Configuring contexts

So far, we have configured a tenant and created a bridge domain and context for it. A context, also known as a VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) is a unique layer 3 forwarding domain. We can have multiple VRFs within a tenant, and VRFs can be associated with more than one bridge domain (but we cannot associate a bridge domain with more than one VRF).

In this recipe, we will create a second VRF under TenantA and a new bridge domain.

How to do it...

1. From the Networking menu under the tenant, select VRFs.

2. From the Actions menu, select Create VRF.

 

 

3. Give the VRF a name, and select any applicable options. Here, I have chosen to add a DNS label of VRF2. We can create a new bridge domain (this is the default option) at this stage as well.

 

 

4. Click on NEXT, select the Forwarding setting (such as Optimize), and change any defaults (which I have not changed here).

5. When you have done this, click on FINISH. The new VRF will be shown underneath the first VRF we created.

How it works....