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VMware NSX Network Essentials

You're reading from   VMware NSX Network Essentials Join the revolution in Software Defined Networking

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2016
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ISBN-13 9781782172932
Length 274 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introduction to Network Virtualization FREE CHAPTER 2. NSX Architecture 3. NSX Manager Installation and Configuration 4. NSX Virtual Networks and Logical Router 5. NSX Edge Services 6. NSX Security Features 7. NSX Cross vCenter 8. NSX Troubleshooting

NSX Manager deployment consideration


Due to the critical role NSX plays in a vSphere environment, it is extremely important to know and implement NSX management, control plane and data plane features. NSX management is NSX Manager, which provides a single point for configuring all NSX features and in addition we can leverage REST-API calls for deployment, configuration, and other tasks. So let's talk about communication channels from the management plane to other components.

The communication path

The following list shows the communication path between NSX Manager and various components:

  • NSX Manager to VCenter Server: Communication between manager and VC is via vSphere API

  • NSX Manager to Controllers: Communication between manager and controllers is via HTTPs

  • NSX Manager to ESXi hosts: Communication between manager and underlying ESXi hosts would be via message bus.

Network and port requirements

NSX Manager virtual machines being part of the management plane, typically the NSX Manager and vCenter...

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