NSX: Using the DFW then don’t upgrade to 6.2.3

NSX: Using the DFW then don’t upgrade to 6.2.3

NSX: Using the DFW then don’t upgrade to 6.2.3

If you are using the DFW which at a guess I would suggest most NSX customers are then please read the following KB closely before upgrading to 6.2.3. VMware’s current advice is not to upgrade if you are using the … Continue reading →


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Let’s Virtualize: VMware NSX – Overview

Let’s Virtualize: VMware NSX – Overview

Let’s Virtualize: VMware NSX – Overview

This is my first post dedicated towards VMware NSX we will start with the Basic Overview of in this blog post and will be dedicating few more posts related to the Architecture, Components, Configuration and Management.


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Sample dashboards to monitor NSX Load Balancers

Sample dashboards to monitor NSX Load Balancers

Sample dashboards to monitor NSX Load Balancers

vRealize Operations NSX for vSphere v3.0 management pack has 4 “out-of-the-box” dashboards. In this blog, I will show you how to create 2 dashboards to monitor Load Balance Services. You can certainly expand the idea to monitor any service hosted by NSX Edge). I will provide the files, so you can just import the XML file. So, let’s get started.


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Configure Basic Edge Load Balancing in VMware NSX

Configure Basic Edge Load Balancing in VMware NSX — Virten.net

Configure Basic Edge Load Balancing in VMware NSX

An Edge Services Gateway allows to connect services running on Logical Switches outside of NSX based networks. I’ve explained the base installation from zero to the first ESG here. This post explains how to connect Web servers running on logical networks VXLAN to the outside.


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NSX Troubleshooting Guide

NSX Troubleshooting Guide

NSX Troubleshooting Guide

This manual is intended for anyone who wants to install or use NSX in a VMware vCenter environment. The information in this manual is written for experienced system administrators who are familiar with virtual machine technology and virtual datacenter operations. This manual assumes familiarity with VMware Infrastructure 5.x, including VMware ESX, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client.


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No Syslog Server is Configured – Michael Ryom

No Syslog Server is Configured – Michael Ryom

No Syslog Server is Configured – Michael Ryom

If you are running vRops and NSX, one of the mangement packs that is a must to install is the NSX management pack – On a side note remember to link Log Insight to vRops, that way when you install the NSX management pack in vRops, it will also install the NSX content pack in Log Insight and setup the alerts in the NSX content pack and forward them to vRops.


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How much latency does NSX add?

How much latency does NSX add? [Part 1 – DFW]

How much latency does NSX add?

A lot of the customers I talk to who are considering virtualizing their network ask what the “overhead” or “performance penalty” is for running NSX. The general answer is “so low that you probably won’t be able to measure it”. For some people, that’s not enough. They want to know an exact figure for, say, the latency added for east-west VM communication when the NSX Distributed Firewall is enabled. Or how much latency is added by using VXLANs instead of native VLANs with the software VTEPs built into NSX? Or what is the latency introduced when I go from a VM on a VXLAN through an Edge Security Gateway to a physical server on a native VLAN?


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Deploy and configure VMware NSX in 23 minutes

Deploy and configure VMware NSX in 23 minutes — VMGuru

Deploy and configure VMware NSX in 23 minutes

VMware NSX is completely software based. This means it’s flexible as heck and you can have a lot of instances running concurrently. It also means you can go crazy with your network topology designs and amount of tinkering you can do with your virtual network. I am someone who loves to tinker. Sometimes a bit too much. A consequence of this, is that I sometimes break my virtual test lab and have to re-install it and return to the starting point. This has happened a few times.


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NSX Bytes: NSX 6.2.3 and vShield Endpoint…

NSX Bytes: NSX 6.2.3 and vShield Endpoint Clarification

NSX Bytes: NSX 6.2.3 and vShield Endpoint…

NSX-v 6.2.3 has been out for a couple of weeks now and besides the new features and bug fixes there was a significant change to the licensing structure for NSX. Previously there really wasn’t any concept of NSX editions…however 6.2.3 introduced four new tiers.


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