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  • 1.  Difference between creating Tier-0 Router or Gateway

    Posted Jul 22, 2019 02:45 AM

    Hello everyone

    I am deploying NSX-T 2.4.1.  I reached the point that I can deploy my first Tier-0 router in active/active mode, I am confused about whether to deploy

    a Tier-0 Router or a Tier-0 Gateway.

    On page 386 of the NSX-T Data Center Admin guide, the steps are the following

    A tier-0 logical router provides a gateway service between the logical and physical network

    2 Select Advanced Networking & Security >Routers > Rout ers > Add.

    3 Select Tier-0 Router from the drop-down menu.

    On page 13, deploying Tier 0 Gateways

    A tier-0 gateway performs the functions of a tier-0 logical router. It processes traffic between the logical

    and physical networks

    1 From your browser, log in with admin privileges to an NSX Manager at https://<nsx-manager-ipaddress>.

    2 Select Networking > Tier-0 Gateways.

    3 Click Add Tier-0 Gateway.

    During the procedure to add the Tier-0 Gateway,  the process is requiring that I add a tag.  How have you all address Tags?

    Thanks in advance....



  • 2.  RE: Difference between creating Tier-0 Router or Gateway

    Posted Jul 22, 2019 04:03 AM

    Hi,

    They are exactly the same. Terminology was changed in version 2.4 and the release of the simplified UI. The old naming is still used in the manager UI.



  • 3.  RE: Difference between creating Tier-0 Router or Gateway

    Posted Jul 22, 2019 04:22 AM

    Hi Serbi

    Thanks for responding...What about the requirement to add a Tag?  Can't get pass that requirement to deploy the LR.



  • 4.  RE: Difference between creating Tier-0 Router or Gateway
    Best Answer

    Posted Jul 22, 2019 06:33 AM

    Tag is not required. I know the UI is a bit confusing there. If you want to use tagging on your objects, “tag” is required while “scope” is optional. That’s what it’s trying to tell you there.

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  • 5.  RE: Difference between creating Tier-0 Router or Gateway

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Jul 25, 2019 07:21 AM

    Replaying to you question: "I am confused about whether to deploy a Tier-0 Router or a Tier-0 Gateway."

    Here is a nice introduction of the two new NSX-T 2.4 UI parts: Deploying NSX-T v2.4 for Enterprise PKS  > Chapter: NSX-T v2.4 Management Interfaces

    Simplified UI/API, Advanced UI/API

    NSX-T v2.4 User Interface