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Getting ready

Before deploying NSX Manager, the following prerequisites need to be satisfied:

Static IP address and portgroup for NSX Manager
Firewall ports open between NSX Manager, vCenter server, and ESXi VMKernel 0 Interface on each host (refer to Appendix for a complete list of ports)
Forward and reverse DNS entries for NSX Manager
NTP server is accessible; minimum of four is recommended for accurate time
Shared datastore for the appliance to be deployed onto
Satisfy minimum requirements for NSX Manager
Fill in the following table before deployment (removing prefilled data to reflect your environment):

Component	Value
NSX appliance name	`nsxmgr-01a`
NSX Manager hostname	`nsxmgr-01a`
vSphere cluster	`RegionA01`

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