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Why Migrate to VMware NSX-T?
Scale-out Networking at a Fraction of the Cost
Future-proof your network and security needs across multiple platforms and clouds by providing consistent visibility and policy enforcement with NSX-T.
Full-stack Networking and Security for Modern Distributed Applications
Deliver a complete Layer 2 through Layer 7 network and security stack for Containers, Bare-metal, and Virtual Machines with NSX-T.
Best-in-Class Security Built into Your Infrastructure
Gain superior protection against the lateral movement of threats with stateful Layer 7 security controls that include IDS/IPS and security analytics via NSX Intelligence.
Networking and Security Automation
Simplify network automation and management with a declarative policy model and a streamlined user experience.
Ready to Migrate? Let’s Get You Going
Ready to Migrate? Let’s Get You Going
Learn
Learn about migration tools and techniques.
Assess Your Environment
How should we migrate? What are the options for my environment? Answer a few short questions and find out. Work with VMware and our partners to assess your environment.
Migrate
Use the built-in migration coordinator or work with VMware and our partners to migrate your existing deployment.
Additional NSX-T Migration Resources
Step-by-step Guide for Migrating to NSX-T
Get the definitive guide with real world examples of migrations from NSX for vSphere to NSX-T.
Migrate to VMware Advanced Load Balancer
Get more out of your network by migrating from the NSX Load Balancer to the NSX Advanced Load Balancer.
Migration Coordinator for In-place Migrations
Migrate everything - config, hosts and workloads from NSX-V to NSX-T using the same hardware.
Modernize Business Continuity with NSX-T
Engineering solutions and service provider migrates to NSX-T to improve service and application availability and achieve a simplified disaster recovery architecture.
Migration Coordinator for Lift and Shift Migrations
Migrate DFW rules and groups to NSX-T, tenant by tenant.
Migrate from Cross-VC to Federation with Migration Coordinator
Migrate single and multi-site deployments using User Defined Topology mode.
Powering Innovation through Migration to NSX-T
Major Healthcare Network Simplifies Policy Management with Migration to NSX-T
An IT lead for a large, U.S.-based healthcare network shares how a zero-downtime custom migration to NSX-T has improved the efficiency of their policy management processes.
Modern Woodmen Enhances Security with NSX-T
Senior Network Engineer Zach Lotz shares how working with VMware partner 27 Virtual allowed his team to develop a deeper understanding of how to migrate to NSX-T and implement advanced security.
Advanced Solutions, a DXC Technology Company, deploys NSX-T to support next-generation SDN solutions
“Our primary reasons for deploying NSX-T were in support of a next-generation SDN platform. “
- Dan Deane, Solutions Lead at Advanced Solutions
Ceridian Improves Application and Network Security with VMware
“The data security track record of any SaaS provider is critical to prospective customers. With VMware solutions, Ceridian can continue to use its security leadership as a selling point to win new business.”
- Warren Perlman CIO, CERIDIAN
Desjardins Achieves Cloud Transformation with Migration to NSX-T
Desjardins provides real-world experience of their migration from NSX Data Center for vSphere to NSX-T Data Center and how it allowed them to simplify and scale network operations.
Key Questions About Migrating to VMware NSX-T
The End of General Support date for the latest NSX Data Center for vSphere release is set for January 16, 2022 and the End of Technical Guidance is set for January 16, 2023. Please see the VMware Lifecycle Product Matrix for details.
How do I migrate from NSX-V to NSX-T?
Customers typically use one of the three main options based on requirements: 1) Automated in-place migration on existing hosts with the NSX Migration Coordinator; 2) Co-existing NSX-V and NSX-T environments with new workloads deployed on NSX-T; and 3) Move all existing workloads to NSX-T environment deployed on new set of hardware.
How do I migrate my existing load balancers deployed on NSX to VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer?
Migration tools will be provided to migrate customers who are using load balancing on either NSX for vSphere or NSX-T to VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer. Please refer to the Migrate to Advanced Load Balancing website for more information. It is recommended that customers migrate their load balancers deployed on NSX for vSphere directly to VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer.
What version of NSX for vSphere do I need to migrate to NSX-T using the Migration Coordinator?
To use the Migration Coordinator to migrate from NSX for vSphere to NSX-T you must run NSX-V 6.4.4 or later.
Do I need to buy additional licenses to migrate my environment from NSX-V to NSX-T?
No, NSX Data Center is sold as one set of licenses that provides access to both NSX Data Center for vSphere (“NSX-V”) and NSX-T Data Center (“NSX-T”), protecting your NSX investments.
I am interested in evaluating NSX-T. Where can I find more information?
The VMware NSX-T Product Evaluation Center features technical documentation, installation demos, and classes to make your NSX-T evaluation a success. You can find additional product related information on the NSX Data Center page.
Can I add NSX-T to my existing NSX-V environment?
Some customers choose to introduce NSX-T alongside NSX-V. They can coexist and even connect to the same vCenter if the workloads are in different clusters. Both VMware Aria Automation and VMware Aria Operations for Networks support NSX-V and NSX-T co-existence. VMware Cloud Foundation supports co-existence in separate workload domains.
Are there any promotional discounts available to help with the migration?
Beginning October 1, 2021, any customer that purchases a new VMware NSX-T Advanced Threat Prevention License may receive VMware Professional Services for NSX for vSphere to NSX-T Migration! To qualify you must purchase a minimum of three-year subscription and 32-47 CPU sockets or a one-year subscription and 48-512 CPU sockets. Please contact your VMware salesperson for additional information or custom scoping.
