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Getting ready

To configure a universal logical switch, the following prerequisites must be satisfied:

User with NSX Enterprise Administrator or NSX Administrator role
NSX Managers in both vCenter domains must be deployed and configured for Cross-vCenter NSX
Controller cluster in primary site is deployed and accessible
Unicast control plane replication will be used
ESXi hosts in either site can communicate with one another from their VTEP interfaces and the 1600-byte MTU has been set on the physical infrastructure
Universal Transport Zone and corresponding segment ID is configured and available

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