Enable Communication Between NSX-T Manager and Panorama

(
Optional
) Bypass proxy server settings, configured on Panorama under
Panorama
Setup
Services
Proxy Server
, for communication between Panorama and NSX-T Manager. This command allows Panorama to communicate directly with NSX-T Manager while maintaining proxied communication for other services.
Log in to the Panorama CLI.
Execute the following command to enable or disable proxy bypass.
admin@Panorama> request plugins vmware_nsx proxy bypass {yes | no}
Select
yes
to enable proxy bypass and
no
to disable proxy bypass. This is set to
no
by default.
Log in to the Panorama web interface.
Using a secure connection (https) from a web browser, log in using the IP address and password you assigned during initial configuration (https://<IP address>).
Set up access to the NSX-T Manager. Repeat this procedure for each NSX-T Manager to which you will connect Panorama.
Select
Panorama
VMware
NSX-T
Service Managers
and click
Add
.
Enter a descriptive
Name
for your NSX-T Manager.
(
Optional
) Add a
Description
for NSX-T Manager.
Enter the
NSX Manager URL
—NSX-T Manager cluster virtual IP address or FQDN—at which to access the NSX-T Manager.
Enter the
NSX Manager Login
credentials—username and password, so that Panorama can authenticate to the NSX-T Manager.
Click
OK
.
If you change your NSX-T Manager login password, ensure that you update the password on Panorama immediately. An incorrect password breaks the connection between Panorama and NSX-T Manager.
Commit your changes to Panorama.
Select
Commit
and
Commit to Panorama
.
Verify the connection status on Panorama.
Select
Panorama
VMware
NSX-T
Service Managers
.
Verify the message in the
Status
column.
When the connection is successful, the status displays as
Registered
. This indicates that Panorama and the NSX-T Manager are in sync.
The unsuccessful status messages are:
No connection
: Unable to reach/establish a network connection to the NSX-T Manager.
Invalid Credentials
: The access credentials (username and/or password) are incorrect.
Out of sync
: The configuration settings defined on Panorama are different from what is defined on the NSX-T Manager.Click the link for details on the reasons for failure. For example, NSX-T Manager may have a service definition with the same name as defined on Panorama. To fix the error, use the service definition name listed in the error message to validate the service definition on the NSX-T Manager. Until the configuration on Panorama and the NSX-T Manager is synchronized, you cannot add a new service definition on Panorama.
Connection Disabled
: The connection between Panorama and the NSX-T Manager was manually disabled.