VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC on AWS) Load Balancer in NSX Manager User Interface

Products

• VMware NSX
• VMware Cloud on AWS

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information on the NSX-T Load Balancer visible in the NSX Manager User Interface.

Symptoms:

When Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Service on VMware cloud is enabled in a VMware Cloud on AWS organization, the NSX-T Load Balancer configuration is visible in the NSX Manager interface. Users are unable to configure load balancing instances outside of Tanzu services.

Environment

VMware NSX-T

Resolution

When you open the NSX Manager in your version 1.16 SDDC or higher, it may display a Load Balancers tab with objects that can only be observed if the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Service (TKGS) has been activated. As part of TKGS, a Kubernetes service of type Load Balancer can be requested, and this is provisioned using an NSX-T Load Balancer to support this service. The NSX-T Load Balancer is only available when used with TKGS as part of its native integration and is not available for consumption outside of this service.  Figure 1 shows how the Load Balancer appears in the NSX Manager User Interface.

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This message is expected and normal. Load balancing configurations created through Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Service will work correctly as it uses an account that has the required permissions.