Module 2 Task 8

HCX Site Pairing

In this task, we will be creating the Site Pairing to connect the On-Premises HCX appliance to the AVS HCX appliance.

Step 1: Access On-Premises HCX

There are 2 ways to access HCX:

1. Through the vCenter server plug-in. Click Menu -> HCX.
2. Through the stand-alone UI. Open a browser tab and go to your local HCX Connector IP: https://10.X.Y.9 In either case, log in with your vCenter credentials:
   • Username: administrator@avs.lab
   • Password: MSFTavs1!

NOTE: If working through vCenter Server, you may see a banner item to Refresh the browser, this will load the newly installed HCX modules. If you do not see this, log out and log back into vCenter.

Step 2: Connect to Remote Site

1. Click Site Pairing in the left pane.
2. Click CONNECT TO REMOTE SITE.

Step 3: Enter Remote (AVS) HCX Information

1. Enter credentials for your AVS vCenter found in the Azure Portal. The Remote HCX URL is found under the Add-ons blade and it is NOT the vCenter URL.
2. Click CONNECT.
3. Accept certificate warning and Import

NOTE: Ideally the identity provided in this step should be an AD based credential with delegation instead of the cloudadmin account.

Connection to the remote site will be established.