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NSX Manager Account – NSX CLI account – Part-3 (Features Roles and Permissions)

NSX Manager Account – NSX CLI account – Part-3 (Features Roles and Permissions)

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The earlier posts were discussed NSX CLI account creation (part-1) and the account modification (part-2). In this part, we will go through the roles and permission for those accounts. As discussed in part-1, the only NSX CLI is not getting transformed or matched to the vCenter based role is the super_user role, which is same as NSX manager’s built-in admin role. The rest two roles, Security Admin and Auditor get matched and can manage from vCenter GUI. Same goes when we…

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Install and Configure vROps Management Pack for NSX

Install and Configure vROps Management Pack for NSX

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Installing vRops management pack for NSX is easy as all other management packs. First, download the management pack from VMware market place (VMware Solution Exchange). To do so, search for “management pack for NSX”. At the time of writing the latest version is on https://marketplace.vmware.com/vsx/solutions/management-pack-for-nsx-for-vsphere-3-5-1 Click try button and log in using your credentials. Make sure you check the compatibility before install / configure for your environment. Once it gets downloaded, install the management pack (extension .pak). To do so,…

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NSX Manager Account – NSX CLI account – Part-2 (Modification)

NSX Manager Account – NSX CLI account – Part-2 (Modification)

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The NSX Manager Account – NSX CLI account – Part-1 (Creation) was for creating the user account. In this section, we will go through how to modify the privilege or delete an NSX CLI account. Modifying the NSX CLI user account privilege – Modifying account privilege is easy from vCenter GUI. It is as simple as selecting the user and set new privilege you like to prefer. But wait, we cannot do whatever we want to do with the user…

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NSX Manager Account – NSX CLI account – Part-1 (Account Creation)

NSX Manager Account – NSX CLI account – Part-1 (Account Creation)

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Recently I was doing a vROps project that requires monitoring NSX environment as well. VMware has a management pack for NSX that monitor the NSX environment. Once I go through the procedure, I found the roadblock. The vROps management pack for NSX requires (here is how to install and configure vRops MP for NSX) an NSX CLI account. For many companies, it is okay to use the built-in ‘Admin’ account. But for the security point of view, it is not…

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