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This article will show you how to deploy your first NSX-T Manager node.

=The high-level steps=
Below you will find the high-level steps on how to deploy your first NSX-T Manager node.

# STEP 1) Download the NSX-T Manager OVA installation file from the VMware website
# STEP 2) Deploy the NSX-T Manager OVA  (either through the ESXi host or vCenter Server)
# STEP 3) Log in to the NSX-T Manager Node

{{tip|The deployment of the second and third NSX-T Nodes (form an NSX-T Manager Cluster) is explained [[Deploying the second and third NSX-T Manager Nodes and form an NSX-T Manager Cluster|here]].}}

=STEP 1) Download the NSX-T Manager OVA installation file from the VMware website=

First, you need to download the NSX-T Manager OVA installation file from the VMware website.

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When the file is downloaded you need to verify if the file has the correct MD5 hash (and is not a corrupt download)

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Below I have placed a snippet of the command Command window as you have seen on the picture above.

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C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads>dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 36C0-686B

 Directory of C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads

09/05/2020  12:43 AM    <DIR>          .
09/05/2020  12:43 AM    <DIR>          ..
06/30/2020  04:03 AM     1,398,504,960 HCIBench_2.3.1.ova
07/03/2020  04:46 AM       221,816,968 jdk-8u251-windows-x64.exe
08/26/2020  11:06 AM        11,320,275 Network_Topology_8_26_20__11_05_AM.pdf
06/28/2020  12:26 AM     1,802,967,040 nsx-edge-3.0.0.0.0.15946012.ova
09/05/2020  12:43 AM    11,840,829,440 nsx-unified-appliance-3.0.1.1.0.16556500.ova
08/07/2020  11:09 AM       175,595,520 photon-hw11-3.0-0a85037c.ova
08/07/2020  10:58 AM       173,752,320 photon-hw13_uefi-3.0-074f0525.ova
08/26/2020  01:21 PM     2,785,017,856 ubuntu-20.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso
07/03/2020  04:32 AM         7,194,312 vcredist_x64.exe
08/26/2020  01:56 PM    <DIR>          VMware-VMRC-11.2.0-16492666
08/26/2020  01:55 PM        92,624,252 VMware-VMRC-11.2.0-16492666.zip
07/03/2020  04:27 AM         2,942,640 Win64OpenSSL_Light-1_0_2u.exe
              11 File(s) 18,512,565,583 bytes
               3 Dir(s)  41,572,163,584 bytes free

C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads>CertUtil -hashfile nsx-unified-appliance-3.0.1.1.0.16556500.ova md5
MD5 hash of nsx-unified-appliance-3.0.1.1.0.16556500.ova:
9cf49e74d7d43c11768a04fb05f92d85
CertUtil: -hashfile command completed successfully.

C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads>
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=STEP 2) Deploy the NSX-T Manager OVA  (either through the ESXi host or vCenter Server)=

I doing this deployment straight from an ESXi host, but the process on the vCenter Server will not be much different.

First right click  Virtual Machines and select "Create/Register VM".

Select "Deploy a virtual machine from an OVA or OVF file".

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Provide a name for the Virtual Machine.

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Select a proper storage resource.

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Configure the network interfaces as required.

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Now it's time to specify some configuration details.
I have specified the following details below:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Configurable Item !! Parameter
|-
| Root User Password  || VMware1!VMware1!
|-
| Admin User || VMware1!VMware1!
|-
| Audit User Password  || VMware1!VMware1!
|-
| Hostname || Pod-100-NSX-LM
|-
| Rolename || NSX Manager
|-
| Default IPv4 Gateway || 10.203.100.1
|-
| Management Network IPv4 Address || 10.203.100.6
|-
| Management Network Netmask  || 255.255.255.0
|-
| DNS Server List || 10.203.0.5
|-
| Domain Search List || sddc.lab
|-
| NTP Server List || 10.203.0.5
|-
| Enable SSH  || Yes
|-
| Allow root SSH Logins || Yes
|}

Type in the passwords.

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Type in the NSX-T Network details.

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Verify the details in the summary before you start the deploy.

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Verify if the deployment has started or in progress.

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Verify the deployment is finished.

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Verify if the VM is powered on properly.

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Open a console window to see if you can do console related tasks.

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=STEP 3) Log in to the NSX-T Manager Node=

The first time you log in to the NSX-T Manager node you will be presented with an End User License Agreement.

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Make sure you accept before you can continue and actually use NSX-T.

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The second question is if you want to join the "Customer Experience Program". Check the box if you want to and uncheck it if you don't want to.

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And now you are logged in! 

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=YouTube Video=

'''Comming soon'''

=Technical Reviews=
This article was technically reviewed by the following SME's:
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I am always trying to improve the quality of my articles so if you see any errors, mistakes in this article or you have suggestions for improvement, [[Special:Contact|please contact me]] and I will fix this.

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