Create distributed port groups for each NSX Edge node uplink, Edge node TEP, management network, and shared storage.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have created a vSphere Distributed Switch.
Procedure
- In the vSphere Client, navigate to a data center.
- In the navigator, right-click the distributed switch and select .
- Create a port group for the NSX Edge uplink.
For example,
DPortGroup-EDGE-UPLINK
.
- Configure VLAN Type as VLAN Trunking.
- Right-click the distributed switch and from the Actions menu, select .
- Select Teaming and failover and click Next.
- Configure active and standby uplinks.
For example, active uplink is
Uplink1
and standby uplink is
Uplink2
.
- Repeat steps 4-7 for the Edge node TEP, management network, and shared storage.
For example, create the following port groups:
Port group |
Name |
VLAN Type |
Edge node TEP |
DPortGroup-EDGE-TEP |
Configure VLAN Type as VLAN Trunking. Configure the active uplink as Uplink2 and the standby uplink as Uplink1 .
Note: The VLAN used for the Edge nodes TEP must be different than the VLAN used for ESXi TEP.
|
Management |
DPortGroup-MGMT |
Configure VLAN Type as VLAN and enter the VLAN ID of the management network. For example, 1060 . |
Shared storage or VSAN |
DPortGroup-VSAN |
Configure VLAN Type as VLAN and enter the VLAN ID. For example, 3082 . |
- (Optional) Create port groups for the following components:
- vSphere vMotion
- VM traffic
What to do next
Add hosts to the to the vSphere Distributed Switch. See Add Hosts to the vSphere Distributed Switch.