You can add an NSX Edge VM to the NSX-T Data Center fabric and proceed to configure it as a NSX Edge transport node VM.
An
NSX Edge can belong to one overlay transport zone and multiple VLAN transport zones. An
NSX Edge belongs to at least one VLAN transport zone to provide the uplink access.
Note: 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/. nsx-proxy does not create a certificate if a certificate already exists.
Prerequisites
- Transport zones must be configured. See Create Transport Zones.
- Verify that compute manager is configured. See Add a Compute Manager.
- An uplink profile must be configured or you can use the default uplink profile for NSX Edge nodes. See Create an Uplink Profile.
- An IP pool must be configured or must be available in the network deployment. See Create an IP Pool for Tunnel Endpoint IP Addresses.
Procedure
What to do next
Add the NSX Edge node to an NSX Edge cluster. See Create an NSX Edge Cluster.