After you deploy the NSX-T Edge nodes and join them to the management plane in VMware Cloud Foundation, add them to the transport zones for uplink and overlay traffic, and configure the N-VDS switches on each edge node.
You repeat this procedure to configure all four NSX-T edge transport nodes.
| Setting |
Value for sfo01wesg01 |
Value for sfo01wesg02 |
Value for sfo02wesg01 |
Value for sfo02wesg02 |
| Management IP address |
172.16.41.21 |
172.16.41.22 |
172.16.61.21 |
172.16.61.22 |
| Transport zones |
- overlay-tz-UUID
- sfo01-w-uplink01
- sfo01-w-uplink02
|
- overlay-tz-UUID
- sfo01-w-uplink01
- sfo01-w-uplink02
|
- overlay-tz-UUID
- sfo01-w-uplink01
- sfo01-w-uplink02
|
- overlay-tz-UUID
- sfo01-w-uplink01
- sfo01-w-uplink02
|
| N-VDS |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Procedure
- 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 |
- On the main navigation bar, click System.
- In the navigation pane, select .
- Click the Edge Transport Nodes tab.
- Select the check box for the sfo01wesg01 edge node and, under Configuration Status, click Configure NSX.
- In the Edit Edge Transport Node - sfo01wesg01 dialog box, click the General tab.
- In the Transport zones section, move the transport zones to the Selected list and click Add.
| Setting |
Value for sfo01wesg01 |
Value for sfo01wesg02 |
Value for sfo02wesg01 |
Value for sfo02wesg02 |
| Transport Zones |
sfo01-w-uplink01 (VLAN) |
sfo01-w-uplink01 (VLAN) |
sfo01-w-uplink01 (VLAN) |
sfo01-w-uplink01 s(VLAN) |
| sfo01-w-uplink02 (VLAN) |
sfo01-w-uplink02 (VLAN) |
sfo01-w-uplink02 (VLAN) |
sfo01-w-uplink02 (VLAN) |
| overlay-tz-UUID (Overlay) |
overlay-tz-UUID (Overlay) |
overlay-tz-UUID (Overlay) |
overlay-tz-UUID (Overlay) |
- In the Edit Edge Transport Node - sfo01wesg01 dialog box, click the N-VDS tab to create three N-VDS instances - one for overlay traffic and two for uplink traffic.
- In the New node switch, configure the settings.
| Setting |
Value for sfo01wesg01 |
Value for sfo01wesg02 |
Value for sfo02wesg01 |
Value for sfo02wesg02 |
| Edge Switch Name |
nvds-UUID |
nvds-UUID |
nvds-UUID |
nvds-UUID |
| Uplink Profile |
sfo01-w-overlay-profile |
sfo01-w-overlay-profile |
sfo02-w-overlay-profile |
sfo02-w-overlay-profile |
| IP Assignment |
Use Static IP List |
Use Static IP List |
Use Static IP List |
Use Static IP List |
| Static IP List |
172.16.49.21 |
172.16.49.22 |
172.16.69.21 |
172.16.69.22 |
| Gateway |
172.16.49.253 |
172.16.49.253 |
172.16.69.253 |
172.16.69.253 |
| Subnet Mask |
255.255.255.0 |
255.255.255.0 |
255.255.255.0 |
255.255.255.0 |
| Virtual NICs |
uplink-1 |
fp-eth0 |
uplink-1 |
fp-eth0 |
uplink-1 |
fp-eth0 |
uplink-1 |
fp-eth1 |
- Click Add N-VDS, in the New node switch section configure the settings for the Uplink-1 transport nodes.
| Setting |
Value for sfo01wesg01 |
Value for sfo01wesg02 |
Value for sfo02wesg01 |
Value for sfo02wesg02 |
| Edge Switch Name |
sfo01-w-uplink01 |
sfo01-w-uplink01 |
sfo01-w-uplink01 |
sfo01-w-uplink01 |
| Uplink Profile |
sfo01-w-uplink01-profile |
sfo01-w-uplink01-profile |
sfo02-w-uplink01-profile |
sfo02-w-uplink01-profile |
| IP Assignment |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Virtual NICs |
uplink-1 |
fp-eth1 |
uplink-1 |
fp-eth1 |
uplink-1 |
fp-eth1 |
uplink-1 |
fp-eth1 |
- Click Add N-VDS, in the New node switch section configure the settings for the Uplink-2 transport nodes, and click Save.
| Setting |
Value for sfo01wesg01 |
Value for sfo01wesg02 |
Value for sfo02wesg01 |
Value for sfo02wesg02 |
| Edge Switch Name |
sfo01-w-uplink02 |
sfo01-w-uplink02 |
sfo01-w-uplink01 |
sfo01-w-uplink01 |
| Uplink Profile |
sfo01-w-uplink02-profile |
sfo01-w-uplink02-profile |
sfo02-w-uplink02-profile |
sfo02-w-uplink02-profile |
| IP Assignment |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Virtual NICs |
uplink-1 |
fp-eth2 |
uplink-1 |
fp-eth2 |
uplink-1 |
fp-eth2 |
uplink-1 |
fp-eth2 |
- Repeat this procedure to configure the other NSX-T Edge nodes.
