Orchestrating the integration of NSX
VMware NSX is a network virtualization product that allows a company to pull the configurations of each network port, firewall rule, or virtual LAN out of the realm of complexity and into an overarching framework. Network virtualization, as a concept, isn't overly new; however, what is being done with the theory is a change in thought and substance.
NSX conceptual overview
NSX was an acquisition of a company named Nicira in 2012. The Nicira product looked at an entire network and attempted to figure out a way to offer a virtualized or abstract network on top of an existing physical network. Virtualized infrastructure offered a means to the overall solution.
In a standard infrastructure, physical computers contain hard drives, CPUs, Memory, and Networking. The computer loads an operating system, such as Windows or Linux, which allows an operator to perform functions and tasks. The operating system provides a transport of the tasks and functions to interact...
