A transport node profile is a template to define a configuration that is applied to all transport nodes in a vCenter cluster.
To create the transport node profile, perform the following steps.
- In the NSX Manager web UI, go to .
- Click +ADD PROFILE.
- In the Add Transport Node Profile window, the following values are used in this example:
- Name – transport-node-profile.
Under New Node Switch:
- Type – select VDS.
- Mode – select Standard.
- Name – select the vCenter and VDS, vcenter01 and VMware HCIA Distributed Switch in this example.
- Transport Zone – select overlay-tz.
- Uplink Profile – select host-overlay-profile.
- IP Assignment – select Use DHCP.
Under Teaming Policy Switch Mapping:
- Next to uplink-1, under VDS Uplinks, select uplink1.
- Next to uplink-2, under VDS Uplinks, select uplink2.
The screen appears as shown:
- Click ADD.
When complete, the Transport Node Profilestab appears as shown: