NSX-T Edges must be configured as transport nodes so that they can join the other transport nodes for Overlay traffic. Creating them as transport nodes sets the TEPs and N-VDSes on the Edges.

Procedure

  1. In a web browser, navigate to the NSX-T UI and log in with the following credentials.
    Setting Value
    User name admin
    Password compnsx_admin_password
  2. On the navigation bar, click System.
  3. In the navigation plane, select Fabric > Nodes > Edge Transport Nodes.
  4. Under Edit Transport Node - sfo01wesg01, click the General tab.
  5. Under Transport Zones, move the following transport zones to the Selected list.
    • sfo01-w-uplink01(VLAN)
    • sfo01-w-uplink02(VLAN)
    • overlay-tz-<ID>(Overlay)
  6. Click Add.
  7. Under Edit Transport Node - sfo01wesg01, click the N-VDS tab.
  8. Under New Node Switch, enter the following switch configuration.
    Setting Value for sfo01wesg01
    Edge Switch Name sfo01wuplink01(VLAN)
    Uplink Profile sfo01woverlay-profile
    IP Assignment Use static IP list
    Static IP List 172.16.49.21
    Gateway 172.16.49.253
    Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
    Virtual NICs fp-eth0, sfo01-w-uplink01-profile
  9. Click Add N-VDS and provide the required information. See the table below for sample values.
    Setting Sample Values for Edge Node1
    Edge Switch Name Edge-uplink1-nvds
    Uplink Profile sfo01-w-uplink01-profile
    IP Assignment Not applicable
    Virtual NICs fp-eth1, sfo01-w-uplink01-profile
  10. Repeat steps 4 - 9 for the second Edge node (sfo01wesg02 in our example).
    Setting Sample Values for Edge Node1
    Edge Switch Name Edge-uplink2-nvds
    Uplink Profile sfo01-w-uplink02-profile
    IP Assignment Not applicable
    Virtual NICs fp-eth2, sfo01-w-uplink01-profile

Results

The Edge nodes have the following values..

Setting Value for sfo01wesg01 Value for sfo01wesg02
Edge sfo01wesg01 sfo01wesg02
Management IP 172.16.41.21 172.16.41.22
Node Status Up Up
Transport Zones
  • sfo01-w-uplink01
  • sfo01-w-uplink02
  • overlay-tz-<ID>
  • sfo01-w-uplink01
  • sfo01-w-uplink02
  • overlay-tz-<ID>
N-VDS Depends on the number of N-VDses added in step 9. 3