Configure BFD on a Tier-0 Logical Router in Manager Mode

BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) is a protocol that can detect forwarding path failures.

Note: In this release, BFD over Virtual Tunnel Interface (VTI) ports is not supported.

Prerequisites

Verify that Manager mode is selected in the NSX Manager user interface. See NSX Manager. If you do not see the Policy and Manager mode buttons, see Configure User Interface Settings.

Procedure

1. From your browser, log in with admin privileges to an NSX Manager at https://<nsx-manager-ip-address>.
2. Select Networking > Tier-0 Logical Routers.
3. Select the tier-0 logical router.
4. Click the Routing tab and select BFD from the drop-down menu.
5. Click Edit to configure BFD.
6. Click the Status toggle button to enable BFD.
   You can optionally change the global BFD properties Receive interval, Transmit interval, and Declare dead interval.
7. (Optional) Click Add under BFD Peers for Static Route Next Hops to add a BFD peer.
   Specify the peer IP address and set the admin status to Enabled. Optionally, you can override the global BFD properties Receive interval, Transmit interval, and Declare dead interval.