NSX-T Data Center has several default IP Discovery switching profiles. You can also create additional ones.
Prerequisites
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Familiarize yourself with the IP Discovery switching profile concepts. See Understanding IP Discovery Switching Profile.
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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
- From your browser, log in with admin privileges to an NSX Manager at https://<nsx-manager-ip-address>.
- Select .
- Select IP Discovering and specify the IP Discovery switching profile details.
Option Description Name and Description Enter a name and optionally a description. 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 (the default) and the maximum is 256. 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 V6 Snooping For an IPv6 environment. Applicable if VMs have IPv6 addresses. VM Tools Available for ESXi-hosted VMs only. VM Tools for IPv6 Available for ESXi-hosted VMs only. Neighbor Discovery Snooping For an IPv6 environment. Applicable if VMs have static IP addresses. Neighbor Discovery Binding 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. - Click Add.
What to do next
Attach this IP Discovery customized switching profile to a logical switch or logical port so that the modified parameters in the switching profile are applied to the network traffic. See Associate a Custom Profile with a Logical Switch in Manager Mode or Associate a Custom Profile with a Logical Port in Manager Mode.