Setup Avi Networks Basic and Essential Editions (NSX Advanced Load Balancer)

Products

• VMware
• VMware NSX
• VMware Avi Load Balancer

Issue/Introduction

Support Guide for Customers on how to use Avi Basic & Essentials Editions

Environment

VMware Avi Load Balancer (VMware Avi Load Balancer)

Resolution

Support Guide for Customers on how to use Avi Basic & Essentials Editions

Avi Networks has released two new editions of Avi with the v20.1.2 release:

• VMware NSX ALB Essentials for Tanzu (i.e. Avi Essentials)
  • Free version of Avi available for Tanzu Basic/ Standard Customers
• VMware NSX ALB - Basic Edition (i.e. Avi Basic which is being introduced as a replacement for NSX native Load Balancer).

Support Guide on how to Setup Avi Essentials

Process	Prior to being in VMware Portal	After MyVMware Portal
Purchase Tanzu	Purchase Tanzu Basic or Standard SKUs	Purchase Tanzu Basic or Standard SKUs
Register in Avi Portal	Customer provides sales contact name during registration.  Avi will validate customer and portal account is created.	N/A
Setup Avi	Download Avi (license) from Avi Networks Portal (what's the link).  Setup Avi in Essentials Edition.	Download Avi from VMware portal. Setup Avi in Essentials Edition.
Get Support	Create Avi support cases from Avi Portal.	Create Avi support cases from VMware Portal. Create tickets for 'VMware NSX ALB essentials for Tanzu' under 'VMware Tanzu."

NOTE:
  - Avi Essentials does not require any licenses
  - Support would be through Tanzu 
 

How to setup Avi Basic

Process	Prior to being in MyVMware Portal	After Avi is part of MyVMware Portal
Purchase NSX	Purchase any NSX SKU that has LB capability.  Get licenses from VMware portal.	Purchase any NSX SKU that has LB capability.
Register in Avi Portal	Customer provides sales contact (name) during registration.  Avi will validate customer and create portal account.	N/A
Setup Avi	Download Avi from Avi Networks Portal Setup Avi in Basic Edition	Download Avi from VMware portal.   Setup Avi in Basic Edition
Get Support	Create Avi support cases from Avi Portal.	Create Avi support cases from VMware portal.   Create tickets for 'VMware NSX ALB - Basic Edition' under 'VMware NSX'.