Creating NSX Transport Node Profile

The NSX Transport Node Profile is created in VMware NSX Manager Web Console, in the System → Fabric → Profiles section on the Transport Node Profiles tab.

Specify the following settings:

• Name – an arbitrary name for the new NSX Transport Node Profile.
• In the New Node Switch section:
  • Type – switch type. If you want to use a VDS switch, create a Distributed Virtual Switch (dvSwitch) in your Datacenter.
  • Mode – Standard.
  • Name – depending on the selected switch type:
    • If you selected N-VDS – an arbitrary name of the switch that will be created as a result of applying the NSX Transport Node Profile on VMware ESXi hypervisors.
    • If you selected VDS – VMware vCenter Server name and Distributed Virtual Switch name.
  • Transport Zone – NSX Transport Zone of the Overlay type, to which protected virtual machines are connected.
  • Uplink Profile – nsx-default-uplink-hostswitch-profile.
  • IP Assignment (TEP) – a way to assign IP addresses in the virtual infrastructure: using DHCP or using a static pool of IP addresses. If you use pools of IP addresses, preconfigure and select the pool of IP addresses for the tunnel endpoints on hypervisors in the field below.
  • Teaming Policy Uplink Mapping – if you select the N-VDS switch type, you can specify the physical network interface. The N-VDS switch will be created based on this interface as a result of applying the NSX Transport Node Profile on the VMware ESXi hypervisors.

For more information on creating NSX Transport Node Profile, refer to the VMware product documentation and the Knowledge Base.