2V0-41.24 Question 104
Select 3A company is deploying VMware NSX-T Data Center to support their multi-tier application architecture. The administrator has been tasked with configuring NSX Edge nodes to enable north-south traffic routing, load balancing, and VPN services. Which of the following functions or features is provided by NSX Edge nodes?
- A
Facilitating east-west traffic between workloads in the same segment
- B
Providing north-south traffic routing between the data center and external networks
- C
Enabling distributed firewall functionality for micro-segmentation
- D
Supporting load balancing services for application traffic
- E
Terminating VPN connections to establish secure communication between sites
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Correct answers: B, D, E
Explanation
NSX Edge nodes are critical for enabling north-south services, which involve traffic between the data center and external networks. They provide functionalities like routing, load balancing, and VPN termination. However, east-west traffic within the same segment and distributed firewall micro-segmentation are handled by other NSX components, such as the distributed router and distributed firewall, respectively.
- A. Incorrect.
NSX Edge nodes are not responsible for east-west traffic within the same segment; this is handled by the distributed router component of NSX.
- B. Correct.
NSX Edge nodes provide north-south routing, connecting the data center to external networks such as the internet or non-NSX environments.
- C. Incorrect.
Distributed firewall functionality is implemented by the distributed data plane in NSX, not by the NSX Edge nodes.
- D. Correct.
NSX Edge nodes can act as load balancers, distributing application traffic across multiple servers for high availability and scalability.
- E. Correct.
NSX Edge nodes terminate VPN connections, enabling secure communication between geographically distributed sites or external networks.