To apply QoS to guarantee bandwidth for critical production workloads in NSX, an administrator must create a QoS segment profile, specify QoS parameters, and change the Segment QoS profile accordingly. Creating the QoS segment profile defines the standards for the traffic, specifying QoS parameters sets the necessary prioritizations and rules, and changing the Segment QoS profile applies these settings to the network segment in question. Editing or exporting JSON files and transport node NIOC profiles are not directly related to this specific requirement.
In the context of granting permissions to an application on NSX Manager, Principal Identity is used. Principal identities are designed to be used for non-NSX users and services that need to access NSX Manager programmatically. These identities have roles and permissions assigned to them that allow the appropriate level of access needed for such integrations.
A Tier-0 Gateway in a multi-tenant service provider environment performs several critical functions. Firstly, it acts as a default gateway for tenant workloads, handling their initial routing needs. It also interconnects the Tier-1 gateways of multiple tenants, facilitating communication between different tenants' networks. Lastly, it enables north-south connectivity to tenant workloads, managing traffic that flows in and out of the data center or cloud environment, ensuring proper ingress and egress routing.
N-VDS, or NSX-T Virtual Distributed Switch, supports two modes: Standard Datapath and Enhanced Datapath. The Standard Datapath mode is the default mode that offers essential networking features, while the Enhanced Datapath mode provides additional performance optimizations and features, suitable for environments that demand higher performance.