Logical switches attach to single or multiple VMs in the network. The VMs connected to a logical switch can communicate with each other using the tunnels between hypervisors.
Prerequisites
- Verify that a transport zone is configured. See the NSX-T Data Center Installation Guide.
- Verify that fabric nodes are successfully connected to NSX-T Data Center management plane agent (MPA) and NSX-T Data Center local control plane (LCP).
In the GET https://<nsx-mgr>/api/v1/transport-nodes/<transport-node-id>/state API call, the state must be success. See the NSX-T Data Center Installation Guide.
- Verify that transport nodes are added to the transport zone. See the NSX-T Data Center Installation Guide.
- Verify that the hypervisors are added to the NSX-T Data Center fabric and VMs are hosted on these hypervisors.
- Familiarize yourself with the logical switch topology and BUM frame replication concepts. See Logical Switches in Manager Mode and Understanding BUM Frame Replication Modes.
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Verify that Manager mode is selected in the NSX Manager user interface. See NSX Manager. If you do not see the Policy and Manager mode buttons, see Configure User Interface Settings.
Procedure
What to do next
Attach VMs to your logical switch. See Connecting a VM to a Logical Switch in Manager Mode.