LM Features not supported on GM until NSX-T 3.1 version.

Products

• VMware NSX
• VMware NSX-T Data Center

Issue/Introduction

The purpose of this KB is to document the Local Manager features that are not supported on Global Manager up until NSX-T 3.1 Version.
Here is the list of Features that are not supported on Global Manager.

• Port mirroring
• IPFIX
• Service insertion
• Load Balancer
• IDS/IPS
• Guest introspection
• IDFW
• Containers Usecase(WCP, PKS, PAS)
• NSX Intelligence

Supported Workflow
Features configured on LM and consuming "only" local objects (exactly as non-fed environment config) should continue to work as expected.

Non-Supported Workflow
Features not supported on GM, the below workflows are not supported
Features configured on LM and consuming "global" objects (example: Global segment, Global groups, Global services, Global profiles)

For example - the supported workflow is to create IPFIX profile and collector in a local site. After adding this local site to GM, IPFIX profile still works well. Whereas the non-supported workflow is on LM UI, creating IPFIX profile and apply to global segment port will return error "Local Resources cannot be overridden", hence not supported.

Another example for Load Balancer, the supported workflow is LM T1-LB One-Arm connected to GM-Stretched Segment. But the non-supported workflow is LM Inline LB - connected to GM Logical router is Blocked in the product.

Environment

VMware NSX-T Data Center

Resolution

Fix is available in version 3.1.3

Additional Information

If feature configuration On LM is not realized as expected in a federated setup, check if the configuration is accessing any global objects(objects created on GM like global segments, port attached to global segment, global groups, global profiles, global service). if it is delete the references. Re-create the objects using LM and add re-configure.