Create a Community List in Manager Mode

You can create BGP community lists so that you can configure route maps based on community lists.

Prerequisites

• Verify that you have a tier-0 logical router configured. See Create a Tier-0 Logical Router in Manager Mode.

• 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 the User Interface Settings.

Procedure

1. With admin privileges, log in to NSX Manager.
2. Select Networking > Tier-0 Logical Routers.
3. Select the tier-0 logical router.
4. Click the Routing tab and select Community Lists from the drop-down menu.
5. Click Add.
6. Enter a name for the community list.
7. Specify a community using the aa:nn format, for example, 300:500, and press Enter. Repeat to add additional communities.
   In addition, you can click the dropdown arrow and select one or more of the following:

   • NO_EXPORT_SUBCONFED - Do not advertise to EBGP peers.
   • NO_ADVERTISE - Do not advertise to any peer.
   • NO_EXPORT - Do not advertise outside BGP confederation
8. Click Add.