Set Up Network Configuration on the Reference Host

On the reference host, a standard switch with a VMkernel adapter is created to set up the network configuration on ESXi.

This network configuration is captured in the host profile which is extracted from the reference host. During a stateless deployment, the host profile replicates this network configuration setting on each target host.

Procedure

1. On the ESXi host, configure a vSphere Standard Switch (VSS) or Distributed Virtual switch (DVS) by adding a VMkernel adapter.
2. Verify that the newly added VSS/DVS switch is displayed in the VMkernel adapters page.
   

What to do next

Configure the Reference Host as a Transport Node in NSX-T. See Configure the Reference Host as a Transport Node in NSX-T.