If you have only VLAN-backed logical switches, you can connect the switches to VLAN ports on a tier-0 or tier-1 router so that NSX-T Data Center can provide layer-3 services.
Procedure
- From your browser, log in with admin privileges to an NSX Manager at https://<nsx-manager-ip-address>.
- Locate the router in or and select it.
- Click the Configuration tab and select Router Ports.
- Click Add.
- Enter a name for the router port and optionally a description.
- In the Type field, select Centralized.
- For URPF Mode, select Strict or None.
URPF (unicast Reverse Path Forwarding) is a security feature.
- (Required) Select a logical switch.
- Select whether this attachment creates a switch port or updates an existing switch port.
If the attachment is for an existing switch port, select the port from the drop-down menu.
- Enter the router port IP address in CIDR notation.
- Click Add.