You are asked to prepare a VMware NSX-T Data Center ESXi compute cluster Infrastructure. You will prepare two ESXi servers in a cluster for NSX-T overlay and VLAN use

Task 1

You are asked to prepare a VMware NSX-T Data Center ESXi compute cluster Infrastructure. You will prepare two ESXi servers in a cluster for NSX-T overlay and VLAN use.

All configuration should be done using the NSX UI.

• NOTE: The configuration details in this task may not be presented to you in the order in which you must complete them.

• Configure a new Transport Node profile and add one n-VDS switch. Ensure Uplink1and Uplink 2 of your configuration use vmnic2 and vmnic3 on the host.

Complete the requested task.

NOTE: Passwords are contained in the user_readme.txt. Configuration details may not be provided in the correct sequential order. Steps to complete this task must be completed in the proper order. Other tasks are dependent on the completion Of this task. You may want to move to other tasks/steps while waiting for configuration changes to be applied. This task should take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

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Answer: To prepare a VMware NSX-T Data Center ESXi compute cluster infrastructure, you need to follow these steps:

– Log in to the NSX Manager UI with admin credentials. The default URL is https://<nsx-manager-ip-address>.

– Navigate to System > Fabric > Profiles > Transport Node Profiles and click Add Profile.

– Enter a name and an optional description for the transport node profile.

– In the Host Switches section, click Set and select N-VDS as the host switch type.

– Enter a name for the N-VDS switch and select the mode as Standard or Enhanced Datapath, depending on your requirements.

– Select the transport zones that you want to associate with the N-VDS switch. You can select one overlay transport zone and one or more VLAN transport zones.

– Select an uplink profile from the drop-down menu or create a custom one by clicking New Uplink Profile.

– In the IP Assignment section, select Use IP Pool and choose an existing IP pool from the drop-down menu or create a new one by clicking New IP Pool.

– In the Physical NICs section, map the uplinks to the physical NICs on the host. For example, map Uplink 1 to vmnic2 and Uplink 2 to vmnic3.

– Click Apply and then click Save to create the transport node profile.

– Navigate to System > Fabric > Nodes > Host Transport Nodes and click Add Host Transport Node.

– Select vCenter Server as the compute manager and select the cluster that contains the two ESXi servers that you want to prepare for NSX-T overlay and VLAN use.

– Select the transport node profile that you created in the previous steps and click Next.

– Review the configuration summary and click Finish to start the preparation process.

The preparation process may take some time to complete. You can monitor the progress and status of the host transport nodes on the Host Transport Nodes page. Once the preparation is complete, you will see two host transport nodes with a green status icon and a Connected state. You have successfully prepared a VMware NSX-T Data Center ESXi compute cluster infrastructure using a transport node profile.