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Networking and Security Architecture with VMware NSX-T 3.x.x

   October 2, 2021

 

This is the first blog post of a series of blog posts covering VMware NSX-T 3.x.x Networking and Security Architecture. We will discuss NSX-T 3.x.x Architecture, NSX-T Concepts and Designs, NSX-T Deployment and Configurations, and NSX-T Troubleshooting Topics.

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What I’m trying to deliver is to give an overall understanding of VMware NSX-T by Setting up an NSX-T Lab from scratch using Nested Virtualization while discussing the topics mentioned above. It starts by deploying the NSX-T Manager, preparing and configuring ESXi Nodes for NSX-T binary installation, deploying and configuring NSX-T Edge Nodes, and finally configuring Logical Switching and Routing to achieve East-West and North-South Connectivity. I have arranged the whole series that covers 21 blog posts including screen captures.

1. Networking and Security Architecture with VMware NSX-T 3.x.x
2. Software Defined Networking (SDN)
3. Overlay Networking Basics and GENEVE Encapsulation Protocol
4. NSX-T Data Center High-Level Architecture (cont’d)
5. NSX-T Data Center High-Level Architecture
6. NSX-T Manager 3.1.x Deploy and Configure – Lab Setup (cont’d)
7. NSX-T Manager 3.1.x Deployment – NSX-T Manager Deployment (cont’d)
8. NSX-T Manager 3.1.x Deployment – Adding vCenter as Compute Manager (cont’d)
9. NSX-T Manager 3.1.x Deployment – Prerequisites to prepare ESXi for NSX-T Installation (cont’d)
10. NSX-T Manager 3.1.x Deployment – Transport Node Profiles (cont’d)
11. NSX-T Manager 3.1.x Deployment – Summarize before Install (cont’d)
12. NSX-T Manager 3.1.x Deployment – Completing the Installation
13. NSX-T, BUM Traffic and BUM Traffic Replication
14. NSX-T, Edge Deployment – Prerequisites (cont’d)
15. NSX-T, Edge Deployment and Configuration (cont’d)
16. NSX-T, Edge Deployment and Configuration – Edge Cluster
17. NSX-T, Logical Routing – Tier-0 and Tier-1 Gateways
18. NSX-T, Logical Switching – Overlay and vLAN-Backed Segments
19. NSX-T, East-West and North-South Connectivity – Demo 1
20. NSX-T, East-West and North-South Connectivity – Demo 2 – Complete the Series

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Since VMware NSX-T has been around a long time We aren’t going to discuss an introduction to the product. Instead, We straightaway start with the NSX-T Portfolios. If anyone wants to learn the NSX-T introduction, I have included the links to VMware’s NSX-T Product Page at end of the blog post.

With VMware, NSX-T now companies can Connect and Protect Any Workloads Across Any Environment. It’s a Software Layer providing connectivity from the Data Center to Public Cloud to Edge Infrastructure, with Data Visibility and Security.

There are three main NSX-T Portfolios included in this post,

VMware NSX-T, Portfolio 1

NSX-T Data Center provides consistent Networking and Security across the entire IT environment. Behind the NSX-T is a robust portfolio of products that build on the foundations of the concept of any Infrastructure, any Cloud, any Application, any Platform, and any Device.

Any Infrastructure, any Cloud, any Application, any Platform, and any Device

VMware NSX-T, Portfolio 2

Network and Security Virtualization is made up of several key solutions, providing Security, Integration, Extensibility, Automation, and Elasticity.

Network and Security Virtualization

VMware NSX-T, Portfolio 3

The NSX-T portfolio supports various Management and Automation Tools,

NSX-T, Data Center covers End to End Connectivity

NSX-T, Data Center provides Networking and Security for all workloads

 

NSX-T, Data Center Use Cases

Using the below links from VMware, You can find more information about VMware NSX-T Data Center.