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VMware NSX Network Essentials

By : sreejith c
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VMware NSX Network Essentials

By: sreejith c

Overview of this book

VMware NSX is at the forefront of the software-defined networking revolution. It makes it even easier for organizations to unlock the full benefits of a software-defined data center – scalability, flexibility – while adding in vital security and automation features to keep any sysadmin happy. Software alone won’t power your business – with NSX you can use it more effectively than ever before, optimizing your resources and reducing costs. Getting started should be easy – this guide makes sure it is. It takes you through the core components of NSX, demonstrating how to set it up, customize it within your current network architecture. You’ll learn the principles of effective design, as well as some things you may need to take into consideration when you’re creating your virtual networks. We’ll also show you how to construct and maintain virtual networks, and how to deal with any tricky situations and failures. By the end, you’ll be confident you can deliver, scale and secure an exemplary virtualized network with NSX.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
VMware NSX Network Essentials
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Summary


We started this chapter with an introduction to NSX security and later we covered DFW architecture, use cases, and features. We also had a discussion about monitoring options available in NSX and, finally, we wrapped up the chapter by discussing key points to be noted before installing NSX security features.

In the next chapter, we will discuss cross-VC NSX for a multi-site solution with logical switch, Distributed Logical Router, and DFW installation and configuration across multiple vCenter domains.