Control plane
The NSX control cluster runs NSX Controller cluster. NSX control cluster is a management system for control plane functions for logical switching and routing. Controller nodes are deployed as three controllers for high availability. A failed control cluster does not impact any data plane traffic.
A controller cluster is a central point for logical switching and routing. A controller cluster is important for unicast and hybrid control plane modes, and it eliminates the need for multicast support from the physical network. NSX Controller supports ARP suppression. NSX Controllers use distributed system, a slicing mechanism that helps utilize all cluster nodes. Every cluster nodes are used as a master for another logical switching ...
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