Prepare vSphere Distributed Switching for NSX
Prepare a cluster for NSX
- Add/Remove Hosts from cluster
Configure the appropriate teaming policy for a given implementation
Configure VXLAN Transport parameters according to a deployment plan
Prepare vSphere Distributed Switching for NSX
Prepare a cluster for NSX: add host to cluster
This task is pretty simple.
- Add the host to vCenter but outside of the cluster.
- Join it to the same vDS as other hosts in the cluster.
- Put the host into maintenance mode.
- Move the host into the cluster and it will auto install the VMkernel modules.
- Once the install is complete take the host out of maintenance mode.
Prepare a cluster for NSX: remove host from cluster (require a reboot)
From CLI:
- esxcli software vib remove –vibname=esx-vxlan
- esxcli software vib remove –vibname=esx-vsip
From GUI:
- Put the host in maintenance mode.
- Move the host out of the cluster, the VMkernel modules will be removed.
- Reboot the host.
- Take the host out of maintenance mode.
Configure the appropriate teaming policy for a given implementation
Configure VXLAN Transport parameters according to a deployment plan