Description
Book SynopsisThis book is a one-stop guide for IT professionals with a background in traditional and software-defined networks looking to expand or hone their skill set and has been developed through a combination of extensive research and testing in both development and production environments. It provides reliable information on a fundamental component of NSX-T, logical routing.
A comprehensive understanding of this capability will help IT professionals with design, implementation, troubleshooting, and enhancements.
The book starts with an introduction to the foundational components of the NSX-T platform and how NSX-T fits into the software-defined data center. The focus then moves to tunnel endpoints, which is a critical aspect of the NSX-T platform, and the differences between overlays and underlays are explained. Once the basics are covered, it provides a detailed description of how NSX-T components communicate.
Next, the book introduces logical routing and its components
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
The Modern-Day Software-Defined Data Center
Software-Defined Datacenter Architecture
VMware NSX-T: SDDC Networking
The Basics of NSX-T
Summary
Chapter 2: Tunnel Endpoints
Overlay Networking
NSX-T Transport Node Communication
Transport Node Types
What Is a Tunnel Endpoint?
Tunnel Endpoint Communication
Routed Transport VLANs
Tunnel Endpoint Configuration
Tunnel Endpoint Failure
Summary
Chapter 3: Remote Tunnel Endpoints
A Solution for Multiple Sites
NSX-T Federation Components
Summary
Chapter 4: Logical Routing
What Is Logical Routing?
NSX-T Logical Components
Logical Routing Architecture
Packet Flow Within the NSX-T Fabric
Summary
Chapter 5: Data Plane Availability
Edge Cluster Deployment Considerations
Edge Failure Types
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
Equal Cost Multipathing (ECMP)
Summary
Chapter 6: Datacenter Routing
Chapter Objectives
Communication with the Physical Network
NSX-T and BGP
NSX-T and OSPF
NSX-T and Static Routing
Deterministic Peering
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF)
Summary
