So last month I built a VPN connection from an MX on prem to Azure using the Microsoft Azure VPN/Networking constructs.
Today I got pulled into troubleshooting VPN performance at a different client and discovered that they had a vMX100 deployed in Azure, and had connectivity back to their on-prem MX67.
In looking at the Azure deployment, the VPN is leveraging the BASIC SKU for VPN, which Microsoft explicitly states is not recommended for production workloads...so I don't know if that is the default for the vMX or if the VPN was just setup that way.
So, anyway, back to my question - what are the benefits of leveraging the vMX versus the native Azure VPN?
Thanks,
Jonboy
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Major benefits:
Basically, about a million times more functional.
@Jonboy : vMX is a virtual instance of a Meraki security & SD-WAN appliance You can check the below deployment guide for the vMX in Azure environment
What is the exact use case you are looking for ? If you have something specific let us know to figure out whether that is achievable or not via vMX ?
Check the features below
https://meraki.cisco.com/product/security-sd-wan/virtual-appliances/vmx-small
Regards
Inderdeep Singh
Major benefits:
Basically, about a million times more functional.
Even for clients that don't have a VMX I nearly always use StrongWan on Ubuntu. It's both cheaper and more functional (VPN wise) than the Azure VPN services.