with features such as rapid provisioning, deployment, reconfiguration, and destruction of on-demand virtual networks. This design uses the vSphere distributed switch (vDS) and VMware NSX-V to implement virtual networking. NOTE: PowerStore X model appliances support NSX-V version 6.4.6 or later. CAUTION: The NSX controller VMs cannot be deployed on PowerStore X model nodes because the NSX Controller cluster requires three nodes. Per VMware NSX-V requirements for resiliency and performance, the NSX controller VMs must be deployed on three distinct hosts. Add internal ESXi hosts to an existing NSX-V deployment Perform the following steps to add the internal ESXi hosts of a PowerStore X model appliance to an existing deployment of NSX-V: Steps 1. Prepare the internal ESXi hosts. Use the NSX Manager to prepare each host by installing the NSX-V VIBs. CAUTION: If the NSX-V controller cluster is using Guest Introspection services, do not deploy Guest Introspection services on the vSphere cluster using PowerStore vVol datastores. Deploying the Guest Introspection services using PowerStore vVol datastores will result is appliance boot issues after a power failure. Instead, deploy the Guest Introspection services on a vSphere cluster using PowerStore X private datastores, which are named PRIVATE-..INTERNAL. 2. Exclude virtual machines from firewall protection. Add the PowerStore X model controller VMs to the firewall exclusion list during NSX-V configuration to avoid potential issues with the NSX-V DFW firewall rules. For more information about using NSX-V, see the VMware NSX documentation. VMware NSX-V 23

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VMware NSX-V
Topics:
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VMware NSX-V introduction
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Add internal ESXi hosts to an existing NSX-V deployment
VMware NSX-V introduction
PowerStore X model appliances include support for VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere (NSX-V). NSX-V is a network
virtualization and security platform that enables the implementation of virtual networks on a physical network.
NSX-V provides the network architecture with features such as rapid provisioning, deployment, reconfiguration, and destruction
of on-demand virtual networks. This design uses the vSphere distributed switch (vDS) and VMware NSX-V to implement virtual
networking.
NOTE:
PowerStore X model appliances support NSX-V version 6.4.6 or later.
CAUTION:
The NSX controller VMs cannot be deployed on PowerStore X model nodes because the NSX
Controller cluster requires three nodes. Per VMware NSX-V requirements for resiliency and performance, the
NSX controller VMs must be deployed on three distinct hosts.
Add internal ESXi hosts to an existing NSX-V
deployment
Perform the following steps to add the internal ESXi hosts of a PowerStore X model appliance to an existing deployment of
NSX-V:
Steps
1.
Prepare the internal ESXi hosts.
Use the NSX Manager to prepare each host by installing the NSX-V VIBs.
CAUTION:
If the NSX-V controller cluster is using Guest Introspection services, do not deploy Guest
Introspection services on the vSphere cluster using PowerStore vVol datastores. Deploying the Guest
Introspection services using PowerStore vVol datastores will result is appliance boot issues after a power
failure. Instead, deploy the Guest Introspection services on a vSphere cluster using PowerStore X private
datastores, which are named PRIVATE-
<serial-number>
.
<node_letter>
.INTERNAL.
2.
Exclude virtual machines from firewall protection.
Add the PowerStore X model controller VMs to the firewall exclusion list during NSX-V configuration to avoid potential
issues with the NSX-V DFW firewall rules.
For more information about using NSX-V, see the VMware NSX documentation.
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