VMware Avi Load Balancer (formerly known as NSX Advanced Load Balancer) and NSX-T integration enable network automation: agility, cost-effectiveness, and scale, from the network layers (Layer2 to Layer 3) up to the application layers (Layer 4 to Layer 7), for enterprises and service providers alike.
Avi Load Balancer syncs with the NSX security groups to allow developers to scale the backend dynamically without reconfiguring load balancing. The architectural alignment enables the interoperability of Avi Load Balancer and NSX solutions for intelligent application services that go beyond load balancing. Networks and application services can be provisioned and scaled quickly and automatically to match the application and infrastructure automation possible in the cloud and web-scale environments.
Starting in NSX-T version 3.2.2, the NSX-T Load balancer is deprecated and, in upcoming releases, will be removed completely. VMware is encouraging its customers to migrate to Avi Load Balancer, VMware’s flagship load balancing product, as an alternative to NSX-T Load Balancer (NSX-T LB).
The following capabilities have been incorporated to help customers deploy Avi Load Balancer for all (existing NSX Load Balancer as well as greenfield deployments) use cases, including NSX-T environments:
Install Avi Load Balancer Appliance Cluster - Avi Controllers can now be deployed through NSX-T Manager UI, providing a single pane for installing all NSX components.
Cross-launch Avi Load Balancer UI from NSX-T UI - Launch Avi UI from NSX-T Manager for advanced analytics, monitoring, and troubleshooting features.
NSX-T to VMware Avi Load Balancer Migration Tool
The NSX-T to Avi Migration toolset is now part of the Avi Conversion Tool Appliance. For details on how to proceed with your migration, see Recommended Migration Paths.
Recommended Migration Paths
The following are the recommended paths to migrate from NSX load balancers or to deploy load balancing services on NSX for vSphere or NSX-T Data Center.
Customers running NSX Data Center for vSphere LB:
Contact your VMware ANS Account Team to get more information on how to obtain the tools.
Customers running NSX-T Data Center LB:
Contact your VMware ANS Account Team to get more information on how to obtain the tools to migrate from NSX-T LB to AVI Load Balancer.
Customers who deployed NSX for vSphere or NSX-T and planning to create new LB services:
This scenario is considered as the Greenfield deployment, so no migration is required. But, it is recommended to directly deploy new services at Avi Load Balancer.
