VMware KB: Creating an NSX logical switch fails with the error: Unable to allocate an available resource

VMware KB: Creating an NSX logical switch fails with the error: Unable to allocate an available resource.

A couple of students mentioned this error during a lab in the VMware NSX: Install, Configure and Manage class this week.

The issue is simple to create and remedy. Logical switches are assigned VNI (VXLAN Number Identifier) from a Segment ID Pool. If the Segment ID Pool is not configured before you try to provision a logical switch then you will get the “Unable to allocate an available resource” error. The resolution is to configure the Segment ID Pool before attempting to create Logical Switches.

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