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3.4 VMware - NSX platform infrastructure upgrade

NSX is a network virtualization and security platform. It allows you to create and operate network services and implement (in software) various necessary network components, in line with security policies.
 
VMware has launched a redefinition of NSX architecture, ending development and support of NSX-V to migrate to NSX-T.

The new NSX_T version brings significant security improvements and new network features, but will no longer support the SSL_VPN feature.

To address SSL_VPN requirements, VMware suggests two open-source solutions: