In at the moment’s quickly evolving IT panorama, Cloud Service Suppliers want to make sure that their prospects have entry to the most recent and most superior networking and safety features. VMware Cloud Director (VCD) permits prospects to construct safe personal clouds, dramatically growing information middle effectivity and enterprise agility.
Mixed with VMware NSX (beforehand NSX-T Knowledge Middle or NSX-T), VMware’s software-defined networking platform, the result’s a robust resolution for service suppliers and enterprises to assist the rising variety of distributed functions being run on heterogenous endpoints, VMs, containers, and naked metallic throughout DC, Cloud, and Edge.
Why ought to we migrate VMware Cloud Director to VMware NSX (NSX-T)?
As per the present newest model (10.4.2), VCD nonetheless helps two choices for community virtualization: NSX Knowledge Middle for vSphere (NSX-V) and VMware NSX (formally referred to as NSX-T Knowledge Middle or NSX-T). Nonetheless, NSX-V reached its Finish of Common Assist (EoGS) is January 16, 2022, and technical steerage on January 16, 2023. Due to this fact organizations should take proactive steps to mitigate safety dangers, keep compliance, and proceed to leverage the advantages of community virtualization.
The migration course of could be complicated and must be deliberate and executed fastidiously to reduce disruption and guarantee a profitable transition. Just lately, VMware has launched model 1.4.2 of the VMware NSX Migration for VMware Cloud Director instrument, enhancing the assist of VCD networking options and permitting V2T migrations with minimal downtime.
VCD V2T Options and Migration Matrix
To assist Cloud Service Suppliers plan for a easy transition, this brief weblog offers data on the present VCD NSX Options Assist Matrix and people that may be auto-migrated utilizing the most recent NSX Migration for VCD instrument (1.4.2).
| Function | NSX Knowledge Middle for vSphere (NSX-V) | VMware NSX (NSX-T) | NSX Migration for VCD instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overlay community backing | VXLAN | GENEVE | Sure |
| Distributed Routing | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| Non-Distributed Routing | Sure | Sure (10.3.2) | Sure |
| Exterior Community | Port teams; Logical Switches (digital wires) | Port teams; NSX Segments; Connection to exterior networks from Edge GW (10.4.1) | Sure |
| Supplier Gateway | Not Relevant (N/A) | T0/VRF for Edge GW egress | Sure |
| Routed Community with NAT | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| Routed Community no NAT | Sure | Commercial of routed community requires devoted Supplier GW or IP Areas. | Sure |
| Remoted Community | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| Direct Community | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| Imported Community | Unsupported | Sure | N/A |
| Shared Community | Sure | With Knowledge Middle Teams for non-directly related Org VDC networks | Sure |
| IPv6 Community | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| Twin Stack (IPv4/IPv6 on identical vNIC) | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| Org VDC Edge GW | ESG | Tier-1 Gateway | Sure |
| IP deal with sub-allocation | Supplier managed | Supplier managed or self-service with IP Areas | Sure |
| Edge Firewall | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| NAT (NAT44) | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| NAT64 | Sure | Unsupported | N/A |
| DHCP | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| DHCPv6 | Unsupported | Sure | N/A |
| DNS Forwarding | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| BGP IPv4 | Sure | The Supplier GW have to be personal to a corporation or devoted to Tenant’s Edge GW. | Sure |
| BGP IPv6 | Unsupported | Sure | N/A |
| OSPF | Sure | Unsupported | N/A |
| VRF Lite | Unsupported | Sure | Sure |
| Static Routes | Sure | Static routes solely on Tier-1 GW, however not on Tier-0/VRF (10.4) | Sure |
| Coverage-Based mostly IPsec VPN | Sure | Sure | Sure |
| Route-Based mostly IPsec VPN | Sure | Unsupported | N/A |
| L2 VPN | Sure | Sure (10.3) | NSX-T L2VPN just isn’t backwards suitable with NSX-V L2VPN. The configuration of all L2VPN endpoints have to be migrated manually. |
| SSL VPN | Sure | Unsupported by NSX-T. SSL VPN options could be deployed, and the configuration migrated manually. Please verify the VMware Cloud Director Distant Entry VPN Integration Information. | N/A |
| Load Balancing | Sure | Requires NSX Superior Loadbalancer (Avi) | Sure |
| IPv6 Load Balancing | Sure | Requires NSX Superior Loadbalancer (Avi) (10.4) | Sure |
| Edge logging and CLI | Sure | NSX-T Edge node is shared. CLI just isn’t out there. Centralized logging with doable filtering. No tenant-dedicated logging. | N/A |
| Edge HA | Sure (Non-obligatory Lively/Standby) | Sure | Sure |
| vApp Edge (routing, NAT, firewall) | Sure | Sure (10.3) Routed vApps can’t be related to VLAN-backed Org VDC community |
Sure |
| vApp Edge Fencing | Sure | Unsupported | N/A |
| Distributed Firewall (L3/L4 and L7) | Sure | Requires VCD Knowledge Middle Group | Sure |
| Distributed Firewall (L2) | Sure | Unsupported | N/A |
| Cross VDC Networking (identical VCD) | Sure | Requires VCD Knowledge Middle Group; single egress solely | Unsupported |
| Cross VDC Community (totally different VCDs) | Sure | Unsupported | N/A |
| Edge placement | Sure (through API) | Edge Cluster granularity and through failure domains in NSX-T | Sure |
| Edge gateway price limiting | Sure (exterior community granularity) | On the Edge GW degree (10.3.2). NSX-T Gateway Ingress/Egress QoC Profiles |
Sure |
| Exterior community metering | Sure | Sure with Aria Operations | N/A |
| Phase Profile | Unsupported | Sure | N/A |
Are you curious about studying extra about NSX Migration for VCD instrument and course of? Do it is advisable carry out a VCD NSX migration? Beneath are some reference assets that can assist you all through the transition.
Docs and Blogs
Webinar Sequence
- Shut the Technical NSX V to NSX T Expertise Hole
- Half 1 Sequence: Modernize Your NSX Atmosphere (3 Episodes, Stage 100-300) Watch now on-demand
- Half 2 Sequence: Migrating Advanced NSX-v Architectures  (4 Episodes Stage 300-400). Register for July 11-19 Sequence AMER/EMEA  or  APJ
Demos:
Conclusion
Whereas VMware NSX Knowledge Middle for vSphere (6.4.x) continues to perform previous its EoGS date, bug fixes and safety patches for the precise model are discontinued. This will expose the infrastructure to vulnerabilities, making it essential for organizations to plan and execute an NSX-V to NSX-T transition for VMware Cloud Director environments.
As well as, migrating to NSX-T will keep a robust integration to your VMware Cloud Director platform whereas enabling higher enterprise agility, cloud scalability, and community efficiency by supporting trendy distributed apps with a whole networking and safety stack.
Use the vcd-v2t-assist channel within the VMware Cloud Supplier Slack workspace for additional questions or to supply your V2T migration expertise and suggestions. Moreover, the next FAQ solutions widespread questions regarding the VMware NSX Migration for VMware Cloud Director.
