This section elaborates the configuration objects restricted in the NSX Advanced Load Balancer UI for Essentials and Basic License.

NSX Advanced Load Balancer supports the following license types:

  • VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Enterprise Edition - It is a fully-featured VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer license, which includes load balancing, GSLB, WAF, and all other features available on NSX Advanced Load Balancer.

  • VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer - Basic Edition

  • VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Essentials for Tanzu - VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer essentials for Tanzu provides Layer 4 load balancing services for Tanzu Basic and Standard users.

Note:

The Basic Edition of Avi Load Balancer (formerly known as NSX Advanced Load Balancer) has reached its End of Availability (EoA) date on Jan 30th, 2024. The changes only apply to the Basic Edition of Avi Load Balancer. For additional details, please visit VMware Knowledge Base .

In VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer essentials for Tanzu, a few configuration options are restricted or not editable in the NSX Advanced Load Balancer UI. Some configuration knobs allow the create and edit options using UI in the essentials edition, whereas others only have the view access.

NSX Advanced Load Balancer UI Object List for Essentials, Basic, and Enterprise Edition

See the below table for more information on permissions available for various UI objects in VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer essentials for Tanzu, VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer - Basic Edition, and VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Enterprise Edition.

Menu

Sub Menu

Permissions(Essentials)*

Permissions(Basic)*

Permissions(Enterprise)

Applications

Dashboard

View

View

View

Virtual Service

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

VS VIPs

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Pools

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Pool Groups

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Operations

Alerts - All Alerts

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Alerts - Alert Config

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Alerts - Alert Actions

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Events - All Events

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Events - Config Audit Trail

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Notifications - Syslog

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Notifications - Email

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Notifications - SNMP Trap

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Traffic Capture - Traffic Capture

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Templates

Profile - Application

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Profile - TCP/UDP

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Profile - Persistence

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Profile - Health Monitor

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Profile - Analytics

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Profile - IPAM/DNS Profiles

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Profile - Custom IPAM/DNS

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Profile - Traffic Clone

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Profile - ICAP Profile

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Templates

Policies - NAT Policy

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Policies - L4 Policy Set

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Templates

Groups - IP Groups

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Groups - String Groups

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Templates

Security - SSL/TLS Certificates

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Security - SSL/TLS Profile

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Security - PKI Profile

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Security - Auth Profile

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Security - JWT Server Profile

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Security - Ping Access Agent

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Security - Certificate Management

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Security - IP Reputation

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Security - Geo DB

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Security - HSM Group

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Security - SSO Policy

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Security - Bot Management Policy

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Templates

Scripts - DataScripts

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Scripts - ControlScripts

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Scripts - ProtocolParserScripts

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Templates

Autoscale - Server Autoscale

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Autoscale - Launch Config

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Autoscale - WebHook

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Autoscale - PoolGroup Deployment

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Templates

WAF - WAF Policy

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

WAF - WAF Profile

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

WAF - Application Rules

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

WAF - Application Rules

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

WAF - CRS

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Templates

Error Page - Error Page Profile

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Error Page - Error Page Body

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Infrastructure

Dashboard

View

View

View

Clouds

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Cloud Resources - Service Engine

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Cloud Resources - Service Engine Group

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Cloud Resources - Networks

Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Cloud Resources - VRF Context

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

GSLB - Site Configuration

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Administration

Accounts - Users

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Accounts - User Profiles

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Accounts - Roles

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Accounts - Tenants

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Administration

Settings – Authentication/Authorization

Edit/View

Edit/View

Edit/View

Settings – Access Settings

Edit/View

Edit/View

Edit/View

Settings – DNS/NTP

Edit/View

Edit/View

Edit/View

Settings – Licensing

Edit/View

Edit/View

Edit/View

Settings – Email/SMTP

Edit/View

Edit/View

Edit/View

Settings – Tenancy Mode

Edit/View

Edit/View

Edit/View

Settings – Upload HSM Packages

Edit/View

Edit/View

Edit/View

Settings – DNS Service

View

Edit/View

Edit/View

Settings – Cloud Services

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Administration

Controller - Nodes

Edit/View

Edit/View

Edit/View

Controller - Events

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Controller - Alerts

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Controller - Software

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Controller - System Update

Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Controller - SEG Update

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Administration

System - Configuration Backup

Edit/View

Edit/View

Edit/View

System - Tech Support

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

System - Crash Reports

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Administration

User Credential - User Credentials

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Administration

Support - Cases

View

Create/Edit/View

Create/Edit/View

Note:

The above table lists all the UI options, but not all features are supported with the Essentials and Basic editions.

Some of the examples are as follows:

  • WAF and GSLB are not supported with the essentials edition and the Basic Edition, but WAF and GSLB are available with the Enterprise edition.

  • Layer 7 load balancing is not available with the Essentials edition, limited capability for Layer 7 load balancing is available with the Basic edition, and fully-featured Layer 7 support is available with the Enterprise edition.

  • Similarly, only the vCenter cloud and No Orchestrator clouds can be created or edited with the essentials and the Basic editions. Whereas the Enterprise Edition supports clouds, like Google, Azure, AWS, and Oracle.

  • Only HTTP and Layer 4 profiles can be created or edited in the Basic edition.

  • The GSLB Services option is available under the Applications tab only when the GSLB feature is configured on the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller. GSLB is available with the Enterprise edition only.

In the UI, you might be able to edit or view the options, but to check if a feature is supported for your NSX Advanced Load Balancer edition, see NSX Advanced Load Balancer Editions.