Author: Humair Ahmed
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The goal of this design guide is to outline several NSX solutions available for multi-site data center connectivity before digging deeper into the details of the Cross-VC NSX multi-site solution. Learn how Cross-VC NSX enables logical networking and security across multiple vCenter domains/sites and how it provides enhanced solutions for specific use cases. No longer is logical networking and security constrained to a single vCenter domain. Cross-VC NSX use cases, architecture, functionality, deployment models, design, and failure/recovery scenarios are discussed in detail.
This document is targeted toward virtualization and network architects interested in deploying VMware® NSX Network virtualization solution in a vSphere environment.
The design guide addresses the following topics:
Why Multi-site?
Traditional Multi-site Challenges
Why VMware NSX for Multi-site Data Center Solutions
NSX Multi-site Solution
Cross-VC NSX:
- Use Cases
- Architecture and Functionality
- Deployment Models
- Design Guidance
- Failure/Recovery scenarios
Thanks to all the contributors and reviewers of this document.
For an updated document that includes the latest enhancements, please see my free online VMware Press Book: VMware NSX Multi-site Solutions and Cross-vCenter NSX Design.
You can also purchase a hard copy if you wish here.
Note, the failover/recovery steps were removed from the book as steps/process are being tracked on NSX Docs page here:
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-Data-Center-for-vSphere/6.4/com.vmware.nsx.admin.doc/GUID-7A978F39-1240-4C06-B332-2080C971DD59.html