VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (NSX ALB) 30.1.1 released - multi-cloud load balancing platform
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Load balancing platform
NSX Advanced Load Balancer
NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) simplifies application delivery and provides multi-cloud load balancing, web application firewall, and container ingress services.
Modernize load balancing in multi-cloud environments
Achieve multi-cloud consistency
Centralized policies and consistent operations across on-premises data centers and public clouds , including VMware Cloud, AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform simplify management (sysin).
Automation from front-end to back-end simplifies operations
Frees infrastructure teams from manual labor and empowers DevOps teams to be self-service. Application delivery automation toolkit includes Python SDK, RESTful API, Ansible and Terraform integration.
Troubleshoot with Analytics Everywhere
Gain unprecedented insight, including network, end-user and security domains, through real-time application performance monitoring, closed-loop analytics and deep machine learning (sysin).
Future-proof all workloads
Easily extend application services such as container ingress and application security to cloud-native applications (sysin) in Kubernetes and OpenShift environments through a single platform with a distributed modern architecture .
Getting started with multi-cloud load balancing
Learn about platforms that provide load balancing, web application firewalls, and container services.
Understanding NSX Advanced Load Balancer by the Numbers
IDC interviewed enterprises using NSX Advanced Load Balancers for application services to understand how the platform supports business operations. The results below show that they realized substantial business value.
27%
application developer productivity improvement ratio
90%
faster capacity expansion
43%
operation and maintenance cost saving ratio
NSX Advanced Load Balancer Features
L4-L7 load balancing
Get TLS 1.3 support, SSL termination, default gateway, GSLB, DNS, wildcard VIP, other L4-L7 services, and intelligent traffic routing across sites and clouds.
Predictable auto-scaling
Scale applications and load balancing up or down on demand using analytics-driven automation (sysin) based on real-time traffic patterns.
Automation and Programmability
REST API-based solutions accelerate application delivery, extending automation from network connections to developers with self-service portals enabled.
Integration and Analysis
100% RESTful API enables integration (sysin) with various ecosystems, including cloud and SDN infrastructure, as well as automation and analytics tools such as VMware Aria, Splunk, Ansible, and Terraform.
Web application security
Security through closed-loop analysis and applied learning models, covering OWASP CRS protection, regulatory support for compliance, and signature-based detection.
Kubernetes Ingress Service
Provides integrated services for modern container-based applications, including container ingress traffic management, dynamic service discovery, and security.
ecosystem integration
The Cloud Connector architecture and API-first approach enable easy integration of NSX Advanced Load Balancers through RESTful APIs.
Flexible Licensing and Single-Tier Pricing
A general purpose license is provided that includes all enterprise-grade features (sysin) and can be deployed on-premises, in VMware Cloud, and in public clouds. Available on a service unit (capacity-based) or CCU (user-based, VDI only) basis and can be included in other VMware product bundles.
NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) Enterprise with Cloud Services
Avi Enterprise with cloud service is the default option. which includes
- centralized licensing
- Real-time security threat updates
- Zero-touch proactive support
- Unified Dashboard Covering Hybrid/Multi-Cloud
- L4-L7 load balancing
- Global server load balancing
- Automation and Advanced Analytics
- Web application security, including WAF, bot management, and DDoS
- Container Ingress
NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) Enterprise
If you don't need cloud services, you can also use Avi Enterprise. which includes
- L4-L7 load balancing
- Global server load balancing
- Automation and Advanced Analytics
- Web application security, including WAF, bot management, and DDoS
- Container Ingress
download link
NSX ALB 30.1.1 (complete file, about 50GB)
Baidu network disk link: https://sysin.org/blog/vmware-nsx-alb-30/
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| Downloads | Name | Filename | Hash |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLI Packages | Standalone CLI Shell | avi_shell-30.1.1-9415.tar.gz | MD5: 864126c6ef87c9e15a1000bdff92c4ae |
| Container Clouds / Linux Server | Controller Docker Image | controller_docker-30.1.1-9415.tgz | MD5: 2f78ac44f97579224989935cd3909004 |
| Container Clouds / Linux Server | ServiceEngine Docker Image | se_docker-30.1.1-9415.tgz | MD5: 3fd64dce7322e526a5752f8c426db839 |
| GCP | Controller GCP | gcp_controller-30.1.1-9415.tar.gz | MD5: ada4e0a343ab95cf3312a4decc5a2d19 |
| Linux Server Cloud (Bare Metel) | Docker Install Image | docker_install-30.1.1-9415.tar.gz | MD5: efd3e868c9fea7a4bee8a4fc0ab24b90 |
| Microsoft Azure | Controller VHD | controller-30.1.1-9415.vhd | MD5: 4126d6556d3d4fe73dc8d7e56fdcff3c |
| OpenStack / KVM / CSP | Controller Qcow2 | controller-30.1.1-9415.qcow2 | MD5: 36685c7a2485fb8a68c1ada07b89bffd |
| Upgrade | VMware / OpenStack / AWS / KVM / CSP | controller-30.1.1-9415.pkg | MD5: 9f8f83355f5f72ea80ae8095c5cd7086 |
| VMware | Controller OVA | controller-30.1.1-9415.ova | MD5: 9c51594e721e458655b8861a95528305 |
| VMware | Controller OVA SHA1 | controller_sha1-30.1.1-9415.ova | MD5: dc5978403c86e4fe27583901a477e4ab |
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