HCX appliance IP requirements
The following are the HCX appliance IP requirements:
- Five IP addresses for the HCX appliance
- Four management IPs:
- One for the HCX manager
- One for the Interconnect appliance
- Two will be used for the Network Extension appliance
- One vMotion IP for the Interconnect appliance to participate in vMotion
HCX port requirements
You will need to make sure that all required ports (https://ports.esp.vmware.com/home/VMware-HCX) are open for communication between the on-premises components and AVS.
Please see the following diagram for the HCX port requirements:
Figure 3.9 – HCX network ports
Benefits of extending the L2 network to AVS
HCX Network Extension (NE) enables the extension of a broadcast domain from a customer's on-premises data center to AVS through a Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN). HCX NE functionality is delivered via a dedicated virtual appliance at both locations.
Customers’ ability...
