In the second part I show up the necessary steps to get the previously installed edge nodes up and running inside NSX manager.

Creating an uplink profile

Head to System -> Fabric -> Profiles

Click on “Add uplink profile”
Enter a name for the profile and specify the VLAN-ID for the transport/tunnel network, in this case 103.

Then click on “Set” next to “Teamings”.

Select your prefered teaming policy and then create your uplink names. In my case I selected “Load Balance Source” and created two uplinks, “uplink-1” and “uplink-2”.

The names for the uplinks are free to choose. You can just name them uplink or even type in the name of the switch they are connected to.

When done, Click an “ADD” and then on the parent window an “APPLY”.

Use the “SAVE” button to close the uplink profile dialog.

Transport zone

Next, we need a VLAN-backed transport zone for the edges.

Go to System -> Fabric -> Transport Zones and click on “Add Transport Zone”.

Name the zone and select “VLAN” as Traffic Type, then finish by clicking on “Save”.

IP-Pool for Tunnel Network

I don´t like to work with static IP lists for the edge nodes, so I´ve created a new IP pool for the tunnel endpoints.

Networking -> IP Address Pools

Give the IP pool a name.
Then add enough IPs to the pool, as well as your CIDR and Gateway IP.

Physical Edge Node NSX Setup

After the preparation steps are finished we can now head over to System -> Nodes. Select the checkbox in front of the first node and then hit the Edit button.

Assign the newly created VLAN transport zone as well as the overlay transport zone of your vSphere cluster to the node.
Then assing the baremetal edge uplink profile from the first step.

In order to map the physical NIC with your uplink click in the empty field behind one of your uplinks and start typing with “f”. Then a small pop-up should appear and you can select the desired NIC.

Save and apply the settings and repeat with the other node(s).
Wait until all nodes finished their configuration tasks and show up as “Success”

Edge Cluster setup

Next step is the fusion of both nodes into an Edge Cluster.

Name your cluster and select a cluster profile. In my case i just used the default one. Then move your nodes from “availabale” to “selected” and finish the creation with a click on “Add”.

The edge cluster is now ready for use. The next step is to configure a T0 gateway to establish connectivity to the rest of the network.