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## Prerequisites
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- 1 . Global reach should be configured between on-premises and AVS SDDC ER
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+ * Global reach should be configured between on-premises and AVS SDDC ER
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circuits.
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- 1 . All required ports should be open between on-premises and AVS SDDC (see [ VMWare HCX documentation] ( https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-HCX/services/user-guide/GUID-E456F078-22BE-494B-8E4B-076EF33A9CF4.html ) ).
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+ * All required ports should be open between on-premises and AVS SDDC (see [ VMWare HCX documentation] ( https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-HCX/services/user-guide/GUID-E456F078-22BE-494B-8E4B-076EF33A9CF4.html ) ).
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- 1 . One IP address for HCX Manager at on-premises and a minimum of two IP addresses
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+ * One IP address for HCX Manager at on-premises and a minimum of two IP addresses
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for Interconnect (IX) and Network Extension (NE) appliance.
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- 1 . On-premises HCX IX and NE appliances should be able to reach vCenter
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+ * On-premises HCX IX and NE appliances should be able to reach vCenter
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and ESXi infrastructure.
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- 1 . To deploy the WAN Interconnect appliance, in addition to the /22 CIDR network address block used for SDDC deployment in the Azure portal, HCX requires a /29 CIDR block. You should factor this into your network planning.
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+ * To deploy the WAN Interconnect appliance, in addition to the /22 CIDR network address block used for SDDC deployment in the Azure portal, HCX requires a /29 block. You should factor this into your network planning.
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## Deploy the VMware HCX OVA on-premises
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1 . Sign in to AVS SDDC vCenter and select ** HCX** .
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- ![ Select HCX in to AVS vCenter] ( ./media/hcx -installation/avs-vsphere-client.png )
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+ ![ Select HCX in to AVS vCenter] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension -installation/avs-vsphere-client.png )
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1 . To download the VMware HCX OVA file, select ** Administration** > ** System Updates** .
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- ![ Get System Updates] ( ./media/hcx -installation/administration-updates.png )
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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/hcx -installation/select-template.png )
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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/hcx -installation/configure-template.png )
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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/hcx -installation/customize-template.png )
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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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OVA.
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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/hcx -installation/hcx-key.png )
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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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configured.
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1 . Configure vCenter
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- ![ Configure VCenter] ( ./media/hcx -installation/configure-vcenter.png )
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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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- ![ Database location] ( ./media/hcx -installation/system-location.png )
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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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- ![ HCX in VCenter] ( ./media/hcx -installation/hcx-vcenter.png )
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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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- ![ Add site pairing] ( ./media/hcx -installation/site-pairing.png )
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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/hcx -installation/site-connection.png )
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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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- ![ Create network profile] ( ./media/hcx -installation/create-network-profile.png )
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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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required for IX and NE appliances)
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- ![ Enter IP address ranges] ( ./media/hcx -installation/enter-address-ranges.png )
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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/hcx -installation/create-compute-profile.png )
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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/hcx -installation/select-services.png )
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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/hcx -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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> [ !NOTE]
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> Select specific clusters in which source
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VMs are targeted for migration using HCX.
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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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exhausted.
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- ![ Select deployment resources] ( ./media/hcx -installation/deployment-resources.png )
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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/hcx -installation/management-network-profile.png )
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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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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/hcx -installation/uplink-network-profile.png )
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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/hcx -installation/vmotion-network-profile.png )
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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/hcx -installation/vsphere-replication-network-profile.png )
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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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** Continue**
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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/hcx -installation/distributed-switches.png )
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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/hcx -installation/complete-compute-profile.png )
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+ ![ Create compute profile] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension -installation/complete-compute-profile.png )
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- ![ Create network profile for uplink] ( ./media/hcx -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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1 . Enter a name for the network profile and at least 4-5 free IP addresses
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- ![ Configure network profile for uplink] ( ./media/hcx -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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1 . Select ** Create** to complete the AVS SDDC configuration
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Mesh** > ** Create Service Mesh** . Configure the network and compute profiles
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- ![ Configure service mesh] ( ./media/hcx -installation/configure-service-mesh.png )
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+ ![ Configure service mesh] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension -installation/configure-service-mesh.png )
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1 . Select ** Create Service Mesh** and select ** Continue**
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Select paired sites between which to enable hybrid
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mobility.
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- ![ Select paired sites] ( ./media/hcx -installation/select-paired-sites.png )
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+ ![ Select paired sites] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension -installation/select-paired-sites.png )
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- ![ Enable hybridity services] ( ./media/hcx -installation/enable-hybridity.png )
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+ ![ Enable hybridity services] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension -installation/enable-hybridity.png )
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1 . Select services to be enabled for HCX and select ** Continue**
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- ![ Select HCX services] ( ./media/hcx -installation/hcx-services.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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- ![ Override uplink profiles] ( ./media/hcx -installation/override-uplink-profiles.png )
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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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- ![ Network extension scale out] ( ./media/hcx -installation/network-extension-scale-out.png )
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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/hcx -installation/appliance-scale.png )
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+ ![ Configure appliance count] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension -installation/appliance-scale.png )
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- ![ Configure traffic engineering] ( ./media/hcx -installation/traffic-engineering.png )
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+ ![ Configure traffic engineering] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension -installation/traffic-engineering.png )
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** Finish** to complete.
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- ![ Complete Service Mesh] ( ./media/hcx -installation/complete-service-mesh.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/hcx -installation/deployed-service-mesh.png )
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+ ![ Deployed service mesh] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension -installation/deployed-service-mesh.png )
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## Check appliance status
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- ![ Appliance status] ( ./media/hcx -installation/appliance-status.png )
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+ ![ Appliance status] ( ./media/hybrid-cloud-extension -installation/appliance-status.png )
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## Next steps
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