“Configuring Syslog server for VMware NSX components” via Wojcieh.net
Syslog server is a must in all environments. It doesn’t matter if you have 5 or 100 ESXi host or you use NSX or not. Today, we configure Syslog server for VMware NSX components. In my case it will be VMware vRealize Log Insight.
“How to replace NSX Manager SSL Certificate” via Wojcieh.net
I am working on daily basis with many Customers in CEMEA region. Pretty much all of them are large Enterprises where a focus on security is quite high. As the best practice, it is recommended to replace self-signed SSL Certificates with Certificate Authority Certificates.
“Step by Step NSX Upgrade” via Wojcieh.net
I haven’t been writing much about NSX so far, but I am working on an Internet of Things (IoT) Project where NSX is one of the core products. In Today post Step by Step NSX Upgrade, I would like to show you how NSX upgrade should be done.
Network Inferno: PowerNSX – Validating logging status on DFW rules
A colleague reached out to the PowerNSX team recently. The request was on behalf of a customer who had inconsistent logging status for their DFW rules. This can be done with PowerNSX. The first example will retrieve all sections, retrieve all DFW rules within the sections and search the property logged. If it is not … Continue reading “PowerNSX – Validating logging status on DFW rules”
Businesses Embrace NSX for the Win -VMware Radius
Moving large amounts of data securely and reliably is a strategic imperative for companies that turn to VMware NSX.
PowerCLI Stops Working After NSX 6.2.4 Upgrade – Tom Fojta’s Blog
As of NSX 6.2.3 TLS 1.0 support is deprecated on Edge Service Gateways. So if you are using load balancer with SSL offload, TLS 1.0 ciphers are no longer being supported and those clients that rely on them will not work anymore. The supported ciphers can be easily check with nmap. Here is nmap output […]
NSX Bytes: NSX-v 6.2.4 Released …Important Upgrade!
NSX-v 6.2.4 was released the week before VMworld US so might have gotten somewhat lost in the VMworld noise…For those that where fortunate enough to not upgrade to or deploy a greenfield 6.2.3 site you can now safely do so without the nasty bugs that existed in the 6.2.3 build. In a nutshell this new build delivers all the significant features and enhancements announced in 6.2.3 without the dFW or Edge Gateway bugs that forced the build being pulled from distribution a few weeks back.
VMware Act II: NSX takes center stage while older tech matures behind the scenes – siliconANGLE
With the array of dazzling software hitting the market, it’s easy to get bored with older companies that deal in the nuts and bolts — until something burns out, malfunctions or allows a security breach. Then you remember that your flashy new application falls through the floor without rock-solid infrastructure. Luckily, not everyone is aspiring to be the next Docker. There are still some companies who are doing lower-level grunt work to enable the upper-level innovation.
Released: PowerNSX v2 – Network Inferno
VMworld 2016 has come and gone and one of the best releases of new software (I could be bias here) is PowerNSX. PowerNSX is a PowerShell module that abstracts the VMware NSX for vSphere API to a set of easily used PowerShell functions. In January 2016, PowerNSX v1 was release. At that time it included … Continue reading “Released: PowerNSX v2”
VMware’s Rajiv Ramaswami Discusses Network Virtualization and NSX Momentum
During his VMworld 2016 General Session address, Rajiv Ramaswami, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Networking and Security at VMware, discusses the importance of Network Virtualization and the highlights of NSX Momentum.
Multi-site with Cross-VC NSX: Consistent Security and Micro-segmentation Across Sites
Several posts have been written prior on multi-site with Cross-VC NSX describing the fundamentals, use cases, deployment models, and flexibility Cross-VC NSX provides. In this post, we focus on the security benefits of a multi-site Cross-VC NSX solution.
NSX, and its new chief, take center stage at VMWorld – Network World
The new head of VMware’s networking and security business unit, a former Cisco and Broadcom executive named Rajiv Ramaswami, laid out the future vision for the company’s software defined networking platform NSX at VMWorld 2016.
Multi-site with Cross-VC NSX: Workload Mobility and Consistent Security Across Sites
“A demo showing how Cross-VC NSX provides workload mobility and consistent security across multiple vCenter domains and sites. Universal Distributed Firewall Rules are utilized to provide consistent security policies across multiple vCenter domains and sites, and workloads are vMotioned between sites demonstrating the ability of security policies to move with the workloads.”
New NSX Troubleshooting Video Series Added to VMware Learning Zone
VMware Learning Zone subscribers get unlimited access to our cloud-based video training library taught by top VMware experts, including our weekly new releases, like these from the Paul McSharry’s VMware NSX Architecture and Troubleshooting series last month: The NSX Troubleshooting Process NSX Architecture Troubleshooting VMware ESXi hosts for NSX Troubleshooting NSX Edge Troubleshooting NSX Manager […] The post New NSX Troubleshooting Video Series Added to VMware Learning Zone appeared…Read More
Why Network Virtualization Is Single Greatest Infrastructure Transformation -VMware Radius
Addressing his keynote audience at VMworld 2016, Rajiv Ramaswami, VMware’s general manager and executive vice president for networking and security, referred to network virtualization as “the single greatest infrastructure transformation I personally have ever seen.” And he cited the enhanced security, automation, and continuity provided by VMwareⓇ NSX™ as a key enabler. NSX has seen …
VMware NSX for vSphere 6.2.4 now available
VMware has made NSX for vSphere 6.2.4 available for download. NSX 6.2.4 provides critical bug fixes identified in previous releases, and 6.2.4 delivers a security patch for CVE-2016-2079 which is a critical input validation vulnerability for sites that uses NSX SSL VPN. For customers who use SSL VPN, VMware strongly recommends a review of CVE-2016-2079 […] The post VMware NSX for vSphere 6.2.4 now available appeared first on Support Insider.
NSX 6.2.4 containing DFW and VMSA-2016-0007.2 fixes releasd – Virten.net
VMware has released an update for their network virtualization platform NSX. The updated fixes theDistributed Firewall Issue that forced VMware to pull NSX 6.2.3 from distribution. Thisupdate also fixes the SSL-VPN Issue announced in Security Advisory VMSA-2016-0007.2 (CVE-2016-2079). Download and … Read more »
Release: NSX SDN-LAB V3.5 With Advanced Designs, VRealize Log + Network Insight And More
As a VMworld 2016 special, I would like to announce publicly the new NSX SDN-LAB (formerly NSX vLAB) release v3.5. There have been multiple internal releases of this lab on OneCloud but this one represents the latest and greatest from NSX. I have also developed a brand new architecture for the lab to show a holistic and detailed views of all the components together in a whopping A0 scale diagram — this is literally the largest diagram I have ever architected on Visio.
Configuring NSX Load-Balancer for PCF – Brian Ragazzi
There’s not a lot of specific information out there for this configuration. There’s someguidance from Pivotaland some how-tos from VMware, so with a little additional detail, we should be able to figure this out. Preparation SSL Certificate.You’ll need the signed public cert for your URL (certnew.cer), the associated private key (pcf.key) and the public cert […]
Learning NSX-Part-3-Deploying NSX Controllers
In last 2 posts of this series we understood what NSX is and how to install/configure NSX manager. In this post we will be talking about NSX controllers. Before diving into lab, we will first discuss a little bit theory … Continue reading →
