Configure NSX Logical Networking with Standard Mode

This procedure explains how to configure NSX logical networking with standard mode.

Procedure

1. Configure the following NSX components:
   1. Transport Zones (Std Overlay and Std VLAN). See Create Transport Zones.
   2. IP Pools for TEP. See Create an IP Pool for Tunnel End Points IP Addresses.
   3. Uplink profiles. See Create Uplink Profiles.
   4. Transport Node Profile. See Add a Transport Node Profile.
2. Configure NSX for Resource Cluster ESXi hosts. See Prepare ESXi Cluster Hosts as Transport Nodes.
3. Deploy and configure the NSX Edge Transport node. See Create an NSX Edge Transport Node.
4. Configure NSX Edge Cluster. See Create an NSX Edge Cluster.
5. (Optional) Install and Configure a Bare Metal Edge.
6. Create NSX segments.
7. Create and configure Logical Routers.
   1. Create a Tier-0 Logical Router and configure the uplink interface.
   2. Configure BGP peering with the ToR switch and enable Route Redistribution.
   3. Create a Tier-1 Router and attach it to the Tier-0 Router.
   4. Configure Downlink interfaces on the Tier-1 Router for the segments.
   5. Configure Route Advertisement on the Tier-1 Router.