The VMware SD-WAN in Azure Virtual WAN (vWAN) Hub deployment describes the configurations that are required to manually deploy a Virtual SD-WAN Edge as a Network Virtual Appliance (NVA) in Azure vWAN Hub network.

Overview

During cloud migration, there were lot of challenges on how to connect remote locations to Azure VNets in a simple, optimized, and secure way across myriad connectivity options. VMware SD-WAN addresses these problems by leveraging Dynamic Multipath Optimization ™ (DMPO) technologies and distributed cloud gateway coverage across the globe. VMware SD-WAN transforms the unpredictable broadband transport to Enterprise-class quality connections, ensuring the application performance from remote locations to Azure Cloud.

To meet different deployment scenarios for customers who deploy Azure Virtual WAN, VMware SD-WAN have been progressively adding more capabilities to the solution. With this new integration, customers can now deploy VMware SD-WAN Edges directly inside Azure Virtual WAN hubs manually, resulting in an offering that natively integrates Azure Virtual WAN’s customizable routing intelligence with VMware SD-WAN’s optimized last-mile connectivity.

The following diagram illustrates the VMware SD-WAN and Azure vWAN NVA Manual Deployment scenario.