How to Deploy a VMware NSX-T 3.2 Tier-1 Gateway (T1 GW)

Tier-1 Gateway (also known as Tier-1 Logical Router): provides default gateway services for VMs attached to segments. It connects to one tier-0 gateway for northbound connectivity and one or more overlay networks for southbound connectivity.

Both types of gateways can include a distributed router (DR) and a service router (SR). Distributed routers are instantiated on transport nodes while service routers are being executed within NSX-T edge nodes. Service routers provide centralized functions such as NAT or load balancing.


How to deploy a T1 GW

NSX-T Tier-1 Gateways page before a production Tier-1 gateway is created.

Networking > connectivity > Tier-1 GW

Add Tier-1 GW

Tier-1 gateway editor with name, Active-Standby mode, optional Tier-0 and edge-cluster fields, and allocation settings.

Provide a name for the T1 GW

For demonstration I am not selecting a T0 but will deploy later

Save

NSX-T confirmation that the TX-Prod-APC-T1 Tier-1 gateway was created successfully.

Yes

Tier-1 gateway editor used to enable advertisement of static routes and connected segments and service ports.

Enable all static routes

Enable all connected segments and service ports

Save

Close editing

Tier-1 Gateways inventory showing TX-Prod-APC-T1 in Success status before it is linked to Tier-0.

Confirm status is successful

In addition, you can add a segment to a T1 GW

NSX-T segment editor showing the TX-Prod application segment with no connected gateway before Tier-1 attachment.
NSX-T segment editor showing the TX-Prod application segment connected to TX-Prod-APC-T1.
NSX-T Segments inventory showing application, database, and web segments connected to TX-Prod-APC-T1.

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