In VMware Cloud Foundation, after you deploy the NSX-T Manager cluster, create the transport zones for uplink traffic for the NSX-T Edge nodes in the workload domain. SDDC Manager creates the transport zones for management and overlay traffic when you add an NSX-T workload domain to your SDDC.

Table 1. Transport Zones Available After Workload Domain Deployment
Name N-VDS Name N-VDS Mode Traffic Type
vlan-tz-UUID nvds-UUID Standard VLAN
overlay-tz-UUID nvds-UUID

Standard

Overlay
Table 2. New Transport Zones in the 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

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-uplink01
    N-VDS Mode Standard
    Traffic Type VLAN
  5. Repeat the previous step to create the transport zone sfo01-w-uplink02.