What this book covers

Chapter 1, Introduction to Network Virtualization, gets you started with an introduction to network virtualization and an overview of its concepts.

Chapter 2, NSX Core Concepts, talks about all the different components of NSX and how they work together.

Chapter 3, NSX Installation and Configuration, covers deploying and configuring NSX.

Chapter 4, NSX Functional Services, discusses the deployment and configuration of different NSX services such as logical switching, L2 bridging, and Edge gateway services.

Chapter 5, Edge Services Gateway, goes deeper into the services offered by Edge gateway and looks at deploying and configuring them.

Chapter 6, Service Composer, discusses different NSX security policies, because one of the most important capabilities of NSX is its security features.

Chapter 7, Monitoring, looks at enabling the monitoring of our environment using NSX.

Chapter 8, Managing NSX, talks about NSX administrative tasks such as backup and restore along with NSX manager settings.

Chapter 9, Conclusion, concludes the second edition of the Learning VMware NSX series and provides additional reference links and author contact information.