Current State Analysis

The NSX for vSphere solution described in this document is based on newly designed <Customer> vSphere infrastructure and there is no existing legacy solution into which this design is expected to integrate or function.

Consultant: Insert the customer-specific current state based on assessments and/or workshops held with customer/engagement managers/sales account manager.

Current Virtualization Platform Logical Model

<Customer> is implementing a greenfield compute platform to support the private cloud initiative. This greenfield compute platform will plug into the existing vSphere management layer to provide an additional compute element.

Consultant: Insert the customer-specific existing virtualization diagrams here. Any detailed description around it would also be useful.

Current Network Model

Overall Network Topology

The following diagram illustrates <Customer’s> current network topology and high-level configuration based upon information provided by <Customer>.

Consultant: Insert the customer-specific existing network diagrams here. Any detailed description around it would also be useful.

Routing

Consultant: This section defines the routing (static or dynamic). For documentation purposes, expand this topic as necessary.

Connectivity

Consultant: This section defines the connectivity of the platform (ToR and core switching, link aggregation, WAN connectivity, and so on). For documentation purposes, expand this topic as necessary.

Network Services

Consultant: This section defines the services of the platform (load balancers, NAT, VPNs, and so on). For documentation purposes, expand this topic as necessary.

Security

Consultant: This section defines the security of the platform (firewalls, trust zones, authentication sources, and so on). For documentation purposes, expand this topic as necessary.