11.1.1 NSX Manager General Operational Considerations
Check the release notes for current releases to see if any problem you are having has been resolved in a bug fix. Also, verify that the minimum system requirements are met when installing VMware NSX Manager. For more information, refer to the
VMware NSX Installation and Upgrade Guide available at
http://pubs.vmware.com/NSX-61/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/nsx_61_install.pdf.
Table 7. NSX Manager Minimum Requirements
Component | Minimum |
Memory | 12 GB |
Disk Space | 60 GB |
vCPU | 4 vCPU |
Verify that all required ports are open in NSX Manager.
Table 8. NSX Manager Required Open Ports
Port | Required for |
443/TCP | Downloading the OVA file on the ESXi host for deployment Using REST APIs Using the NSX Manager user interface |
80/TCP | Initiating connection to the vSphere SDK |
1234/TCP | Communication between ESXi host and NSX Controller clusters |
5671 | RabbitMQ (messaging bus technology) |
22/TCP | Console access (SSH) to CLI. By default, this port is closed |