Configure Distributed Ports for NSX Application Platform

You must configure the vSphere distributed port groups to route to Tanzu Kubernetes.

Procedure

1. Log in to the vSphere Client with admin privileges.
2. From the Networking menu, select your data center.
3. Select New Distributed Port Group to configure the Management network.

   Option	Description
   Name and location	Assign the Management network name.
   Location	Select the VDS networking to support Tanzu Kubernetes.
   Configure settings	Set the VLAN network for the Management network. Ensure that this VLAN network is routable to the Frontend and Workload networks.
   Ready to complete	Review the distributed port group details and click Finish.

4. Select New Distributed Port Group to configure the Frontend network.

   Option	Description
   Name and location	Assign the Frontend network name.
   Location	Select the VDS networking to support Tanzu Kubernetes.
   Configure settings	Set the VLAN network for the Frontend network. Ensure that this VLAN network is routable to the Management and Workload networks.
   Ready to complete	Review the distributed port group details and click Finish.

5. Select New Distributed Port Group to configure the Workload network.

   Option	Description
   Name and location	Assign the Workload network name.
   Location	Select the VDS networking to support Tanzu Kubernetes.
   Configure settings	Set the VLAN network for the Workload network. Ensure that this VLAN network is routable to the Frontend and Management networks.
   Ready to complete	Review the distributed port group details and click Finish.