| Edge Node Name (FQDN) |
Enter the FQDN for the NSX Edge node. Each node must have a unique FQDN. |
| Cluster |
Select a vSphere cluster to host the NSX Edge node. If the workload domain has multiple vSphere clusters, you can select the vSphere cluster hosting the existing NSX Edge nodes (in-cluster expansion) or select a different vSphere cluster to host the new NSX Edge nodes (cross-cluster expansion).
Note: If the vSphere cluster you select already hosts management virtual machines that are connected to the host Management port group, the
VM Management Portgroup VLAN and
VM Management Portgroup VLAN settings are not available.
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| Cluster Type |
Select L2 Uniform if all hosts in the vSphere cluster have identical management, uplink, host TEP, and Edge TEP networks. Select L2 non-uniform and L3 if any of the hosts in the vSphere cluster have different networks.
Important:
VMware Cloud Foundation does not support Edge cluster creation on
L2 non-uniform and L3 vSphere clusters.
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| Management IP (CIDR) |
Enter the management IP for the NSX Edge node in CIDR format. Each node must have a unique management IP. |
| Management Gateway |
Enter the IP address for the management network gateway. |
| VM Management Portgroup VLAN |
For in-cluster expansion, the new Edge node uses the same VM Management port group VLAN as the other Edge nodes in the Edge cluster.
For cross-cluster expansion:
- If the VM Management port group exists on the vSphere distributed switch of the vSphere cluster that you selected to host the Edge node, then the VM Management port group VLAN is displayed and cannot be edited.
- If the VM Management port group does not exist on the vSphere distributed switch of the vSphere cluster that you selected to host the Edge node, enter a VLAN ID to create a new VM Management port group or click Use ESXi Management VMK's VLAN to use the host Management Network VLAN for the VM Management port group.
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| VM Management Portgroup Name |
For in-cluster expansion, the new Edge node uses the same VM Management port group name as the other Edge nodes in the Edge cluster.
For cross-cluster expansion:
- If the VM Management port group exists on the vSphere distributed switch of the vSphere cluster that you selected to host the Edge node, then the VM Management port group name is displayed and cannot be edited.
- Otherwise, type a name for the port group.
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| Edge TEP 1 IP (CIDR) |
Enter the CIDR for the first NSX Edge TEP. Each node must have a unique Edge TEP 1 IP. |
| Edge TEP 2 IP (CIDR) |
Enter the CIDR for the second NSX Edge TEP. Each node must have a unique Edge TEP 2 IP. The Edge TEP 2 IP must be different than the Edge TEP 1 IP. |
| Edge TEP Gateway |
Enter the IP address for the NSX Edge TEP gateway. |
| Edge TEP VLAN |
Enter the NSX Edge TEP VLAN ID. |
| First NSX VDS Uplink |
Specify an ESXi uplink to map the first NSX Edge node uplink network interface to a physical NIC on the host. The default is uplink1. The information you enter here determines the active uplink on the first VLAN port group used by the NSX Edge node. If you enter uplink3, then uplink3 is the active uplink and the uplink you specify for the second NSX VDS uplink is the standby uplink. (cross-cluster only)
Note: For in-cluster NSX Edge cluster expansion, new NSX Edge nodes use the same NSX VDS uplinks as the other Edge nodes hosted on the vSphere cluster.
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| Second NSX VDS Uplink |
Specify an ESXi uplink to map the second NSX Edge node uplink network interface to a physical NIC on the host. The default is uplink2. The information you enter here determines the active uplink on the second VLAN port group used by the NSX Edge node. If you enter uplink4, then uplink4 is the active uplink and the uplink you specify for the first NSX VDS uplink is the standby uplink. (cross-cluster only)
Note: For in-cluster NSX Edge cluster expansion, new NSX Edge nodes use the same NSX VDS uplinks as the other Edge nodes hosted on the vSphere cluster.
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| Add Tier-0 Uplinks |
Optional. Click Add Tier-0 Uplinks to add tier-0 uplinks. (Active-Active only) |
| First Tier-0 Uplink VLAN |
Enter the VLAN ID for the first uplink. This is a link from the NSX Edge node to the first uplink network. (Active-Active only) |
| First Tier-0 Uplink Interface IP (CIDR) |
Enter the CIDR for the first uplink. Each node must have unique uplink interface IPs. (Active-Active only) |
| Peer IP (CIDR) |
Enter the CIDR for the first uplink peer. (EBGP only) |
| Peer ASN |
Enter the ASN for the first uplink peer. (EBGP only) |
| BGP Peer Password |
Enter and confirm the BGP password. (EBGP only) |
| Second Tier-0 Uplink VLAN |
Enter the VLAN ID for the second uplink. This is a link from the NSX Edge node to the second uplink network. (Active-Active only) |
| Second Tier-0 Uplink Interface IP(CIDR) |
Enter the CIDR for the second uplink. Each node must have unique uplink interface IPs. The second uplink interface IP must be different than the first uplink interface IP. (Active-Active only) |
| Peer IP (CIDR) |
Enter the CIDR for the second uplink peer. (EBGP only) |
| ASN Peer |
Enter the ASN for the second uplink peer. (EBGP only) |
| BGP Peer Password |
Enter and confirm the BGP password. (EBGP only) |
