Create Kubernetes environment

Create an NSP deployer host, as described in Create NSP deployer host VM.

Configure network connectivity for the NSP deployer host, as described in Configure NSP deployer host networking.

Install the registry, as described in Install Kubernetes registry.

Create the VMs for the NSP cluster , as described in Create NSP cluster VMs.

Configure networking for the NSP cluster VMs, as described in Configure NSP cluster networking.

Deploy the cluster, as described in Deploy Kubernetes environment.

Verify the NSP cluster operation, as described in Check NSP cluster status.

Configure NSP cluster

Specify NSP installation options and configure deployment parameters, as described in Configure NSP software.

Label the dedicated NSP cluster nodes, as described in Label Flow Collector, MDM nodes.

Configure the label profile and other NSP cluster parameters, as described in Configure NSP cluster hosts file.

Create and apply Kubernetes secrets to secure the deployment, as described in Install Kubernetes secrets.

If you are installing the standby NSP cluster in a DR deployment, restore the Kubernetes secrets from the primary cluster, as described in Restore secrets on standby cluster, DR deployment.

Deploy and monitor NSP

Install and start the NSP software, as described in Deploy NSP software, monitor initialization.

Enable NFM-P XML API access

If required, set the password for NSP access to the NFM-P XML API, as described in Set password for NFM-P XML API access.