NSX Data Center for vSphere
Modernise, automate, and protect your VMware on OVHcloud infrastructure with software-managed security and network virtualisation
VMware NSX is a platform for virtualising network and security, which provides a consistent software-defined network model across various cloud environments. NSX brings network closer to application security, no matter their environment, from virtual machines to containers. The solution is available in the OVHcloud Managed VMware vSphere, Network Security and Software-Defined Datacenter ranges.
Manage and control network services
Simplify network and security operations with VMware NSX, a comprehensive software-defined network solution. Maximise efficiency, flexibility and scalability with NSX services. Get an overview to ensure a consistent infrastructure.
Provide your teams with a full cloud experience
Support your development, devOps, and application teams. Utilise virtual private cloud solutions and full automation to cut down network setup time from months to minutes.
Simplify your disaster recovery architecture
Implement a consistent policy, configuration, and monitoring across your network. Build a disaster recovery architecture for your business and ensure application resilience on a large scale.
Key networking and security features
VMware NSX enables you to manage logical switching and routing, distributed firewalls, load balancing, NAT, DHCP, and VPN. All this, tailored as closely as possible to your applications and environments.
Firewall
Distributed Firewall
SpoofGuard
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Security Groups
SpoofGuard
Data Security
Network Address Translation
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NSX infrastructure architecture overview
NSX Edge nodes deployed in your cluster
VMware Software-Defined Network (NSX) runs on virtual machines known as NSX Edge nodes. By default, your environment will have 2 NSX Edge Medium nodes deployed for all Network Security Virtualisation and Software-Defined Datacenter ranges.
Deploy more NSX Edge nodes
Advanced network and security architectures rely on multiple NSX Edge nodes. Deploy additional NSX Edge nodes (up to 10) within a vDC. All NSX Edge nodes must be the same size. Adding extra Edge nodes is optional.
Scale NSX Edge nodes
Resize Edge nodes to handle your network and security workload.
Options:
- S – 2 vCPU and 4 GB RAM
- M – 4 vCPU and 8 GB RAM
- L+ – 8 vCPU and 32 GB RAM
- XL – 16 vCPU and 64 GB RAM
Check the resource requirements of NSX Edge VMs to choose the right sizing for your Edge nodes.
NSX use cases
Micro-segmentation in your network architecture
Whether you want to secure critical services using VMware’s service-defined firewall, create software-based logical DMZs, or minimise vulnerability to attacks, NSX Data Center allows you to apply uniform network security policies for all workloads.
Network and advanced security toolkit
VMware NSX is an advanced Software-Defined Network solution for applications and data. It provides a consistent network security service with various features like distributed firewall, load balancing, NAT, DHCP, and VPN.
Networking with full cloud automation
Speed up application delivery with templates that automate network and security service provisioning and management. This is done in a way that is consistent across all locations and the cloud. You can also provide Infrastructure as Code (API, Terraform).
Networking for application modernisation
Utilise end-to-end networking and security for your containerised applications, microservices, and virtual machines. Get native container network, micro-segmentation, and observability for Kubernetes.
Get VMware NSX for all your OVHcloud services
Once you have connected VMWare NSX to your vRack private network, you can manage the network and security for all of your OVHcloud services — whether they are hosted on a Hosted Private Cloud, Public Cloud, or dedicated server. With these innovative integration of technologies, you can easily implement security measures.
Features included in NSX for OVHcloud Managed VMware vSphere
| Distributed IPv4 switching and routing |
| NSX Gateway Firewall (stateful) |
| NSX Gateway NAT |
| Security group |
| DHCP |
| Bridging |
| Dynamic routing |
| Distributed IPv6 switching and routing |
| Load balancing (without ALB) |
| VPN (L2 and L3) |
| REST API |
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Your questions answered
What is Software-Defined Memory?
Software-Defined Network (SDN) is a network management approach that uses a central software control plane to configure a central network that integrates both hardware and software components. It enables consistent and comprehensive network management, helping management teams to streamline complex networks, automate processes, and enhance compatibility.
Software controllers in an SDN centralise the control plane. They manage network traffic flow and determine how packets are transmitted. The centralisation of resources makes it easier to manage and automate network resources.
VMware NSX is a Software-Defined Network (SDN).
What is an NSX Edge node?
To put it simply, an Edge node is a virtual switch. Its role is solely data-driven — it cannot be directly controlled or configured, which means that it provides connectivity to the external/physical network.
It is a service device (VM) offered in various pre-defined sizes, and is designed for running network and security services.
Who provides the NSX Edge nodes?
NSX Edge nodes are deployed by OVHcloud for your dedicated VMware environment, and configured directly from the NSX manager. You can add up to 10 NSX Edge nodes in a single cluster.
What sizing recommendations does VMware provide for NSX Edge nodes?
We recommend sizing your Edge nodes correctly based on your architecture and the NSX services used in your environment. There are 4 available sizes and you can deploy up to 10 NSX Edge nodes in the same cluster.
See NSX Edge sizing documentation
Can I use NSX to control a network outside of vSphere?
Yes, but with some limitations. Refer to this guide for more information on vRack and Hosted Private Cloud.