NSX History• 2012 VMware acquires Nicira• Network Function Virtualization (NFV) Only• Supports KVM and Xen/Citrix Hypervisors Only• Initially Known as NSX-MH (Multi-Hypervisor)
• 2013 VMware releases GA of NSX-V • Security features added from vCloud Network & Security (vCNS)• ESXi Kernel Module for Distributed Firewall (DFW)
• 2014 Strategic Partnerships Developed• Palo Alto, Trend Micro, F5, Arista etc.
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NSX History• 2015 Next Generation of NSX
• NSX-T is the replacement for NSX-MH and NSX-V• Start of Codebase Simplification • Cost Reduction
• 2016 VMware Acquires Arkin• Arkin is rebranded as vRealize Network Insight
• 2017 NSX-T 2.0 is GA!
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NSX History• NSX-T != NSX Transformers• Codename Only• Avalanche – PoC version• Bumblebee – Beta version• Crosshairs – General Availability version• Dropkick – 2.0 version
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NSX-V• NSX for vSphere (NSX-V) is focused on vSphere only environments• Integration with products in the VMware Portfolio• Horizon• AirWatch• vRealize Automation / Orchestrator• Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
• Mature platform with a large ecosystem of 3rd party security partners• NSX for vSphere is the platform for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and VMware Cloud on AWS (VMConAWS)• Strong commitment and roadmap for NSX-V features well into 2021
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NSX-T• The new Multi-Hypervisor and Multi-Cloud solution• Important new NSX-T features• Geneve Encapsulation• Distributed Network Encryption (DNE)• Independent GUI• Multi vCenter Support• Scale-out Control Plane
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NSX-T• Main focus of NSX-T is “New Applications Architectures”• Pivotal Container Services (PKS)• Kubernetes• Cloud Native Apps• VMware Cloud Services
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New Applications Architectures
Cloud-NativeAppplatform
• 3-tier model
• Traditional App Platform
• Microservices Model
• Cloud-Native App Platforms:Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry, Mesos
Current Application Architecture New Application Architecture
• Deployed in VMs • Deployed in Containers
OSAPP
OSAPP
OSAPP
OSAPP
OSAPP
Web App DB
NotificationseStore CustomersPayments
NSX-Cloud• Part of the VMware Cloud Services• Offered as SaaS• Leverages NSX-T• NSX Cloud is focused on workloads running natively in Public Clouds• Support for Amazon Web Services (AWS) at GA
• Support for Azure & GCP on Roadmap
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NSX-Cloud
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CustomerAWSAccount
CONTROLPLANE
DATAPLANE
MANAGEMENTPLANE
CLOUDGATEWAY
LinuxVM WindowsVM
NSXCloudGateway
NSXCLOUDDASHBOARD
Publiccloudinfrastructurewithhypervisor(ex:AWS)
VMwareAWSAccount
NSXControllerCluster
NSXManager CloudServiceManager
Customer
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New Application Architectures
Branch Office / Edge Computing & IOT
End UsersOn-Premises
BAREMETAL
Public Clouds
NSX Vision
Summary• VMware NSX-V stays for vSphere only• VMware NSX-T the best fit for new application architectures• VMware NSX Cloud is the SaaS offering for Public Clouds
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How to choose?
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NSX-V
NSX-T
DeveloperCloudorPrivateIaaS
OpenStackorCustom
No
Yes
vRA,vCDornoCMP
NoCloudorotherusecase
WhichCMPwillbeused?
WhatkindofCloud?
DoesNSX-Taddressthe
requirements?Start
NSXCloud
NativePublicCloud
FAQ• Can you run both an NSX for vSphere and NSX-T cluster on a single vCenter?
• Yes! But managed through separate management consoles
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FAQ• What is the migration path from NSX-V to NSX-T?
• These two platforms address very different requirements and environments, it is not expected to see many migrations from NSX-V to NSX-T or vice versa
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FAQ• Which NSX Platform is used by VMware Cloud on AWS and IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions (aka Bluemix)?
• NSX-V is part of the VMware Cloud on AWS and IBM Cloud for VMware offerings
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FAQ• What are the types of licenses available for NSX-V and NSX-T?
• NSX is available in three editions for both versions: • Standard• Advanced• Enterprise
• All three are available per-socket licenses• The Advanced edition is also available per-user, to align with virtual desktop deployments• The Enterprise edition is also available on a per-VM term basis
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FAQ• Will NSX-V and NSX-T support the same features?
• No, some features are specific to NSX-V or NSX-T
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FAQ• Are there plans to merge NSX for vSphere and NSX-T?
• No, there are no plans to merge the two platforms for now
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