Before installing NSX, make sure your environment is prepared. What to read next System RequirementsBefore you install NSX, your environment must meet specific hardware and resource requirements. Ports and ProtocolsPorts and protocols allow node-to-node communication paths in NSX, the paths are secured and authenticated, and a storage location for the credentials are used to establish mutual authentication. Configuring a vSphere Distributed SwitchWhen a transport node is configured on a VDS host switch, some network parameters can only be configured in VMware vCenter.
