NSX-T series Part 5 – Create Uplink profiles, transport zone, host node profile and assign to cluster.

1. Create transport zone for overlay and vlan
2. Create two uplink profiles for edge and hosts
3. Create Host Node profile and assign to ESXi cluster

Key information

• one DHCP pool for host teps – vlan 33
• static ip allocation for edge tep vlan 63
• dhcp for vlan 33 / network 172.16.33.0/24 / Gateway 172.16.33.254
• vlan 63 /network 172.16.63.0/24 / gateway 172.16.63.254
• Esxi host uplink profile config – vlan 33

default teaming / Load Balance Source /uplink-1,uplink-2
uplink-1 / Failover Order / uplink-1
uplink-2 / Failover Order / uplink-2
uplink-1-failover_order / Failover Order / uplink-1 / uplink-2
uplink-2-failover_order / Failover Order / uplink-2 / uplink-1

• edge uplink profile config – vlan 63

default teaming / Load Balance Source / uplink-1,uplink-2
uplink1-named-teaming-policy / Failover Order / uplink-1
uplink2-named-teaming-policy /Failover Order /uplink-2

1. CREATE TRANSPORT ZONE FOR OVERLAY AND VLAN

Login to NSX-T Manager > click system > expand fabric > click transport zones > click transport zones tab > click add zone

Type in a meaningful name for overlay transport zone > select overlay > click add

Click add zone

Type in a meaningful name for VLAN transport zone > select VLAN > click add

2. CREATE TWO UPLINK PROFILES FOR EDGE AND HOSTS

Login to nsx-t manager > click system > expand fabric > click profiles > under Uplink profile tab > click add profile.

Give your edge uplink profile a name

Enter teaming configuration using ADD button

default teaming / Load Balance Source / uplink-1,uplink-2
uplink1-named-teaming-policy / Failover Order / uplink-1
uplink2-named-teaming-policy /Failover Order /uplink-2

Then enter the transport VLAN

Click add

Click Add profile

Give your host uplink profile a name

Enter teaming configuration using ADD button.

default teaming / Load Balance Source /uplink-1,uplink-2
uplink-1 / Failover Order / uplink-1
uplink-2 / Failover Order / uplink-2
uplink-1-failover_order / Failover Order / uplink-1 / uplink-2
uplink-2-failover_order / Failover Order / uplink-2 / uplink-1

Then enter the transport VLAN

Click add

3. CREATE HOST NODE PROFILE AND ASSIGN TO ESXI CLUSTER

Click system > expand fabric > click hosts > click clusters tab > tick the box next to your cluster name > click configure nsx

Click the ellipsis > click create new

Give your host profile a name > click set.

Click Add host switch

Select your vCenter > Select your overlay and vlan transport zones > select your host uplink profile > select your vds > select use dhcp > next to uplink1 and 2, select uplink 1 and uplink 2 > click add

Click apply

Click save

Click save

Done – took about 15 minutes.