Context Maps of NSX-V Network Nodes

Node

Context Maps

NSX Controller

Two context maps are supported for this node:

▪Layer 2 Neighbors — displays the Layer 2 topology between the controller and its connected vSwitches.

▪Layer 3 Neighbors — displays the Layer 3 topology between the controller and its gateway device.

NSX Manager

Three context maps are supported for this node:

▪Layer 2 Neighbors — displays the Layer 2 topology between the manager and its connected vSwitches.

▪Layer 3 Neighbors — displays the Layer 3 topology between the manager and its gateway device.

▪Logical Topology — displays the logical topology between the manager and its managed NSX components (including Logical Switch, Distributed and NSX Edge).

NSX Edge

Two context maps are supported for the NSX Edge (HA) appliance:

▪Layer 2 Neighbors — displays the Layer 2 neighbors associated with the selected Edge (HA) appliance.

▪Layer 3 Neighbors — displays the Layer 3 neighbors associated with the selected Edge (HA) appliance.

Distributed Logical Router (DLR)

Two context maps are supported for the DLR (HA) appliance:

▪Layer 2 Neighbors — displays the Layer 2 neighbors associated with the selected DLR (HA) appliance.

▪Layer 3 Neighbors — displays the Layer 3 neighbors associated with the selected DLR (HA) appliance.

Logical Switch

Two context maps are supported for the Logical Switch node:

▪Layer 2 Neighbors — displays the Layer 2 neighbors associated with the selected logical switch.

▪Logical Switch to Host — displays the topology among a logical switch, its connected VDS (virtual distributed switches), and the hosts under each VDS.

Two context maps are supported for the VM node:

▪VM to Layer 2 Neighbors — displays the Layer 2 topology from a VM to DLR/NSX Edge or from a VM to its connected vSwitch and physical switches.

▪VM to Layer 3 Neighbors — displays the Layer 3 topology between a VM and its gateway devices.