For a host to be a part of an NSX-T deployment, NSX-T modules must be installed on the host. After the installation, the host is known as a host transport node.
Note: The object names and configuration values that are used in the steps below are example values mentioned in Preparing the Environment. Replace them with names and values that are appropriate for your environment.
Create an uplink profile
- In NSX Manager, go to .
- Click Add.
- In the Name field, enter Uplink-profile-1.
- Under Teamings, select Default Teaming and enter uplink1 for Active Uplinks.
- In the Transport VLAN field, enter 12.
Configure ESXi host transport nodes
- If you are running NSX-T 3.2.0 or 3.2.1,
- In NSX Manager, go to .
- In the Managed by dropdown, select VC-1.
- If you are running NSX-T 3.2.2 or later, in NSX Manager, go to .
- Expand Cluster-NSX.
- Click 192.168.10.11 and click Yes to make it a transport node.
- Provide the following information.
Name 192.168.10.11 Type VDS Mode Standard (All hosts) Name VDS-NSX if you created a new VDS in the previous step. Otherwise, the name of an existing VDS. Transport Zone nsx-overlay-transportzone, nsx-vlan-transport-zone Uplink Profile Uplink-profile-1 IP Assignment Use Static IP List Static IP List 192.168.20.11 Gateway 192.168.20.1 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 - Under Teaming Policy Switch Mapping, uplink1 must be mapped to the name of the VDS uplink.
- Wait until the Configuration State column displays Success. You can click the Refresh button to refresh the window.
- Repeat steps 4-7 for ESXi-2 (Static IP List should be 192.168.20.12) and ESXi-3 (Static IP List should be 192.168.20.13).
Alternatively, you can configure a transport node profile and use it to configure all three hosts in one step. For more information, see the NSX-T Data Center Administration Guide.
