A Gateway DHCP server is attached to a tier-0 or tier-1 gateway, and it provides DHCP service to the networks (overlay segments), which are directly connected to the gateway and configured to use a Gateway DHCP server.

In this case, the DHCP server that is created on the tier-0 or tier-1 gateway will have an internal relay so that the connected segments can forward traffic to the DHCP servers, which you specified in the DHCP server profile.

The following figure shows a sample network topology with Gateway DHCP servers that are servicing networks, which are directly connected to the tier-0 and tier-1 gateway.


The topology in this diagram is explained in the surrounding text of this figure.
In this network topology, a Gateway DHCP server is configured on the following networks:
  • Network-1 is connected to the service interface of the tier-1 gateway.
  • Network-2 is connected to the downlink interface of the tier-1 gateway.
  • Network-3 is connected to the downlink or service interface of the tier-0 gateway.

Prerequisites

Ensure that you have specified the Gateway IP address of the IPv4 subnet in the segments that are directly connected to the tier-0 or tier-1 gateway.

Procedure

  1. From your browser, log in with admin privileges to an NSX Manager at https://nsx-manager-ip-address.
  2. Select Networking > Segments.
  3. Find the segment where you want to configure the DHCP service. Next to the segment name, click Actions menu, and then click Edit.
  4. Click Set DHCP Config.
  5. In the DHCP Type drop-down menu, select Gateway DHCP Server.
  6. (Required) Ensure that a DHCP server profile is attached to the gateway.
    If a profile is set on the gateway, the name of the profile is displayed in a read-only mode.
    If a DHCP server profile is not set on the gateway, do these steps:
    1. Click the information icon next to DHCP Profile, and then click the gateway name to navigate to the gateway page.
    2. Next to the gateway name, click Actions menu, and then click Edit.
    3. Next to DHCP Config, click Set.
      The Set DHCP Configuration window opens.
    4. In the Type drop-down menu, select DHCP Server.
    5. Select a DHCP server profile to attach to this gateway and click Save.
    6. Close the edit mode on the gateway and return to the edit mode on the Segments page.
    7. Click Set DHCP Config and continue the remaining steps in this procedure.
  7. Click the DHCP Config toggle button to enable DHCP configuration on the segment.
    Note: You can configure only Gateway DHCPv4 server on a segment. Gateway DHCPv6 server is not supported.
  8. Observe that the DHCP Server Address is fetched automatically from the DHCP profile and displayed on the IPv4 Server > Settings page.
  9. Specify the following DHCP configuration settings:
    • DHCP Ranges
    • Optional: Lease Time
    • Optional: DNS Servers
    • Optional: DHCP Options
    • Optional: Static Bindings

    For a detailed information about these DHCP configuration settings, see the reference documentation at DHCP Configuration Settings: Reference.

  10. Click Apply.