To support dynamic routing in Region B before you start disaster recovery from Region A, configure the universal distributed logical router sfo01m01udlr01 and NSX Edges lax01m01esg01 and lax01m01esg02. This configuration ensures that the management components of the SDDC continue to communicate using optimal routes in a fault-tolerant network.

Procedure

  1. Log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Web Client.
    1. Open a Web browser and go to https://lax01m01vc01.lax01.rainpole.local/vsphere-client.
    2. Log in using the following credentials.

      Setting

      Value

      User name

      administrator@vsphere.local

      Password

      vsphere_admin_password

  2. From the Home menu of the vSphere Web Client, select Networking & Security.
  3. In the Navigator pane, click NSX Edges.
  4. Select 172.17.11.65 from the NSX Manager drop-down menu.
  5. Verify the routing configuration for the universal distributed logical router.
    1. Double-click sfo01m01udlr01.
    2. Click the Manage tab, click Routing, and verify the following settings.

      Setting

      Value

      Global Configuration > Routing Configuration > ECMP

      Started

      Global Configuration > Dynamic Routing Configuration > Router ID

      192.168.10.3

  6. On the left side, select BGP to verify the protocol settings and configure BGP peering between the UDLR device and the NSX Edge devices for the ECMP-enabled North/South routing in Region A.
    1. On the BGP page, verify the following settings.

      Setting

      Value

      Status

      Started

      Local AS

      65003

      Graceful Restart

      Started

    2. Under Neighbors, select 192.168.10.50 which represents the connection settings for the lax01m01esg01 neighbor and click the Edit icon.
    3. In the Edit Neighbor dialog box, change the Weight value to 60, enter the BGP password that was configured during the initial setup of the UDLR, and click OK.

      Setting

      lax01m01esg01 Value

      lax01m01esg02 Value

      IP Address

      192.168.10.50

      192.168.10.51

      Forwarding Address

      192.168.10.3

      192.168.10.3

      Protocol Address

      192.168.10.4

      192.168.10.4

      Remote AS

      65003

      65003

      Weight

      60

      60

      Keep Alive Time

      1

      1

      Hold Down Time

      3

      3

      Password

      BGP_password

      BGP_password

    4. On the BGP page, repeat the steps for the 192.168.10.51 neighbor which represents the lax01m01esg02 device.
    5. Click Publish Changes.
  7. On the left side, select Route Redistribution to verify redistribution status.

    Category

    Setting

    Value

    Route Redistribution Status

    OSPF

    Deselected

    BGP

    Selected

    Route Redistribution table

    Learner

    BGP

    From

    Connected

    Prefix

    Any

    Action

    Permit

  8. Reconfigure the routing and weight values of lax01m01esg01 and lax01m01esg02 edges.
    1. In the Navigator pane, click NSX Edges.
    2. Select 172.17.11.65 from the NSX Manager drop-down menu.
    3. Double-click lax01m01esg01 to open its configuration interface.
    4. Click the Manage tab and click the Routing tab.
    5. On the left side, select BGP, select the 192.168.10.4 neighbor under Neighbors, and click the Edit icon.
    6. In the Edit Neighbor dialog box, change the Weight value to 60 and click OK.
    7. Click Publish Changes.
    8. Repeat the steps for the lax01m01esg02 edge.