In vCenter, a library VM's network appears as an nsx.LogicalSwitch opaque network. What does that SDN building block mean?
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Short Explanation
Opaque just means vCenter did not build that network—it is showing someone else's work. For NSX, that someone is the segment, shown as nsx.LogicalSwitch. It is not a secret standard switch, a Horizon app, or a sensor quarantine.
Full Explanation
An opaque network is vCenter Server's representation of a network created and managed by an external platform. NSX segments appear in vCenter as opaque networks of type nsx.LogicalSwitch so operators can attach VM vNICs without vSphere owning the logical switch. A vSphere Standard Switch is created inside vSphere, not as an NSX opaque network. Horizon published apps and Carbon Black isolation are not that inventory object.