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![ Get System Updates] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/administration-updates.png )
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1 . Select an OVF template to deploy to on-premises vCenter.
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![ Select OVF template] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/select-template.png )
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1 . Select a name and location, then select a resource/cluster where HCX needs to be deployed. Then, review details and required resources.
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![ Review template details] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/configure-template.png )
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1 . Review license terms, and if you agree, select required storage and network. Then select ** Next** .
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1 . In ** Customize template** , enter all required information.
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![ Customize template] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/customize-template.png )
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1 . Select ** Next** , verify configuration, and select ** Finish** to deploy HCX
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and your password.
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1 . In ** Licensing** , enter your ** HCX Advanced Key** .
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![ Enter HCX key] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/hcx-key.png )
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> [ !NOTE]
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> HCX Manager must have open internet access or a proxy
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+ 1 . Configure vCenter.
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- 1 . Configure vCenter
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![ Configure VCenter] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/configure-vcenter.png )
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- 1 . In ** Datacenter Location** , if needed, edit the datacenter location
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+ 1 . In ** Datacenter Location** , if needed, edit the datacenter location.
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![ Database location] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/system-location.png )
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## Configure HCX
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- 1 . Sign into on-premises vCenter, then select ** Home** > ** HCX**
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+ 1 . Sign into on-premises vCenter, then select ** Home** > ** HCX** .
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![ HCX in VCenter] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/hcx-vcenter.png )
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- 1 . Select ** Infrastructure** > ** Site Pairing** > ** Add a site pairing**
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+ 1 . Select ** Infrastructure** > ** Site Pairing** > ** Add a site pairing** .
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![ Add site pairing] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/site-pairing.png )
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1 . Enter ** Remote HCX URL** , ** Username** , and ** Password** . Then select ** Connect** .
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- The system shows the connected site
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![ Site connection] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/site-connection.png )
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- 1 . Select ** Interconnect** > ** Multi-Site Service Mesh** > ** Network Profiles** > ** Create Network Profile**
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+ 1 . Select ** Interconnect** > ** Multi-Site Service Mesh** > ** Network Profiles** > ** Create Network Profile** .
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![ Create network profile] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/create-network-profile.png )
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1 . Enter HCX IX and NE IP address ranges (a minimum of 2 IP addresses is
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- ![ Enter IP address ranges] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/enter-address-ranges.png )
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- > [ !NOTE]
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- > The network extension appliance (HCX-NE) has a one-to-one
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- relationship with a distributed virtual switch (DVS).
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+ ![ Enter IP address ranges] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/enter-address-ranges.png )
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+ > [ !NOTE]
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+ > The network extension appliance (HCX-NE) has a one-to-one
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+ > relationship with a distributed virtual switch (DVS).
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1 . Now select ** Compute profile** > ** Create compute profile** .
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1 . Enter a compute profile name and select ** Continue** .
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![ Create compute profile] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/create-compute-profile.png )
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1 . Select services to enable such as migration, Network Extension, pr Disaster Recovery. Select ** Continue** .
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![ Select services] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/select-services.png )
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1 . In ** Select Service Resources** , select one or more service resources for
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which the selected HCX services should be enabled. Select ** Continue** .
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- ![ Select service resources] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/select-service-resources.png )
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+ ![ Select service resources] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/select-service-resources.png )
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1 . Select ** Datastore** and select ** Continue** .
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Select each compute and storage resource for deploying the HCX
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Interconnect appliances. When multiple resources are selected, HCX uses the first resource selected until its capacity is
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![ Select deployment resources] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/deployment-resources.png )
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1 . Select the management network profile created in ** Network Profiles**
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Select the network profile through which the management interface of
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vCenter and the ESXi hosts can be reached. If you haven't already
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defined such a network profile, you can create it here.
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![ Select management network profile] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/management-network-profile.png )
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- 1 . Select ** Network Uplink** and select ** Continue**
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Select one or more network profiles such that one of the following
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* The Interconnect Appliances on the remote site can be reached via
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this network
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* The remote-side appliances can reach the local Interconnect
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If you have point-to-point networks like Direct Connect which are
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not shared across multiple sites, you can skip this step, since
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compute profiles are shared with multiple sites. In such cases,
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Uplink Network profiles can be overridden and specified during the
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creation of the Interconnect Service mesh.
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![ Select Uplink Network profile] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/uplink-network-profile.png )
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- 1 . Select ** vMotion Network Profile** and select ** Continue**
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Select the network profile via which the vMotion interface of the
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ESXi hosts can be reached. If you haven't already defined such a
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network profile, you can create it here. If you don't have vMotion
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Network, select ** Management Network Profile** .
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![ Select vMotion Network profile] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/vmotion-network-profile.png )
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- 1 . Select ** vSphere Replication Network Profile** and select ** Continue**
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Select a Network Profile via which the vSphere Replication
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interface of ESXi Hosts can be reached. In most cases, this profile
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is the same as the Management Network Profile.
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![ Select vSphere Replication Network profile] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/vsphere-replication-network-profile.png )
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1 . Select ** Distributed Switches for Network Extensions** and select
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Select the Distributed Virtual Switches on which you have networks
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to which the Virtual Machines that will be migrated are connected.
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![ Select Distributed Virtual Switches] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/distributed-switches.png )
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1 . Review connection rules and select ** Continue** . Select ** Finish** to create the compute profile.
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![ Create compute profile] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/complete-compute-profile.png )
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## Configure Network Uplink
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1 . Sign in to SDDC NSX-T to create a new logical switch, or use an existing
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- logical switch which can be used for Network Uplink between
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- on-premises and AVS SDDC.
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1 . Create a network profile for HCX uplink in AVS SDDC which can be
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- ![ Create network profile for uplink] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/network-profile-uplink.png )
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+ ![ Create network profile for uplink] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/network-profile-uplink.png )
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- ![ Configure network profile for uplink] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/configure-uplink-profile.png )
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+ ![ Configure network profile for uplink] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/configure-uplink-profile.png )
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![ Configure service mesh] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/configure-service-mesh.png )
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Select paired sites between which to enable hybrid
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![ Select paired sites] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/select-paired-sites.png )
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enable hybridity services. The selections will define the
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![ Enable hybridity services] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/enable-hybridity.png )
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![ Select HCX services] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/hcx-services.png )
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- 1 . In ** Advanced Configuration - Override Uplink Network profiles** select ** Continue**
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which the remote site’s interconnect appliances can be reached.
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![ Override uplink profiles] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/override-uplink-profiles.png )
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- 1 . In ** Advanced Configuration – Network Extension Appliance Scale Out** , select ** Configure the Network Extension Appliance Scale Out**
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+ 1 . In ** Advanced Configuration – Network Extension Appliance Scale Out** , select ** Configure the Network Extension Appliance Scale Out** .
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![ Network extension scale out] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/network-extension-scale-out.png )
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![ Configure appliance count] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/appliance-scale.png )
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![ Complete Service Mesh] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/complete-service-mesh.png )
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- ![ Deployed service mesh] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension-installation/deployed-service-mesh.png )
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## Next steps
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When the appliance interconnect ** Tunnel Status** is ** UP** and green, you are ready to
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- migrate and protect AVS VMs using HCX. See [ VMware HCX documentation] ( https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-HCX/index.html ) and [ Migrating Virtual Machines with VMware HCX] ( https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-HCX/services/user-guide/GUID-D0CD0CC6-3802-42C9-9718-6DA5FEC246C6.html?hWord=N4IghgNiBcIBIGEAaACAtgSwOYCcwBcMB7AOxAF8g ) in the VMWare technical documentation.
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+ migrate and protect AVS VMs using HCX. See [ VMware HCX documentation] ( https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-HCX/index.html ) and [ Migrating Virtual Machines with VMware HCX] ( https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-HCX/services/user-guide/GUID-D0CD0CC6-3802-42C9-9718-6DA5FEC246C6.html?hWord=N4IghgNiBcIBIGEAaACAtgSwOYCcwBcMB7AOxAF8g ) in the VMWare technical documentation.
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