Nested vLab Network Environment

Create a New VLAN Logical Switch

Under Advanced Networking & Security | Networking | Switching | Switches click +ADD

• Type a Logical Switch Name and select a VLAN Transport Zone (in my case TZ-VLAN-EXT)
• Set a VLAN id

The new Logical Switch is ready.

Create a new Distributed Router

Under Advanced Networking & Security | Networking | Routers click +ADD

• Type a DLR name
• Select the Edge Cluster for DLR deployment
• For HA mode leave A/A

DLR ready!

Create Router Ports and bind DLR on VLAN Logical Switch

Under Advanced Networking & Security | Networking | Routers select DLR and click Configuration | Router Ports

Click on +ADD

• Type a Router Port Name
• Leave Type as Uplink
• Select the first Edge (ESG-S1-40) as Transport Node
• Select VLAN Logical Switch
• Click on Attach to new switch port
  • Type a Switch Port name
• Under Subnets click +ADD
  • Insert a IP address
  • Select a Netmask under Prefix Length

First Router/Edge done! Click on +ADD button to setup the other Edge

• Type a Router Port Name
• Leave Type as Uplink
• Select the second Edge (ESG-S1-42) as Transport Node
• Select VLAN Logical Switch
• Click on Attach to new switch port
  • Type a Switch Port name
• Under Subnets click +ADD
  • Insert a IP address
  • Select a Netmask under Prefix Length

DLR configuration is ready…

…check Logical Switch Port.

Test the configuration

Login to both Edge and launch following commands to verify settings

get logical-router (under VRF column we can discover our ID)
vrf 4
get interfaces

Try to ping from ESG-S1-40 (192.168.130.40) to ESG-S1-42 (192.168.130.42)