Working with NSX Federation in VMware
Cloud Foundation
VMware
Cloud Foundation
With NSX Federation, you can federate NSX environments across VMware Cloud Foundation
(VCF) instances. You can manage federated NSX environments with a single pane of glass,
create gateways and segments that span VMware Cloud Foundation instances, and configure and
enforce firewall rules consistently across instances.
If you plan to deploy
VMware Aria Suite
components, you must deploy
Application Virtual Networks before you configure NSX Federation. See Deploying Application Virtual Networks in VMware Cloud Foundation.NSX Federation is supported between VCF and
non-VCF deployments. If you choose to federate NSX between VCF and non-VCF deployments,
you are responsible for the deployment and lifecycle of the NSX Global Managers, as well
as maintaining version interoperability between VCF-owned NSX Local Managers, non-VCF
NSX Local Managers, and the NSX Global Manager.