Connect a Tier-0 Logical Router to a VLAN Logical Switch for the NSX Edge Uplink in Manager Mode

To create an NSX Edge uplink, you must connect a tier-0 router to a VLAN switch.

The following simple topology shows a VLAN logical switch inside of a VLAN transport zone. The VLAN logical switch has a VLAN ID that matches the VLAN ID on the TOR port for the Edge's VLAN uplink.

Prerequisites

• Create a VLAN logical switch. See Create a VLAN Logical Switch for the NSX Edge Uplink in Manager Mode.

• Create a tier-0 router.

• 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. From the Configuration tab, add a new logical router port.
5. Type a name for the port, such as uplink.
6. Select the Uplink type.
7. Select an edge transport node.
8. Select a VLAN logical switch.
9. Select either Attach to new switch port or Attach to existing switch port.
   If you select Attach to new switch port, the port will be automatically created.
10. Specify an IP address that is in the same subnet as the connected port on the TOR switch.

Results

A new uplink port is added for the tier-0 router.

What to do next

Configure BGP or a static route.