This section covers the software requirement for the VMware vCenter for the integration with NSX Advanced Load Balancer.

To check the VMware vCenter versions supported in NSX Advanced Load Balancer, see Product Interoperability Matrix.

Note:

  • The Controller OVA contains the images files for the Controller and SEs.

  • The NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller is recommended to be used with SSD storage.

  • VMware vCenter is required for write access mode deployment or read access mode deployment.

NSX Advanced Load Balancer only works with the following switches in a vCenter cloud:

  • Standard Virtual Switch (vSwitch)

  • Distributed Virtual Switch (vDS)

Also, the deployment of the Controller and SE OVA directly on an ESX host (for a no-access or other cloud-connector types) is not supported. They must be deployed using the vCenter UI, as the deployment requires Open Virtualization Format (OVF) properties to be configured.

  • VMXNET3 network adapter is required for SE to operate in DPDK mode in VMware

  • NSX-T v 2.5. and 3.0

  • VMware NSX 6.2.4+