How to do it...

In this section, we will deploy a Distributed Logical Router:

1. Navigate to Networking & Security | NSX Edges
2. Click the Add symbol
3. From the New NSX Edge pane, select and configure the options as presented in the following screenshot, then click Next:

4. In the Settings pane, configure the options as follows and click Next:

User Name	admin
Password	VMware1!VMware1!
Confirm password	VMware1!VMware1!
Enable SSH access	Disabled
Enable FIPS mode	Disabled
Edge Control Level Logging	INFO

5. Select the Data center that you want to deploy the DLR into and click the Add button. This will present a dialog box to select the destination of the DLR CVM:

6. Repeat the creation of the secondary DLR CVM and click Next:

7. Select the Change button for the HA interface configuration
8. Select either a dedicated Logical Switch or Distributed Portgroup for the HA interface and click OK:

9. Under Configure interfaces of this NSX Edge, click the Add button

10. Add the transit logical switch and configure the settings as per the following screenshot. Once completed, click OK:

11. Repeat for the remaining logical switches, ensuring all other interface types are selected as Internal:

12. Configure the default gateway for the DLR; in this case it will be the HA pair of NSX edges, as depicted in the routing topology overview. Configure as per the following screenshot and click Next:

13. Review the settings in the Ready to complete dialog box, then click Finish to start the deployment of the DLR:

14. Once the DLR has completed deployment, it will display the Deployed status: