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Architecture Guide—VMware Cloud Foundation 3.10.01 on VxRail
Executive Summary Architecture Overview Workload Domain Architecture VxRail Virtual Network Architecture Network Virtualization
Introduction to network virtualization
NSX-V components and services
NSX-T architecture
NSX-T network services
NSX-V and NSX-T WLD Design Physical Network Design Considerations Multi-Site Design Considerations Operations Management Architecture Lifecycle Management Cloud Management Architecture

Introduction to network virtualization

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Introduction to network virtualization

  • The foundation of the Network virtualization layer for VCF on VxRail is provided by NSX-V or NSX-T. The Management domain supports NSX-V only, but the VI WLD domains can use either NSX-V or NSX-T. These solutions provide a software-defined networking approach that delivers Layer 2 to Layer 7 networking services (for example, switching, routing, firewalling, and load balancing) in software. These services can then be programmatically assembled in any arbitrary combination, producing unique, isolated virtual networks in a matter of seconds. NSX-T is considered the next generation and provides additional features that NSX-V does not provide. For multi-cloud connectivity and security, NSX-T should be deployed in the VI WLD as NSX-V has no multi-cloud support. NSX-T provides native support for Kubernetes, PKS, and Cloud Native applications.