Networking in AVS using NSX-T
By default, AVS includes NSX-T Data Center. AVS is preconfigured with an NSX-T Data Center Tier-0 gateway operating in active-active mode and a default NSX-T Data Center Tier-1 gateway in active-standby mode. These gateways allow you to join the segments (logical switches) and make connections in the East-West and North-South directions.
After installing AVS, you can use the Azure portal to set up the required NSX-T Data Center objects. It is designed for users unfamiliar with NSX-T Manager and provides a simplified view of the NSX-T Data Center activities that a VMware administrator needs every day.
Getting familiar with the NSX-T functionalities is vital, as this will be your default networking tool in AVS. Customers do have the option to use a network virtual appliance (NVA) as the networking tool for AVS. NSX-T is deployed with the following services and functionalities by default:
- Segments
- DHCP
- DNS
- Port mirroring
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