vrf – Networking & Security

NSX-T VRF Gateway use-case and Traffic Flows

16 Jan 202416 Jan 2024 by Farhan Patel, posted in Network Design, Routing, Software Defined Networking, VMware NSX

Similar to routers with VRF lite feature, NSX Tier 0 Gateway supports VRF gateway feature which allows multiple VRF gateways to exist under the parent Tier 0 Gateway. Based on the VMware configmax portal, NSX version 4.1.2 supports up to 100 VRF gateways per edge node. VRF gateways in NSX save CPU, memory and storage … Continue reading NSX-T VRF Gateway use-case and Traffic Flows

NSX-T VRF Gateway

11 Jan 202125 Oct 2023 by Farhan Patel, posted in nsx-t, Routing

VRF Gateway feature in NSX-T is similar to VRF lite feature in physical networks in the following ways: Just like there is no need of another physical router for a separate routing instance using VRF lite feature, there is no need to deploy additional edges in case of NSX-T VRF gateways. This drastically reduces the … Continue reading NSX-T VRF Gateway