So it is time for us to begin the creation of a VRF leveraging our existing
Tier 0 Gateway
and we're going to start off with a VRF for our customer that we're calling
Blue, the Blue Customer.
And as part of that configuration for this Tier 0 Blue VRF, again, it's a
subsection of our real Tier 0 Gateway,
we're going to use VLAN 23 for the uplink for this customer, the Blue Customer.
And that address base is 23.1.2, so we use .61 and .62 for the Edge 1 and Edge
2 addresses respectively for this Blue VRF. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
2 addresses respectively for this Blue VRF.
So let's head over to the NSX Manager and let's create this brand new Blue VRF
Tier 0 Gateway.
So here in the NSX Manager we have one Tier 0 Gateway and we're about to create
a VRF Tier 0 Gateway.
So to do that, we're going to go over on the left to Tier 0 Gateways and then
click on Add Gateway.
And then from the dropdown we're going to choose VRF.
So as part of the configuration here it's going to ask us, okay, which parent
Tier 0 Gateway are you going to make this VRF in? WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
Tier 0 Gateway are you going to make this VRF in?
Now we only have one, it's called our Tier 0 Gateway, so we're going to select
that and then let's name our VRF.
So let's call this Blue VRF and that'll be a Tier 0 Logical Gateway for the VRF
called Blue VRF.
And once we selected the actual parent Tier 0 Gateway, it automatically also
uses the same HA modes.
We're inheriting a lot of the characteristics and attributes from that parent T
0 Gateway, including the HA mode.
We're also using the same edge cluster based on the parent Tier 0 Gateway. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
So from here let's go ahead and scroll down, we'll click on Save.
And then normally I'd say yes, we want to continue configuring because we also
need to add the uplink interface,
the interface connected to VLAN 23, but I just realized that we don't have that
external segment made yet.
So now we have this Blue VRF, there it is right there, and prior to connecting
it to the external segment for VLAN 23,
we need to have that VLAN back segment created.
So on the left we're going to click right here on segments and we'll click on
Add Segment.
And let's call this X short for external for VLAN 23. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
And let's call this X short for external for VLAN 23.
And then we collapse the left hand side a little bit here.
And then the transport zone, we'll go ahead and use our existing VLAN back
transport zone because all of our transport nodes are already supporting that.
And then down here for the VLAN, we're going to go ahead and put VLAN 23.
And then we'll scroll down and we'll click on Save.
And then we'll click on No.
So for this external VLAN 23 segment, it's using VLAN 23, it's using this
transport zone.
So now that that VLAN back segment exists, let's go ahead and include Edge 1 WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
So now that that VLAN back segment exists, let's go ahead and include Edge 1
and Edge 2 as interfaces for our VRF Blue,
and then connect them both to this external network segment.
So to do that, we'll expand the left hand side one more time and then go back
to our Tier 0 gateways.
So under Tier 0 gateways, we have our Blue VRF right here.
We'll click on the three dots and then click on Edit.
And then we'll scroll down and we'll say for interfaces, we want to add a
couple.
So we'll click on Set and then click on Add Interface.
And the first one we'll say Edge 1 on VLAN 23. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
That'll help remind me based on the name exactly what it is.
And for the segment we're going to connect to, that's going to be the external
segment for 23.
And its IP address there is going to be 23.1.2.61 with a 24-bit mask for the
first Edge node.
And then for the Edge node here, we'll select Edge 1 and scroll down and click
on Save.
And then we'll do that again for the second Edge node, which is Edge 2, on that
same network segment.
So we'll click on Add Interface.
And again, we're configuring this logical interface for Blue VRF.
So we'll call this Edge 2 on VLAN 23. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
So we'll call this Edge 2 on VLAN 23.
And it's also going to be connecting that same segment, the X for VLAN 23.
And its IP address for Edge 2 on that network segment is going to be 23.1.2.62
with a 24-bit mask.
We'll use Edge 2 based on our plan.
And then we'll scroll down and click on Save.
Alright, and then we'll scroll down and click on Close Editing.
And then just to confirm, we could do a couple things.
We could go back to Network Topology right here.
And this is showing us the Blue VRF.
Fantastic with its two logical interfaces, which are right here and here. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
And we could also take a look at the details regarding that VRF, the Blue VRF,
which is a Tier Xero gateway from the command line.
So let's do that as well.
So let's go ahead and log in once again to Edge 1.
And here at Edge 1, let's do a Gate Gateways Press Enter.
And there's our new Services Router for the Blue VRF right there.
It is VRF 11.
So if we go into that VRF with VRF Space 11, Press Enter, the prompt indicates
we are now in VRF 11 for the Services Router.
And then we can do a Get Route, Press Enter. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
And there is the Directly Connected Network 2312.
We should also be able to ping that external router from this VRF.
Let's do a ping to 23.1.2.1.
And that responds.
Fantastic.
So we'll do a Control C there.
So now that we have this VRF configured and it has the two edge nodes as upl
inks for VLAN 23,
what we don't yet have is a default route.
So let's also take a moment here in our Tier Xero Blue VRF Router.
And let's specify a default route that's using the next top of 23.1.2.1.
And that's the IP address that just a moment ago we pinged and verified that we WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
And that's the IP address that just a moment ago we pinged and verified that we
can reach.
So let's create a default route using 23.1.2.1 as the next top.
So here in the NSX Manager, we'll go back to our Tier Xero Gateways.
We'll edit our Blue VRF by clicking on the three dots, clicking on Edit.
And then we'll scroll down under Routing.
And down under Static Routes, we'll click here on Set.
And click on Add Static Route.
We'll just name it Default Route.
And the default route syntax for IPv4 is four zeros followed by a zero.
And then we'll set the next top to 23.1.2.1 and click on Add. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
And then we'll set the next top to 23.1.2.1 and click on Add.
And then click on Apply and Save and Close and scroll down and click on Close
Editing.
And let's verify that default route shows up in the Blue VRF Tier Xero Gateway.
So right here, still not same VRF that we were a moment ago.
Let's go ahead and do a Git route.
And we should now have a default route.
And there it is right there with the next top of 23.1.2.1.
And let's also do a ping out to 8888 and press Enter. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
And let's also do a ping out to 8888 and press Enter.
And that's working.
And that's going all the way out through our infrastructure out to the public
internet.
So that looks fantastic.
So now we have the Blue VRF Tier Xero Gateway configured.
We also verified our connectivity out to the internet with the default route
that we added.
So our next logical step is to go down one level to our Tier 1 level.
And we'll create a Tier 1 router that's associated with the Blue VRF.
So the routes and the networks connected to the Blue VRF or to his downstream
Tier 1 Gateway
in that same VRF.
Any routes that we add here are going to be isolated in part of the Blue VRF. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
Any routes that we add here are going to be isolated in part of the Blue VRF.
So I'll see you in the next video as we continue to the next step.
And that is to deploy the T1 router for the Blue VRF.
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