Add and configure a tier-1 gateway to re-distribute routes to the tier-0 gateway and provide routing between tenant workloads. This is required only when you enable a centralized service, like LB or NAT. Tier-1 gateways have downlink ports to connect to NSX-T segments and uplink ports to connect to NSX-T tier-0 gateways.

Procedure

  1. In a browser window, log in with admin privileges to the NSX-T Manager at https://nsx-manager-ip-address.
  2. On the main navigation bar, click Advanced Networking & Security.
  3. Select Networking > Routers and click Add Tier-1 Router.
  4. Type the following values and click Save.
    Setting Value
    Name sfo01-w02-tier-1-01
    Linked Tier-0 Gateway sfo01-w-tier-0-01
    Edge Cluster sfo01-w-edge-cluster-01
  5. Next to Edges, click Set.
  6. Click Add Edge.
  7. Click sfo01wesg01 and sfo01wesg02 edge nodes and click Apply.
  8. Select the newly created tier-1 router (sfo01-w02-tier-1-01).
  9. Verify the connection between tier-1 and tier-0 gateways.
    1. Click Routers and then select the sfo01-w02-tier-1-01 router.
    2. Click Configuration > Router Portsand verify that the LinkedPort has the following settings.
      Setting Expected Value
      Logical Router LinkedPort_sfo01-w-tier-0-01
      Type Linked Port
      IP Address/mask x.x.x.x/31
      Connected to sfo01-w-tier-0-01
      Transport node sfo01wesg01

      sfo01wesg02
  10. Select the sfo01-w-tier-0-01 gateway.
  11. Click Configuration > Router Ports and verify that the LinkedPort has the following settings.
    Setting Expected Value
    Logical Router LinkedPort_sfo01-w-tier-0-01
    Type Linked Port
    IP Address/mask x.x.x.x/31
    Connected to sfo01-w-tier-0-01
    Transport node sfo01wesg01

    sfo01wesg02

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