NSX-T Data Center has several default IP Discovery segment profiles. You can also create additional ones.

Prerequisites

Familiarize yourself with the IP Discovery segment profile concepts. See Understanding IP Discovery Segment Profile.

Procedure

  1. From your browser, log in with admin privileges to an NSX Manager at https://<nsx-manager-ip-address>.
  2. Select Networking > Segments > Segment Profiles.
  3. Click Add Segment Profile and select IP Discovery.
  4. Specify the IP Discovery segment profile details.
    Option Description
    Name Enter a name.
    ARP Snooping For an IPv4 environment. Applicable if VMs have static IP addresses.
    ARP Binding Limit The maximum number of IPv4 IP addresses that can be bound to a port. The minimum value allowed is 1 and the maximum is 256. The default is 1.
    ARP ND Binding Limit Timeout The timeout value, in minutes, for IP addresses in the ARP/ND binding table if TOFU is disabled. If an address times out, a newly discovered address replaces it.
    DHCP Snooping For an IPv4 environment. Applicable if VMs have IPv4 addresses.
    DHCP Snooping - IPv6 For an IPv6 environment. Applicable if VMs have IPv6 addresses.
    VM Tools Available for ESXi-hosted VMs only.
    VM Tools - IPv6 Available for ESXi-hosted VMs only.
    ND Snooping For an IPv6 environment. Applicable if VMs have static IP addresses.
    ND Snooping Limit The maximum number of IPv6 addresses that can be bound to a port.
    Trust on First Use Applicable to ARP and ND snooping.
    Duplicate IP Detection For all snooping methods and both IPv4 and IPv6 environments.
  5. Click Save.