Creating the ZTP ISO for the Edge Gateway (Self-Managed Platform)

You must have port 443 open to the IP address of the Aviatrix Controller. For the required port access for Edge Gateway deployment, refer to Aviatrix Edge Gateway Ports and Protocols.

In Aviatrix CoPilot:

Go to Cloud Fabric > Edge > Gateways tab.

Click + Edge Gateway, then provide the following information.

Parameter	Description
Name	Name for the Edge Gateway.
Platform	Select edge_admin.
Site	Select an existing name or enter a new name to identify the edge location. Site names cannot contain spaces.
ZTP File Type	Select the ZTP file type. For VMware ESXi, select iso. For KVM, select iso or cloud-init.
High Availability	High Availability is set to Off for the primary Edge Gateway. For the secondary (HA) Edge Gateways, select Active-Active or Active-Standby mode. Deploying multiple Edge Gateways for the same site is supported. A maximum of 8 Edge Gateways are supported.

Parameter

Description

Name

Name for the Edge Gateway.

Platform

Select edge_admin.

Site

Select an existing name or enter a new name to identify the edge location.

Site names cannot contain spaces.

ZTP File Type

Select the ZTP file type.

For VMware ESXi, select iso.
For KVM, select iso or cloud-init.

High Availability

High Availability is set to Off for the primary Edge Gateway.

For the secondary (HA) Edge Gateways, select Active-Active or Active-Standby mode.

Deploying multiple Edge Gateways for the same site is supported. A maximum of 8 Edge Gateways are supported.

Configure the WAN, LAN, and Management interfaces.

Configuring the Edge Gateway Interfaces

By default, an Aviatrix Edge Gateway has three interfaces: one WAN interface on eth0, one LAN interface on eth1, and one Management interface on eth2. You will need these configuration information to configure the interfaces.

In the Interface Configuration section, configure the WAN, LAN, and Management interfaces for the Edge Gateway.

Configuring the WAN Interface

Click WAN, then provide the following information.

For IP and DNS settings, enter using the applicable format. For example, if the Edge Gateway’s WAN IP is 10.1.1.151, enter 10.1.1.151/24 or what your netmask is.

Parameter	Description
IP Assignment	The default is Static for static IP assignment. DHCP for dynamic IP address assignment is not supported.
Interface Labels	(optional) A name to identify the WAN interface.
Interface CIDR	The CIDR for the WAN interface.
Default Gateway IP	The Default Gateway IP address for the WAN interface.
Public IP	(optional) The Public IP address of the WAN interface.

Parameter

Description

IP Assignment

The default is Static for static IP assignment.

DHCP for dynamic IP address assignment is not supported.

Interface Labels

(optional) A name to identify the WAN interface.

Interface CIDR

The CIDR for the WAN interface.

Default Gateway IP

The Default Gateway IP address for the WAN interface.

Public IP

(optional) The Public IP address of the WAN interface.

To change or update the Edge Gateway WAN connectivity to Transit Gateway, you will need to first detach the Edge-to-Transit gateway attachment, if there is an attachment.

Configuring the LAN Interface

Click LAN, then provide the following information.

Parameter	Description
IP Assignment	The default is Static for static IP assignment. DHCP for dynamic IP address assignment is not supported.
VRRP	If you have Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) configured for the LAN router redundancy, set this switch to On.
Interface CIDR	The CIDR for the LAN interface.
VRRP Gateway IP	The Virtual IP (VIP) address, when VRRP is enabled.
Default Gateway IP	(optional) The Default Gateway IP for the LAN interface.
Interface Labels	(optional) A name to identify the LAN interface.

Parameter

Description

IP Assignment

The default is Static for static IP assignment.

DHCP for dynamic IP address assignment is not supported.

VRRP

If you have Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) configured for the LAN router redundancy, set this switch to On.

Interface CIDR

The CIDR for the LAN interface.

VRRP Gateway IP

The Virtual IP (VIP) address, when VRRP is enabled.

Default Gateway IP

(optional) The Default Gateway IP for the LAN interface.

Interface Labels

(optional) A name to identify the LAN interface.

VLAN Interface

If your LAN is segmented into virtual LANs (VLANs), click + VLAN Interface to add one or more VLAN sub-interfaces, then provide the following information for each VLAN sub-interface.

You cannot edit the VLAN ID after the Edge Gateway is created. To edit the VLAN sub-interface attributes, it is highly recommended to delete and recreate the VLAN sub-interface configuration.

Parameter	Description
Interface CIDR	The native VLAN interface IP address. This is the interface where the untagged packets are sent.
VRRP Gateway IP	The Virtual IP for the VRRP Gateway, when VRRP is enabled.
Default Gateway IP	The Default Gateway IP address for the native VLAN interface.
Interface Labels	(optional) A name to identify this native VLAN interface.
VLAN Sub-Interfaces
VLAN ID	The VLAN ID. VLAN ID must be a number between 2 and 4092.
VLAN Interface CIDR	The VLAN sub-interface IP address.
VRRP Gateway IP	The Virtual IP for the VRRP Gateway, when VRRP is enabled.
Default Gateway IP	The Default Gateway IP address for this VLAN sub-interface.
Sub-Interface Tag	(optional) A name to identify this VLAN sub-interface.

Parameter

Description

Interface CIDR

The native VLAN interface IP address.

This is the interface where the untagged packets are sent.

VRRP Gateway IP

The Virtual IP for the VRRP Gateway, when VRRP is enabled.

Default Gateway IP

The Default Gateway IP address for the native VLAN interface.

Interface Labels

(optional) A name to identify this native VLAN interface.

VLAN Sub-Interfaces

VLAN ID

The VLAN ID.

VLAN ID must be a number between 2 and 4092.

VLAN Interface CIDR

The VLAN sub-interface IP address.

VRRP Gateway IP

The Virtual IP for the VRRP Gateway, when VRRP is enabled.

Default Gateway IP

The Default Gateway IP address for this VLAN sub-interface.

Sub-Interface Tag

(optional) A name to identify this VLAN sub-interface.

Configuring the MGMT Interface

Click MGMT, then provide the following information.

Parameter	Description
IP Assignment	Select DHCP or Static, depending on your environment. This setting cannot be changed after the gateway is created.
Private Network	If the Management interface connection to the Aviatrix Controller is over a private network, set this switch to On. Leave the setting to Off, if the connection is over the public internet.

Parameter

Description

IP Assignment

Select DHCP or Static, depending on your environment.

This setting cannot be changed after the gateway is created.

Private Network

If the Management interface connection to the Aviatrix Controller is over a private network, set this switch to On.

Leave the setting to Off, if the connection is over the public internet.

Parameter

Description

Egress CIDR (Optional)

The CIDR range for the egress flow for the Management interface.

If a required field is missing, the interface tab is highlighted to indicate there is an error.

CoPilot creates the ISO file and downloads the file to your downloads folder.

Next, log in to your VMware ESXi or KVM host and upload the ISO or cloud-init file to a datastore or storage device. Then, deploy the Edge Gateway VM instance and attach the ISO or cloud-init image file to complete the Edge Gateway creation and authentication with the Aviatrix Controller.

The ISO file expires after 24 hours. You cannot download it again and will have to repeat the above steps. You must mount the ISO file to an Edge VM to complete the Edge Gateway registration within 24 hours. See Deploying the Edge Gateway Virtual Machine Instance.