Automate NSX-T Support Bundle Collection with Python

🔧 Automate NSX-T Support Bundle Download Using Python

When managing VMware NSX-T environments, collecting support bundles from all NSX-T Managers can be a tedious but critical task, especially during troubleshooting or support cases. In this blog, I’ll walk you through a Python script I created that automates the process using NSX-T's REST APIs.

✅ View the script on GitHub

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🛡️ Prerequisites

• Python 3.x

• requests library (pip install requests)

• NSX-T Manager credentials with appropriate access

• Local system with network access to NSX-T Managers

📌 Why Automate Support Bundle Collection?

• Manual bundle collection from each NSX-T manager is time-consuming.

• Reduces human error in operations.

• Useful during proactive health checks or SR escalations.

• Supports secure authentication and simplifies multi-node environments.

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💻 Script Overview

This Python script performs the following tasks:

1. Connects to each NSX-T Manager in a cluster.

2. Authenticates using basic auth (username/password).

3. Triggers support bundle collection.

4. Downloads the generated bundles.

5. Saves them with timestamped filenames.

🧪 How to Run It

bashCopyEditpython3 nsx_support_bundle.py --nsxip 8.8.8.8 --nsxpassword 'welcome' --downloaddir /tmp

Optional: You can run it via cron for regular proactive collections.

📈 Benefits for VMware Admins

• Saves time during SRs or audits.

• Can be integrated into broader automation frameworks.

• Good starting point for NSX-T API exploration.

🔗 Extend It Further

You can enhance the script to:

• Upload to a central SFTP or storage bucket.

• Add email notifications on completion.

• Include error handling/reporting for inaccessible nodes.