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Quickstart: Create and configure Route Server - Azure portal |
In this quickstart, you learn how to create and configure an Azure Route Server using the Azure portal. |
halkazwini |
halkazwini |
route-server |
quickstart |
08/11/2023 |
mode-ui, template-quickstart |
This article helps you configure Azure Route Server to peer with a Network Virtual Appliance (NVA) in your virtual network using the Azure portal. Azure Route Server will learn routes from the NVA and program them on the virtual machines in the virtual network. Azure Route Server will also advertise the virtual network routes to the NVA. For more information, read Azure Route Server.
:::image type="content" source="media/quickstart-configure-route-server-portal/environment-diagram.png" alt-text="Diagram of Route Server deployment environment using the Azure Portal." lightbox="media/quickstart-configure-route-server-portal/environment-diagram.png":::
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- An Azure account with an active subscription. Create an account for free.
- Review the service limits for Azure Route Server.
From a browser, navigate to the Azure portal and sign in with your Azure account.
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Sign in to Azure portal, search and select Route Server.
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Select + Create new route server.
:::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-configure-route-server-portal/route-server-landing-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Route Server landing page.":::
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On the Create a Route Server page, enter, or select the required information.
:::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-configure-route-server-portal/create-route-server-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot of create Route Server page.":::
Settings Value Subscription Select the Azure subscription you want to use to deploy the Route Server. Resource group Select a resource group to create the Route Server in. If you don't have an existing resource group, you can create a new one. Name Enter a name for the Route Server. Region Select the region the Route Server will be created in. Select the same region as the virtual network you created previously to see the virtual network in the drop-down. Virtual Network Select the virtual network in which the Route Server will be created. You can create a new virtual network or use an existing virtual network. If you're using an existing virtual network, make sure the existing virtual network has enough space for a minimum of a /27 subnet to accommodate the Route Server subnet requirement. If you don't see your virtual network from the dropdown, make sure you've selected the correct Resource Group or region. Subnet Once you've created or select a virtual network, the subnet field will appear. This subnet is dedicated to Route Server only. Select Manage subnet configuration and create the Azure Route Server subnet. Select + Subnet and create a subnet using the following guidelines:
- The subnet must be named RouteServerSubnet.
- The subnet must be a minimum of /27 or larger.Public IP address Create a new or select an existing Standard public IP resource to assign to the Route Server. To ensure connectivity to the backend service that manages the Route Server configuration, a public IP address is required. -
Select Review + create, review the summary, and then select Create.
[!NOTE] The deployment of the Route Server will take about 20 minutes.
The section will help you configure BGP peering with your NVA.
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Go to Route Server in the Azure portal and select the Route Server you want to configure.
:::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-configure-route-server-portal/select-route-server.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Route Server list.":::
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Select Peers under Settings in the left navigation panel. Then select + Add to add a new peer.
:::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-configure-route-server-portal/peers-landing-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot of peers landing page.":::
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Enter the following information about your NVA peer.
:::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-configure-route-server-portal/add-peer-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot of add peer page.":::
Settings Value Name Give a name for the peering between your Route Server and the NVA. ASN Enter the Autonomous Systems Number (ASN) of your NVA. IPv4 Address Enter the IP address of the NVA the Route Server will communicate with to establish BGP. -
Select Add to add this peer.
You'll need the Azure Route Server's peer IPs and ASN to complete the configuration on your NVA to establish a BGP session. You can obtain this information from the overview page your Route Server.
:::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-configure-route-server-portal/route-server-overview.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Route Server overview page.":::
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If you have a virtual network gateway (ExpressRoute or VPN) in the same virtual network, you can enable branch-to-branch traffic to exchange routes between the gateway and the Route Server.
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Go to the Route Server that you want to configure.
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Select Configuration under Settings in the left navigation panel.
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Select Enable for the Branch-to-Branch setting and then select Save.
:::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-configure-route-server-portal/enable-route-exchange.png" alt-text="Screenshot of how to enable route exchange.":::
If you no longer need the Azure Route Server, select Delete from the overview page to deprovision the Route Server.
:::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-configure-route-server-portal/delete-route-server.png" alt-text="Screenshot of how to delete Route Server.":::
After you create the Azure Route Server, continue to learn about how Azure Route Server interacts with ExpressRoute and VPN Gateways:
[!div class="nextstepaction"] Azure ExpressRoute and Azure VPN support