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Author: Ignasi Barrera
This guide describes how to configure Abiquo to create the NSX infrastructure for each Virtual Datacenter according to the following blueprint:
For each Virtual Datacenter, Abiquo will create the DLRs and ESGs, and connect the gateways to the tenant network. The following sections describe the properties that are global to the system and the ones that you can configure per tenant.
The following properties are global to the platform and you can configure them in the /opt/abiquo/config/abiquo.properties file:
Name | Description |
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abiquo.nsx.transport-zone | The transport zone where the networks created by Abiquo will be attached |
abiquo.nsx.edge.cluster-id | Identifier (in VCenter) of the cluster where Abiquo will deploy the DLRs and ESGs |
abiquo.nsx.edge.datastore-id | Identifier (in VCenter) of the datastore where Abiquo will deploy the DLRs and ESGs |
The following properties can be configured globally or per tenant. You can preconfigure default values in the /opt/abiquo/config/abiquo.properties but you can also configure them for each tenant from the Abiquo user interface.
Property names
Note that the properties in the following table don't have the "abiquo." prefix. When configuring the properties in a tenant, do not use this prefix. When configuring properties globally in the abiquo.properties file, you must prepend the abiquo. prefix.
Name | Description |
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nsx.gateway.network-id | VLAN tag of the tenant network where the ESGs will be connected. Abiquo will create a distributed port group if none exists for that VLAN |
nsx.gateway.network | Network CIDR of the tenant network |
nsx.gateway.datacenter | The Datacenter where Abiquo will create the distributed port group for the tenant VLAN, if missing |
nsx.gateway.dvs | The distributed virtual switch where Abiquo will create the distributed port group for the tenant VLAN, if missing |
nsx.gateway.bgp.as | Identifier of the AS used in the tenant network |
nsx.edge.uplink.ips | Comma separated list of the IP addresses to assign to the uplink interfaces of the ESGs. The number of IP addresses here will determine the number of ESGs Abiquo will deploy when creating a Virtual datacenter |
nsx.edge.bgp.peers | Comma separated list of the IP addresses to be configured as BGP neighbor of each ESG uplink |
nsx.edge.bgp.as | Identifier of the AS used by the ESGs |
nsx.edge.bgp.hold-down-timer | Hold down timer value for the BGP between the ESGs and the tenant network |
nsx.edge.bgp.keep-alive-timer | Keep alive timer or the BGP between the ESGs and the tenant network |
nsx.edge.bgp.weight | Weight of each neighbor in the BGP between the ESGs and the tenant network |
nsx.local.bgp.as | Identifier of the AS used by the local DLR |
nsx.local.bgp.hold-down-timer | Hold down timer value for the BGP between the DLR and the ESGs |
nsx.local.bgp.keep-alive-timer | Keep alive timer for the BGP between the DLR and the ESGs |
nsx.local.bgp.weight | Weight of each neighbor in the BGP between the DLR and the ESGs |
nsx.transit.network | Network CIDR of the transit network |
First, go to the Users view and edit the desired tenant.
In the Edit enterprise dialog, go to the Properties tab and add all the required tenant properties.
You can also configure the tenant properties using the Abiquo API. The resources and operations related to these properties are described in detail here:
http://wiki.abiquo.com/display/ABI38/EnterprisePropertiesResource
When you have configured the global and tenant properties, register the NSX installation in the Abiquo datacenter. Select the desired Abiquo Datacenter and go to the Network > Devices tab to create a new device:
In the popup, enter the details of the NSX to configure.
NSX plugin type
When selecting the plugin type, make sure to select the nsx-ecmp. The nsx-gateway plugin will configure the simple version in which Abiquo only deploys an ESG for each virtual datacenter.
After you have added the device to Abiquo, all virtual datacenters that the tenant creates will deploy the NSX with ECMP blueprint.