A transport node is a node that participates in an NSX-T Data Center overlay or NSX-T Data Center VLAN networking.
For a KVM host, you can preconfigure the N-VDS, or you can have NSX Manager perform the configuration. For an ESXi host, NSX Manager always configures the N-VDS.
If you plan to create transport nodes from a template VM, make sure that there are no certificates on the host in /etc/vmware/nsx/. The netcpa agent does not create a certificate if a certificate already exists.
Bare metal server supports an overlay and VLAN transport zone. You can use the management interface to manage the bare metal server. The application interface allows you to access the applications on the bare metal server.
Single physical NICs provide an IP address for both the management and application IP interfaces.
Dual physical NICs provide a physical NIC and a unique IP address for the management interface. Dual physical NICs also provide a physical NIC and a unique IP address for the application interface.
Multiple physical NICs in a bonded configuration provide dual physical NICs and an unique IP address for the management interface. Multiple physical NICs in a bonded configuration also provide dual physical NICs and an unique IP address for the application interface.
Prerequisites
The host must be joined with the management plane, and MPA connectivity must be Up on the Fabric > Hosts page.
A transport zone must be configured.
An uplink profile must be configured, or you can use the default uplink profile.
An IP pool must be configured, or DHCP must be available in the network deployment.
At least one unused physical NIC must be available on the host node.
Procedure
Results
For a standard N-VDS, after the transport node is created, if you want to change the configuration, such as IP assignment to the tunnel endpoint, you must do it through the NSX Manager GUI and not through the CLI on the host.
What to do next
Migrate network interfaces from a vSphere Standard Switch to an NSX-T Virtual Distributed Switch. See VMkernel Migration to an N-VDS Switch.