How to do it...

The following steps detail how to deploy an ESG in HA mode:

1. Navigate to Networking & Security | NSX Edges.
2. Click the Add button to launch the configuration window.
3. In the Name and description dialog box, set the parameters as per the following screenshot:

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 ESG into and click the Add button. This will present a dialog box to select the destination of the DLR CVM. Ensure the large form factor is chosen for this topology:

6. Repeat the creation of the secondary ESG and click Next:

7. Click the Add button to add interfaces for the physical network, which will be designated as the Uplink interface.
8. Configure the Uplink interface as per the following screenshot.
9. Repeat the configuration for the internal interface, which connects to LS-TRANSIT.

10. Review the configuration and ensure that two interfaces have been added to the ESG:

11. Configure the Gateway IP to the next stop from your ESG to a physical layer 3 network device:

12. Configure the firewall default policy to:

Configure Firewall default policy	Enabled
Default Traffic Policy	Accept
Logging	Disable

13. Configure the HA parameters as follows:

14. Review the configuration and click Finish to start deployment.