WEBVTT 1 00:00.210 --> 00:02.400 So regarding the challenge of identifying 2 00:02.400 --> 00:04.560 the various elements that we need to supply 3 00:04.560 --> 00:07.560 when deploying or configuring an ESXi host 4 00:07.560 --> 00:09.780 to create a transport note out of it, 5 00:09.780 --> 00:12.000 one of the ways that we can confirm what's required 6 00:12.000 --> 00:14.040 and what's asked for is by taking a look 7 00:14.040 --> 00:15.570 at actually walking through the process. 8 00:15.570 --> 00:18.390 So in this validation, let's just go up to System here 9 00:18.390 --> 00:20.400 in the NSX manager, on the left, 10 00:20.400 --> 00:22.140 we'll expand the Fabric section, 11 00:22.140 --> 00:23.340 if it's not already expanded, 12 00:23.340 --> 00:24.780 and we'll go down to Hosts, 13 00:24.780 --> 00:28.530 referring to our ESXi host transport nodes. 14 00:28.530 --> 00:31.260 Let's go ahead and open up one of our clusters there WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 14 00:28.530 --> 00:31.260 Let's go ahead and open up one of our clusters there 15 00:31.260 --> 00:32.970 and let's configure esxi-b 16 00:32.970 --> 00:35.430 and that will remind us of the information 17 00:35.430 --> 00:36.420 that we need to supply. 18 00:36.420 --> 00:37.980 So I'm gonna click on the three dots right here 19 00:37.980 --> 00:42.000 next to esxi-b and click on Configure NSX. 20 00:42.000 --> 00:45.690 So initially, before we even install NSX on an ESXi host, 21 00:45.690 --> 00:47.730 it's gonna have information about that host, 22 00:47.730 --> 00:50.220 courtesy of vCenter, including its name 23 00:50.220 --> 00:53.070 and its management IP address, so we'll click on Next. 24 00:53.070 --> 00:54.540 Now, this is one that's already configured, 25 00:54.540 --> 00:56.580 so we'll go ahead and click on the three dots 26 00:56.580 --> 00:57.780 and then click on Edit. 27 00:57.780 --> 00:59.760 I'll collapse the left-hand side there. 28 00:59.760 --> 01:00.900 And let's take a look. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 28 00:59.760 --> 01:00.900 And let's take a look. 29 01:00.900 --> 01:02.610 So one of the items we need to specify is, 30 01:02.610 --> 01:06.690 okay, which distributed switch that exists up in vSphere, 31 01:06.690 --> 01:09.810 in the vSphere Client, do we wanna use as part of NSX? 32 01:09.810 --> 01:13.110 So we specify the switch we wanna use, so that's one item. 33 01:13.110 --> 01:16.800 We'd specify the transport zone and/or transport zones 34 01:16.800 --> 01:19.140 that we want this host transport node to support, 35 01:19.140 --> 01:20.460 so that'd be two items. 36 01:20.460 --> 01:22.170 We'd specify the uplink profile, 37 01:22.170 --> 01:23.940 and then within that uplink profile, 38 01:23.940 --> 01:27.180 it specifies which VM NIC labels we wanna use 39 01:27.180 --> 01:29.910 and it also in the uplink profile is specifying 40 01:29.910 --> 01:33.180 the actual VLAN we're gonna use on the transport network. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 40 01:29.910 --> 01:33.180 the actual VLAN we're gonna use on the transport network. 41 01:33.180 --> 01:34.710 So we can specify the uplink profile 42 01:34.710 --> 01:36.630 as either one or two components, 43 01:36.630 --> 01:37.830 because in the uplink profile, 44 01:37.830 --> 01:39.540 again, it has the uplink profile label 45 01:39.540 --> 01:41.370 and also which VLAN we're gonna use. 46 01:41.370 --> 01:42.780 And then we're also gonna specify 47 01:42.780 --> 01:44.250 the IP addressing that we're gonna use. 48 01:44.250 --> 01:46.980 Are we gonna use IPv4 or IPv6, that's another one. 49 01:46.980 --> 01:48.450 So we'll specify IPv4 here. 50 01:48.450 --> 01:50.370 And then based on that, we're gonna specify 51 01:50.370 --> 01:52.920 how do we wanna specify the tunnel endpoint address. 52 01:52.920 --> 01:55.530 Do you wanna go ahead and use DHCP services 53 01:55.530 --> 01:56.550 on an individual host, 54 01:56.550 --> 01:59.640 or do you wanna specify an IP address from an existing pool, 55 01:59.640 --> 02:01.680 or do you wanna specify a static IP address? WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 55 01:59.640 --> 02:01.680 or do you wanna specify a static IP address? 56 02:01.680 --> 02:03.840 And then if we specify a static IP address, 57 02:03.840 --> 02:06.270 it's gonna ask us what is that IP address, 58 02:06.270 --> 02:08.940 including the mask associated with that IP address. 59 02:08.940 --> 02:11.430 And also, what is the default gateway 60 02:11.430 --> 02:14.550 that this transport node should use on the transport network 61 02:14.550 --> 02:16.800 if it needs to forward traffic to another subnet, 62 02:16.800 --> 02:20.070 for example, another tunnel endpoint on a different subnet. 63 02:20.070 --> 02:21.090 And then we scroll down. 64 02:21.090 --> 02:23.910 Furthermore, it's also asking us about mapping. 65 02:23.910 --> 02:26.190 In this case, the uplink profile is calling for one uplink. 66 02:26.190 --> 02:30.120 So it's also asking us to map that label via nic2 here. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 66 02:26.190 --> 02:30.120 So it's also asking us to map that label via nic2 here. 67 02:30.120 --> 02:31.860 So here we would specify the uplink 68 02:31.860 --> 02:33.390 on the distributed switch we wanna use. 69 02:33.390 --> 02:35.550 So that's well more than five. 70 02:35.550 --> 02:38.160 However, if you could do four or more just from memory, 71 02:38.160 --> 02:41.280 that's a great start and to reinforce this concept 72 02:41.280 --> 02:43.440 of what needs to be implemented or configured 73 02:43.440 --> 02:47.820 as part of setting up an ESXi host as a host transport node, 74 02:47.820 --> 02:51.090 the best way to do this is to walk through it a few times. 75 02:51.090 --> 02:52.800 And again, the best way to get licensing for that 76 02:52.800 --> 02:55.530 in the lab environment is through VMUG Advantage. 77 02:55.530 --> 02:57.060 And I'd strongly encourage you to do that 78 02:57.060 --> 02:59.130 to get that hands-on practice as well. 79 02:59.130 --> 03:00.180 So thanks for joining me WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 79 02:59.130 --> 03:00.180 So thanks for joining me 80 03:00.180 --> 03:02.220 in this validation section for this skill, 81 03:02.220 --> 03:05.220 and I'll see you, my friend, in the very next skill. 82 03:05.220 --> 03:07.530 Until then, I hope this has been informative 83 03:07.530 --> 03:09.813 and I'd like to thank you for viewing.