NSX-T Data Center REST API

NSX-T is the new default networking stack for VMC on AWS, replacing NSX-V. It offers additional networking and security capabilities and can be controlled using the NSX-T Policy API. To get started with the new API, customers can refer to the official documentation and tutorials provided by VMware.

Unlike NSX-T deployments on premises where the NSX-T API is used, VMC on AWS uses a new NSX-T Policy API that has been introduced to simplify the consumption of NSX-T. Both on-premises and VMware Cloud environments can be consumed using the NSX-T Policy API.

The core of NSX network automation centers around the primary access point into NSX via REST APIs. Like conventional REST APIs, NSX-T APIs facilitate the following API verbs: GET, PATCH, POST, PUT, and DELETE. The table displayed as follows outlines their usage:

Figure 9.6 – NSX-T Policy API verbs

The updated NSX Policy APIs reduce the configuration steps by allowing...