NSX-T Archives

NSX-T 2.4 Release & What’s New

May 30, 2022April 3, 2019 by Paul Bryant

I wanted to take a moment and provide a link to the new feature release of NSX-T 2.4. This has been a major release with a re-architecture of the NSX-T components. Some feature highlightsCombining the NSX Manager and Controller nodes into a single applianceInfrastructure as CodeExpanding Security FeaturesHigher Levels of Scale, Resiliency, Performance https://blogs.vmware.com/networkvirtualization/2019/02/introducing-nsx-t-2-4-a-landmark-release-in-the-history-of-nsx.html/

Migration from NSX-V to NSX-T

May 30, 2022April 2, 2019 by Paul Bryant

VMware has just released a new document to perform a migration from NSX-V to NSX-T leveraging the NSX-T Datacenter Migration Coordinator. Click to access nsxt_24_migrate.pdf Happy reading.

Connecting a Virtual Machine to a NSX-T Logical Switch/Segment

May 30, 2022April 1, 2019 by Paul Bryant

Prerequisites The VMs must be hosted on hypervisors that have been added to the NSX-T Data Center fabric. The fabric nodes must have NSX-T Data Center management plane (MPA) and NSX-T Data Center control plane (LCP) connectivity. The fabric nodes must be added to a transport zone. A logical switch must be created. Steps: In … Read more

NSX-T Routing 101

May 30, 2022March 31, 2019 by Paul Bryant

When I first tackled NSX-T, like many, I was concerned about IO/Packet flow. Based on feeding my own curiosity while preparing my production environment for NSX-T I decided to write this article. Below you will find high level overview of components and the two tier routing topology. Routing can be defined in the following directions: … Read more

NSX-T Component Overview

May 30, 2022March 25, 2019 by Paul Bryant

NSX-T Manager Controller provides the graphical user interface (GUI) and the RESTful API for creating, configuring, and monitoring NSX-T components, such as logical switches. NSX-T Manager Controller implements the management plane for the NSX-T infrastructure. It provides an aggregated system view and is the centralized network management component of NSX-T. It provides a method for … Read more