Click + Add Data Source button in the top right of the Data Sources page and complete the following steps:

1. Select data source type (NSX-v, NSX-T, vRNI, etc...)  from the drop-down menu

2. Enter a Display Name.  This name is locally significant only and is an easy way to reference different NSX Managers that are defined as data sources

3. Enter a Group Name. This name is locally significant only and is an easy way to group different NSX Managers (Optional) 

4. Enter IP Address or Hostname of the NSX-v Manager

5. Enter the Username for the Enterprise Admin or role with sufficient NSX Manager privileges

6. Enter the Password for the Enterprise Admin or role with sufficient NSX Manager privileges

7. Ensure Ignore Certificate Errors is selected

8. Click Next.  By clicking Next, ReSTSNX attempts to validate the credentials against NSX Manager while retrieving the vCenter IP address and username.

 

Note: If an invalid username or password is entered, you may proceed to the next step by clicking the Proceed with Errors checkbox

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Note: If a Hostname is selected in Step 4, a valid DNS server must have been entered during the appliance installation process

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VMware Cloud on AWS (VMCoAWS) Considerations

Adding VMCoAWS Cloud NSX & vCenter - Automatic mode with token (Recommended mode)

This approach will leverage a direct connect to the VMware Cloud in AWS and CSP token for authentication to NSX.  The NSX and vCenter IP/hostnames are dynamically discovered.

1. Generate AWS user token with a NSX and Cloud Admin role

2. The token authentication is performed using the public VMC IP/domain . WARNING: If CloudControl cannot reach the following URL on port 443, adding the data source will fail: POST https://console.cloud.vmware.com/csp/gateway/am/api/auth/api-tokens/authorize?refresh_token=

3. CloudControl will then get a list of SDDCs to manage via GET vmc.vmware.com/vmc/api/orgs

4. If CloudControl cannot reach the above URLs via HTTPS (due to DNS or firewall blocking), you can configure CloudControl to use a proxy server under the Admin page

5. CloudControl should have access to the VMC NSX management cluster for each SDDC to be added

6. Ensure MGW gateway rules are configured in each SDDC to allow CloudControl to communicate with NSX and vCenter via HTTPS

 

Adding VMCoAWS Cloud NSX & vCenter - Manual mode with token 

This approach is similar to Automatic mode with the main difference of the NSX and vCenter IPs being manually entered by the user.  We recommend this approach only for troubleshooting purposes.

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Step 3b: Add vCenter as a Datasource

Required:

• vCenter already deployed and configured with API login credentials.

• HTTPS, port 443, open inbound to vCenter from the CloudControl Appliance IP.

• vCenter Admin or service account credentials setup with read/write privileges. Note: the user must also belong to the SystemConfiguration.Administrator group for proper detection of the vCenter version

 

To enable querying vCenter objects for association with NSX Manager policies, a vCenter must be added to CloudControl.  For NSX-v, CloudControl automatically detects the associated vCenter in the previous step.

1. Enter the vCenter Password for the Enterprise Admin or role with sufficient NSX Manager privileges

2. Select data source to be Active or Inactive.  Enable or Disable the slider button for this data source to be active or not. This option allows Administrators to define the resources for future use but not have them accessible for configuring and polling once added to the system.

3. Click Next.  By clicking Next, CloudControl attempts to validate the credentials against vCenter if selected as an Active data source.

Note: If an invalid username or password is entered, you may proceed to the next step by clicking the Proceed with Errors checkbox

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Step 4: Verify Connectivity

NSX and vCenter Data Sources are now visible to CloudControl.  You may switch between them using the drop-down in the top-right corner of the screen.

To test basic NSX and vCenter functionality, click the CloudControl/RESTNSX logo located in the top left screen to reset your session cookie with the new data sources.  This will also navigate you back to the home screen.