Create the Transport Zones for System and Overlay Traffic

After you deploy the NSX-T Manager cluster, configure the NSX-T logical networks by creating the transport zones for ESXi management, uplink, and overlay traffic.

Table 1. NSX-T Transport Zones in a Workload Domain

Name	N-VDS Name	N-VDS Mode	Traffic Type
sfo01-w-uplink01	sfo01-w-uplink01	Standard	VLAN
sfo01-w-uplink02	sfo01-w-uplink02	Standard	VLAN
sfo01-esxi-vlan	sfo01-w-nvds01	Standard	VLAN
sfo01-w-overlay	sfo01-w-nvds01	Standard	Overlay

Procedure

1. In a Web browser, log in to the user interface of NSX-T Manager.

   Setting	Value
   URL	https://sfo01wnsx01.sfo01.rainpole.local
   User name	admin
   Password	nsx_admin_password

2. On the main navigation bar, click System.
3. Navigate to Fabric > Transport zones and click Add.
4. On the New transport zone page, configure the settings for the first transport zone and click Add.

   Setting	Value
   Name	sfo01-w-uplink01
   N-VDS Name	sfo01-w-uplink02
   N-VDS Mode	Standard
   Traffic Type	VLAN

5. Repeat the previous step to create the remaining transport zones.