Enable DHCP Forwarding on an NSX Edge Gateway in the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal

To start using DHCP in relay mode with a routed NSX network, you must first activate DHCP forwarding on the NSX edge gateway with which the routed network is associated.

You can use a different DHCP server for each gateway and you can configure up to 8 DHCP servers on a single edge gateway to provide support for multiple IP domains.

Prerequisites

Verify that you are an organization administrator, system administrator, or that you are assigned a role that includes an equivalent set of rights.

Procedure

1. From the primary left navigation panel, select Networking and from the page top navigation bar, select Edge Gateways.
2. Click the edge gateway.
3. Under IP Management, click DHCP Forwarding.
4. Click Enable DHCP Forwarding.
5. Enter at least one IPv4 or IPv6 DHCP server address and click Enable.

What to do next

Depending on your environment needs, choose one of the following options.

• If you want to use the DHCP service of the edge gateway to obtain DHCP IP addresses for the VMs in your VDC network, activate DHCP in gateway mode.
• If you think you might need to detach the edge from the routed network with which it's associated, activate DHCP in network mode.