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Deploy-NsxtGlobalManager

Synopsis

Deploy an NSX Global Manager appliance

Syntax

Deploy-NsxtGlobalManager [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [-sddcDomain] <String> [-hostname] <String> [-portgroup] <String> [-domain] <String> [-ipAddress] <String> [-netmask] <String> [-gateway] <String> [-dnsServer] <String> [-ntpServer] <String> [-adminPassword] <String> [-folder] <String> [[-ovaPath] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Deploy-NsxtGlobalManager cmdlet deploys an NSX Global Manager appliance to a vSphere Cluster for a workload domain. The cmdlet connects to SDDC Manager using the -server, -user, and -password values:

  • Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to SDDC Manager
  • Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to the vCenter Server
  • Deploys the NSX Global Manager appliance into a vSphere Cluster

Examples

Example 1

Deploy-NsxtGlobalManager -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user administrator@vsphere.local -pass VMw@re1! -sddcDomain sfo-m01 -hostname sfo-m01-nsx-gm01a -portgroup sfo-m01-cl01-vds01-pg-vm-mgmt -ipAddress 172.11.10.82 -netmask "255.255.255.0" -gateway 172.11.10.1 -domain sfo.rainpole.io -dnsServer "172.11.10.4,172.11.10.5" -ntpServer ntp.sfo.rainpole.io -adminPassword VMw@re1!VMw@re1! -folder sfo-m01-fd-nsx -ovaPath .\nsx-unified.ova

This example deploys the NSX Global Manager appliance named sfo-m01-nsx-gm01a.

Parameters

-server

The fully qualified domain name of the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-user

The username to authenticate to the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-pass

The password to authenticate to the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-sddcDomain

The name of the workload domain to deploy the NSX Global Manager appliance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-hostname

The hostname of the NSX Global Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-portgroup

The portgroup to attach to the NSX Global Manager appliance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 6
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-domain

The domain namespace for the NSX Global Manager appliance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 7
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ipAddress

The IP address of the NSX Global Manager appliance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 8
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-netmask

The netmask of the NSX Global Manager appliance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 9
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-gateway

The gateway of the NSX Global Manager appliance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 10
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-dnsServer

The DNS servers for the NSX Global Manager appliance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 11
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ntpServer

The NTP servers for the NSX Global Manager appliance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 12
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-adminPassword

The admin password for the NSX Global Manager appliance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 13
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-folder

The virtual machine folder to place the NSX Global Manager appliance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 14
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ovaPath

The path to the NSX Unified appliance OVA file.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 15
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Common Parameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.