Chapter 7. NSX Cross vCenter

In this chapter, we will have a detailed discussion of the NSX cross vCenter feature. Starting from NSX 6.2, we can manage multiple vCenter Servers from a single pane of glass by leveraging NSX features across vCenter environments. We will primarily cover the following topics:

  • Understanding NSX cross vCenter Server
  • Components of NSX cross vCenter Server
  • Cross vCenter universal logical switches
  • Cross vCenter universal logical router
  • Network choke points in NSX cross vCenter Server

Understanding NSX cross vCenter Server

Earlier versions of NSX had a 1:1 relationship with vCenter Server and that means NSX features and functionalities were limited to that specific vCenter Server. So whenever we are scaling vCenter Servers, it ...

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