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Deploy Overlay-Backed NSX Segments

Create overlay-backed NSX segments, also known as Application Virtual Networks (AVNs), for use with vRealize Suite components.
Create an NSX Edge cluster for Application Virtual Networks, using the recommended settings, in the default management vSphere cluster. See Deploy an NSX Edge Cluster.
This procedure describes creating overlay-backed NSX segments. If you want to create VLAN-backed NSX segments instead, see Deploy VLAN-Backed NSX Segments.
  1. In the navigation page, click
    Inventory
    Workload Domains
    .
  2. Click on the management domain.
  3. Select
    Actions
    Add AVNs
    .
  4. Select
    Overlay-backed network segment
     and click
    Next
    .
  5. Select an NSX Edge cluster and a Tier-1 gateway.
  6. Enter information for each of the NSX segments (Region-A and X-Region):
    Option
    Description
    Name
    Enter a name for the NSX segment. For example,
    Mgmt-RegionA01
    .
    Subnet
    Enter a subnet for the NSX segment.
    Subnet mask
    Enter a subnet mask for the NSX segment.
    Gateway
    Enter a gateway for the NSX segment.
    MTU
    Enter an MTU for the NSX segment.
  7. Click
    Validate Settings
     and then click
    Next
    .
    If validation does not succeed, verify and update the information you entered for the NSX segments and click
    Validate Settings
     again.
  8. Review the settings and click
    Finish
    .
Example Network Topology for Overlay-Backed NSX Segments
Network Topology for Overlay-Backed NSX Segments.

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