VMware NSX is a network virtualization solution that provides network and security services embedded into the VMware ESXi™ hypervisor. NSX for vSphere implements routing, switching, load balancing and firewalling through software constructs that scale as you scale out your compute infrastructure. NSX also provides the ability to integrate with third party vendors to deliver rich guest and network introspection services via software constructs. By decoupling from the physical hardware, NSX allows greater security, workload mobility, and automation, which form the foundational tenants of an NSX deployment.
At the time of writing of this book, there are three VMware NSX offerings available, which are as follows:
- VMware NSX for vSphere ...
