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So based on our game plan, our first step is to do the preparation on the local

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NSX

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managers at site one and site two to make sure that we have identified the

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default

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overlay transport zone we want to use.

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We also want to make sure that we have a virtual IP address set for the NSX

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management cluster.

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So at site one, it's dot 10 and at site two, it's going to be dot 14 here, my

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lab

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environment.

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So for the demonstrations for site one, I'm going to be using light mode.

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And then for site two, I'll go ahead and use dark mode.

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And that way, as I go back and forth between them, we can be very clear on

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which site we're working on.
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which site we're working on.

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So let's begin our work right here at site one.

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And here we go.

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So I'm currently logged on to the NSX manager at site one, just to confirm.

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I'm going to click on system.

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And then on the left, let's click on appliances and let me just confirm the IP

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address here, which is dot 11.

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And I only have a single NSX manager.

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And currently there is no virtual address set.

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So let's go ahead and take care of that right now.

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And we want to use based on our plan here for site one.

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We want to use dot 10 as the virtual IP address to represent this NSX manager
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We want to use dot 10 as the virtual IP address to represent this NSX manager

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cluster here at site one, the local manager.

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So let's click on set virtual IP.

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And also just peak to confirm that we want to use dot 10 and we do.

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So we'll put the IP address of 192.168.1.10 and click on safe.

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And we'll give that a moment to process and it's doing a refresh of the screen.

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And sure enough, now we have a virtual IP address of dot 10.

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And it's assigned to the node at dot 11, which is my lab environment, my single

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NSX manager as part of this cluster.
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NSX manager as part of this cluster.

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So the next step in our prep is we want to make sure this is backed up.

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So we'll go ahead and click right here and go to backup and restore, which if

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we

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click here on system and on the left hand side, go down under lifecycle

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management to backup and restore, this is where we set up right here.

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So I currently have my windows server and my lab environment set up as an open

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SSH server.

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So we can use that for the backup.

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So here in the backup configuration for site one, we'll click on edit.

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I'll put in the IP address of my management server at 192.168.1.100.

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And we'll specify the path and I have a folder.
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And we'll specify the path and I have a folder.

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In fact, let me just peek at the folder real quick to make sure it's there.

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So here on my local Windows server, I've got a NSX underscore backup's folder.

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All set up.

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Currently it is empty.

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So we'll go back to the site one backup configuration for our cluster and

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we'll put in that path, which is slash NSX underscore backups.

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Just like that.

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And then I'll specify the username and password that has permissions to go

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ahead and use that folder for the backups.

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And although administrator in a production environment, maybe excessive

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rights in my lab environment, it'll work just fine.
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rights in my lab environment, it'll work just fine.

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And then down here, what's also required is a passphrase that's going to be

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needed

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if we ever want to go ahead and restore from that backup.

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So I'll supply that passphrase, confirm that passphrase and everything looks

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good

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here.

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We'll click on save and we'll know in just a moment whether or not everything's

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good.

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So the fingerprint is missing.

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We'll say add and continue and that looks good.

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So let's go ahead and just kick off one backup.

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So we'll click right here on start backup and let me re-back in the window

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server.

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So a moment ago, when we looked at this, there was nothing in this NSX backups
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So a moment ago, when we looked at this, there was nothing in this NSX backups

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folder.

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And now there is.

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And then if we open that up below that, it has more details and there's the

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backups

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that are currently being made, including a timestamp.

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Fantastic.

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So that is working.

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So I'll move that out of the way.

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It also indicates here that the backup is currently running.

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Fantastic.

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If we scroll down, if we had backups, they would show up right here in the

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backup

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history.

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All right.

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So that backup is underway.

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Let's take a look at our checklist.

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So we said the virtual IP address for the site one.

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We did the backup for site one and we also need to make sure that we have an

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overlay

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transport zone specified as our default overlay transport zone.
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transport zone specified as our default overlay transport zone.

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So let's do that next.

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So back here at our site one manager with system tabs selected, we'll go on the

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left

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and open up fabric and then in the fabric, we'll go down to transport zones.

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And currently it has the two default transport zones from VMware that are

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specified as the default and we want to make sure that our lab overlay

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transport

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zone is set as the default.

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So I'll click on the three dots next to the lab overlay transport zone.

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And then from the menu that comes up, click on set as default transport zone.

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And then we'll confirm that with an okay.
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And then we'll confirm that with an okay.

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And we don't really need to worry about the default VLAN back transport zone,

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although I'm also going to set that as well to the one that we created for a

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lab.

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Slowly is the same process and set the VLAN back transport zone as the default.

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So when the global manager is going to be talking to this local manager, the

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global

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manager is going to be retrieving the information about what is the default

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overlay

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transport zone because that's the transport zone it's going to be using when we

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create

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a new stretch segment and it's going to be associated with that zone.

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So now that set, let's go ahead and check our game plan.
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So now that set, let's go ahead and check our game plan.

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So we have the default overlay transport zone, the virtual IP address

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configured

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and the backup done.

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Let's do the similar process over here at site two.

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And again, in site two, I'll go ahead and use dark mode to represent that we're

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at site two.

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All right.

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So here's the vSphere client for VCSA dash two.

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And that is for site two.

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And here's the NSX manager for site two.

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So if we click on networking, for example, on tickle, look at what's currently

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there

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and go to network topology, I've got a tier zero gateway called lab two, tier
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and go to network topology, I've got a tier zero gateway called lab two, tier

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zero gateway zero.

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And if we scroll down, I've got a couple tier one gateways also here at lab two

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.

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So I just want to confirm that we're on the right NSX manager.

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So let's go to backup settings or to manually go there, we could go to system

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and then

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left go to backup from restore and we'll pretty much replicate what we just did

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over at site one.

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We'll go to the backup configuration, click on edit, put in the details,

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including the address

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of the backup server and with that supplied, we'll put in the path.

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I'm going to use the same server here in my lab.

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So we're connected to the same server.

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I'm going to split that same folder and I'm also going to split the same
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I'm going to split that same folder and I'm also going to split the same

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username and password.

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And then down below, I'm going to specify a passphrase.

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And that way, if we ever need to restore from this backup, we can go ahead and

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use

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that passphrase to allow that to happen.

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And then we'll click on safe.

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We'll add the fingerprint and continue.

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And that looks good.

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Didn't throw an error.

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So let's go ahead and click on start backup.

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We'll click on that once also down here in the history is showing us the backup

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from the

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other NSX manager because it's in that same folder.

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So from site one, its management address was 192.
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So from site one, its management address was 192.

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One state one dot 11.

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The VIP over there was 10.

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And when this new backup is done, we'll have one coming in from this NSX

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manager cluster

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here at site two, which is show up as coming from the appliance at dot 13.

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And the VIP for this cluster is dot 14.

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In fact, let's just verify that real quick as well by clicking on system on the

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left.

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We'll click on appliances and just confirm right here that our current

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appliance is at

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dot 13.

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And this one does have a virtual IP address already assigned and it is dot 14.
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And this one does have a virtual IP address already assigned and it is dot 14.

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So this one already has a virtual IP address in place.

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So at site two, we have the virtual IP address.

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We just did the backup.

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Let's also make sure that we have a default overlay transport zone specified

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here in the

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NSX local manager at site two.

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So here at site two with the system tab selected on the left, we'll go down to

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fabric

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underneath fabric.

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We'll go to transport zones and currently here at site two, I do have the

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default set

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to the transport zone I want to use.

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So this is my lab two overlay transport zone that's specified here as the

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default.
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default.

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Again, to change that we could go ahead and go to a different transport zone.

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For example, here, click on the three dots and simply say set as default

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transport zone.

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And that would take that responsibility away and put it on this one.

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However, we want this one right here, the lab two overlay transport zone to be

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the default.

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And it already is.

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And that would be based on previous configuration where I said it to be the

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default.

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So if we look at our checklist here for both sites, for both local managers, it

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's like one in site two,

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we have set the default overlay transport zone.

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We made sure we have a virtual IP address for the NSX management clusters at
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We made sure we have a virtual IP address for the NSX management clusters at

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both sites.

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And we've also done the backups of both local managers.

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So at that done, our next logical step then is to deploy this global manager

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right here.

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And that's exactly what you and I get to do in the next video.

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So I'll see you there in just a moment.