How to do it...

The following steps will detail how to deploy the NSX Manager appliance:

1. Log into the vSphere Web Client
2. Select Hosts and Clusters, right-click on the target cluster and select Deploy OVF Template

3. Select Local File and locate the NSX Manager OVA downloaded earlier; click on Next
4. Type in the Name of the virtual appliance and click on Next
5. Select the vSphere cluster and resource where you want to deploy NSX Manager and select Next
6. Review details, Accept license agreements and click on Next
7. Select the shared datastore of where you want the virtual appliance to be deployment onto
8. Select the VLAN-backed portgroup as defined earlier and click on Next
9. Fill in the template details as highlighted in the preceding table and click on Next
10. Ensure all details are correct and click on Finish: