This section describes the key parameters and procedure for installing the Panorama
plugin for VMware NSX.
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Download and install the Panorama plugin for VMware NSX. See the
Compatibility Matrix before installing or
upgrading your plugin.
If you have a Panorama HA configuration, repeat this installation process on each Panorama peer.
When installing the plugin on Panorama HA peers, install the plugin on the passive
peer before the active peer. After installing the plugin on the passive peer, it
will transition to a nonfunctional state. Installing the plugin on the active peer
returns the passive peer to a functional state.
If you have a standalone Panorama or two Panorama appliances installed in an HA pair with
multiple plugins installed, plugins might not receive updated IP-tag information if
one or more of the plugins is not configured. This occurs because Panorama won’t
forward IP-tag information to unconfigured plugins. Additionally, this issue can
occur if one or more of the Panorama plugins is not in the Registered or Success
state (positive state differs on each plugin). Ensure that your plugins are in the
positive state before continuing or executing the commands described below.
If
you encounter this issue, there are two workarounds:
Uninstall the unconfigured plugin or plugins. It is recommended that you don’t install a plugin
that you don’t plan to configure right away
You can use the following commands to work around this issue. Execute the following command
for each unconfigured plugin on each Panorama instance to prevent Panorama
from waiting to send updates. If you don’t, your firewalls may lose some
IP-tag information.
request plugins dau plugin-name
<plugin-name> unblock-device-push yesYou can cancel this
command by executing:
request plugins dau plugin-name
<plugin-name> unblock-device-push no
The
commands described are not persistent across reboots and must be
used again for any subsequent reboots. For Panorama in HA pair,
the commands must be executed on each Panorama.
