NSX - Distributed Logical Router Packet Walk Lab / Tutorial
This lab / tutorial will show you the path of an IP packet that is routed through an NSX distributed logical router (DLR). This is often one of the most difficult components to conceptualize, particularly for network engineers who have experience with traditional routing using physical routers. My hope is that by going through this lab, it will help clarify the ways in which a DLR is the same as traditional routing, and the ways in which it is different from traditional routing in physical routing devices. Let's get started! Step 1: Head over to http://labs.hol.vmware.com/ and type nsx in the search bar. Click to enroll in the lab below. Use this HOL: Step 2: Run powershell script 3 & 4. This removes some Distributed Firewall (DFW) configuration that exists to show users how to manage the DFW. Here we are not concerned about the DFW: Step 3: Open the browser. It should load the vSphere web client to the login screen. login with the following credentials: administrat...