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MasterWayZ
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NSX-T - how to add a PortGroup as an Uplink for a Tier 0 Router

Hello,

The title may seem a bit confusing, but let me explain.

Currently, I have one port group "LAN" (on VLAN 0) in use as an uplink for a Tier 0 gateway, and on that same Port Group, we have the NSX-T Manager and NSX-T Edges.

I would like to have a Tier 0 Router that uses port group "sub28" as the uplink. The question is, where do I add that so a Tier 0 Router can use that port group as the uplink?

Kind regards,

Michael Goossens

PS: my apologies if it is a dumb question. I am still learning NSX-T and learning things as I go.

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mauricioamorim
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The T0 router (the SR) lives inside the Edge VM. Because of this it can only connect to the NVDS of the Edge. To achieve what you want you need to create a VLAN-backed segment to connect the uplink of the T0. How did you configure the Edge VM's NVDS and connect its uplinks? The Edge VM has 4 vNICs, one of the for management and the others can be assigned as uplinks of the NVDS. Have you gone through the design guide? It explains edge design very well.

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mauricioamorim
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The T0 router (the SR) lives inside the Edge VM. Because of this it can only connect to the NVDS of the Edge. To achieve what you want you need to create a VLAN-backed segment to connect the uplink of the T0. How did you configure the Edge VM's NVDS and connect its uplinks? The Edge VM has 4 vNICs, one of the for management and the others can be assigned as uplinks of the NVDS. Have you gone through the design guide? It explains edge design very well.

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Thank you for the answer, I will see if I can get it to work, and I will definitely read through the design guide, thank you.

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MasterWayZ
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Could you link the latest design guide?

I'm not sure which one I am looking for.

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