NSX 6.4 NOW GA!

VMware’s virtual networking solution NSX for vSphere released an updated version on January 16th, 2018. NSX for vSphere version 6.4 was released with numerous enhancements to it. Below is a bullet list of what’s new in NSX for vSphere 6.4 as well as supporting links!

Spotlight New Features/Functionality:

Support for vSphere Client (HTML5) via plugin
Improved Navigation Menu
Identity Firewall (IDFW) now supports RDSH
Distributed Firewall
- Distributed Firewall (DFW) adds layer-7 application-based context for flow control and micro-segmentation planning. Application Rule Manager (ARM) now recommends security groups and policies for a cohesive and manageable micro-segmentation strategy.
Support for BGP and static routing over GRE tunnels
Upgrade Coordinator – Single portal that manages NSX-V upgrades
Multi syslog support for up to 5 syslog servers
JSON support
New packet capture tab in UI

Interoperability:

Supports vCenter versions 6.0U2 to 6.5U1
Supports vRealize Automation (vRA) 7.3 and 7.2
Support for in place upgrades from NSX 6.2 and on
NSX-V 6.1.X is now EOA/EOGS as of January 15, 2017
vCloud Network & Security (vCNS) edges no longer supported. Users must upgrade to an NSX Edge before upgrading to NSX 6.3 or later
NSX for vSphere 6.2.x will reach End of General Support (EOGS) on August 20 2018.
This is the first version of NSX-V not to support ESXi/vCenter 5.5

NSX for vSphere 6.4 Resources: