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Perform the following steps to start the installation of the NSX VIBs onto your first vSphere cluster; we will be enabling it on vSphere Cluster RegionA01-COMP01 to begin with:

In the vCenter Web Client, navigate to Networking & Security | Installation | Host Preparation
Select the vSphere Cluster RegionA01-COMP01
Click on the COG wheel and select Install:

Each ESXi host in the cluster will now download the VIBs from vCenter Server, where they were downloaded from NSX Manager and cached when NSX was registered as a solution. Depending on the number of hosts in the vSphere cluster, this process will take a few minutes to complete. ...

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