UPSA VM for troubleshooting

Products

• VMware NSX
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This KB provides the steps to download and deploy UPSA VM for troubleshooting.

Environment

VMware ESXi

VMware NSX-T Data Center

Resolution

HOW TO DEPLOY UPSA VM

• Download the attachment in this KB
• On your vCenter select the host where to deploy the UPSA VM 
• On the hosts run the following:

• • Right click and select "deploy OVF template"
  • Local file (choose the file downloaded) and click next
  • Change the "Virtual machine name:" to UPSAXX or any other appropriate name. Click next
  • Select your storage (Please pick the same storage used by the VM experiencing issues). Click next
  • Select the same portgroup that the VM that is giving issues is on then click next
  • Click finish
  • The UPSA VM is now deployed.
• Static IP assignment to UPSA VM:
  • Login to UPSA VM through web console.
  • Collect a free IP from the VLAN/portgroup attached to the VM.
  • Run the following commands to add static IP address
    • ifconfig eth0 <IP address> netmask <Subnet mask>
    • ip route add default via <Gateway IP address>
    • ip a (Command to verify the IP address of the UPSA VM.)
• Note :- The above commands assign an IP address and a default route to the UPSA VM in non-persistent mode. These network configurations will be cleared upon UPSA VM reboot