Learning NSX, Part 18: Routing Without Network Address Translation
This is part 18 of the Learning NSX blog series, in which I talk about using layer 3 (L3) routing with VMware NSX but without network address translation (NAT). This post describes a configuration that offers yet another connectivity option for OpenStack cloud administrators and operators.
In part 6, I showed you how to add a gateway appliance to your NSX installation. Part 9 leveraged the gateway appliances to create a L3 gateway service, which—as I explained in part 15—provides the functionality for logical routers in OpenStack. (Logical routing was covered in part 14.) Part 16 expanded the routing configuration to support multiple external networks. This post expands the options again by showing you how to do logical routing without using network address translation (NAT). Of course, it would probably be helpful to read the entire series; links to all posts can be found on the Learning NVP/NSX page.
As I mentioned, so far you’ve seen three different external connectivity options:
- Routing (layer 3 connectivity) to a single external network
- Routing (layer 3 connectivity) to multiple external networks using VLANs
- Bridging (layer 2 connectivity) between a logical network and a physical broadcast domain
Both of the routed Continue reading