The vCloud NFV OpenStack Edition (OSE) 3.x platform topology is based on the vCloud NFV OSE reference architecture. The reference architecture includes improved support for High Availability of respective management components.

vCloud NFV is based on the 3-Pod design, which consists of Management Pod, Edge Pod, and Resource Pod. Management Pod contains all management components, such as vCenter Server, NSX Manager, VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIM), and Operation and Analytics.

Figure 1. Layered Abstractions of the NFV Environment
Layered Abstractions of the NFV Environment