In this recipe, we will configure software-based layer 2 bridge to extend a logical switch to a VLAN. In this example we will bridge a logical switch called DB-Tier to VLAN 103 which is presented as a dvPortGroup VLAN103 on a vDS, as shown in the following diagram:
To configure software-based layer 2 bridging, the following prerequisites need to be met:
- NSX Manager must be installed.
- NSX Controllers must be installed.
- VXLAN must be configured.
- The logical switch must be created, in this example DB-Tier.
Note
At the time of writing, bridging to the universal logical switch on Cross-vCenter NSX deployment is not supported.
- NSX DLR must be deployed. For step-by-step instructions on how to deploy an NSX DLR, see Chapter 3, Configuring VMware NSX Logical Routing.
- NSX DLR control VM must be deployed.
- dvPortGroup for VLAN bridging must be provisioned on vSphere cluster where NSX DLR control VM resides. In this example, the dvPortGroup is
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