A customer is preparing to deploy a VMware Kubernetes solution in an NSX environment.
What is the minimum MTU size for the UPLINK profile?
A customer is preparing to deploy a VMware Kubernetes solution in an NSX environment.
What is the minimum MTU size for the UPLINK profile?
For deploying a VMware Kubernetes solution in an NSX environment, the minimum MTU size for the UPLINK profile needs to be 1600 or higher to accommodate overlay traffic. Therefore, among the given options, the closest MTU size that meets this requirement is 1650.
Reference: https://nsx.techzone.vmware.com/resource/nsx-reference-design-guide#a-31-the-nsx-virtual-switch
Lines up with information here https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX/4.1/installation/GUID-19C1973E-8D20-4302-B3CC-CD610F79D5F6.html
Correct answer is C VMware Kubernetes solution is Tanzu where the MTU is required 1600 or higher. Therefore the minimum of MTU option is 1650. The MTU size must be 1600 or greater on any network that carries overlay traffic. https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/vmware-vsphere-with-tanzu/GUID-B1388E77-2EEC-41E2-8681-5AE549D50C77.html