VCDX #181 Marc Huppert

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Ingress Optimisation with NSX for vSphere

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Ingress Optimisation with NSX for vSphere

Ingress Optimisation with NSX for vSphere

This blog looks to highlight a solution to ingress routing for multi-DC networks and their applications that have location independence using overlay protocols such as VXLAN. It takes advantage of events occurring within the infrastructure and manipulates the network accordingly. This is done through event state monitoring and the use of APIs. Network Virtualisation Network Virtualisation … Continue reading “Ingress Optimisation with NSX for vSphere”

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PowerNSX: Automating an entire 3 tier app…

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PowerNSX: Automating an entire 3 tier app deployment

PowerNSX: Automating an entire 3 tier app…

Last week PowerNSX hit the streets. I have been helping the author (Nick Bradford) validate and QA a number of pieces of code. To cover off most of the features in the set I decided I would build our standard 3 Tier app topology. Not just deploying a vAPP but everything. Network and all. This … Continue reading “PowerNSX: Automating an entire 3 tier app deployment”

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Free e-book: NSX for vSphere – A Foundation of…

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Free e-book: NSX for vSphere – A Foundation of the SDDC

Free e-book: NSX for vSphere – A Foundation of…

This free e-book is written by @roie9876 @stretchcloud @michaelahaines @vConsultant and Ajit Sharma Server virtualization has been accepted well in our IT industry over the past decade. As a result, we have seen a completely new way of provisioning and managing workloads in the data center. This concept of server virtualization saved businesses from spending billions of dollars. However, the way these workloads are connected to the network has not been so agile. The solution that every one is…Read More

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PowerNSX : PowerCLI module for NSX

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PowerNSX : PowerCLI module for NSX

PowerNSX : PowerCLI module for NSX

About PowerNSX is a PowerShell module that abstracts the VMware NSX API to a set of easily used PowerShell functions. This module is not supported by VMware, and comes with no warranties express or implied. Please test and validate its functionality before using in a production environment. It aims to focus on exposing New, Update,… Continue reading…Read More

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Introducing the VMware NSX for vSphere PHP…

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Introducing the VMware NSX for vSphere PHP Framework

Introducing the VMware NSX for vSphere PHP…

Over the last few weeks, I have been working on a VMware NSX integration with one of my existing PHP applications. This application is tied into a development process with a new testing schematic which needed to use a the NSX features to test the code inside a tiered network setup. Of course, this needed to be automated and available on demand; enter the NSX API. Using the NSX API, I’ve been able to integrate network deployment and configuration inside the existing application (with not a lot…Read More

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Micro-segmentation has become a best practice…

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Micro-segmentation has become a best practice approach from a security perspective, but it’s difficult to apply in traditional environments. The inherent security and automation capabilities of the NSX network virtualization platform are now making micro-segmentation operationally feasible in the enterprise data center. Find out more: Data Center Micro-Segmentation – A Software Defined Data Center Approach for a “Zero Trust” Security Strategy. http://vmw.re/1lARzto

Micro-segmentation has become a best practice…

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VMware Virtual SAN and VMware NSX Compatibility

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VMware Virtual SAN and VMware NSX Compatibility

VMware Virtual SAN and VMware NSX Compatibility

Categories: Cool Stuff!, Virtual SAN, VMware Tags: NSX, VSAN Virtual SAN and VMware NSX have been a topic of discussion in many of the customer meetings I participated in 2015 and already in 2016. Questions and concerns about compatibility and interoperability have been at the forefront of all of those discussions. I have noticed that there is a bit of confusion […] (Read more…) The post VMware Virtual SAN and VMware NSX Compatibility appeared first on Punching Clouds.

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Automating VMware NSX Security Rules Creation…

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Automating VMware NSX Security Rules Creation using Splunk and Some Code

Automating VMware NSX Security Rules Creation…

The VMware NSX network virtualization platform allows us to build sophisticated networking and security constructs in software. NSX has a rich RESTful API which allows one to build highly flexible and automated environments. In this blog, we’re going to focus on operations and automation; we’ll demonstrate one example of automation around security policies/rules that can […] The post Automating VMware NSX Security Rules Creation using Splunk and Some Code appeared first on The Network…Read More

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Nested NSX 6.2 – Part 5 North-South Routing

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Nested NSX 6.2 – Part 5 North-South Routing

Nested NSX 6.2 – Part 5 North-South Routing

Nested NSX 6.2 – Part 5 North-South Routing Posted on January 15, 2016 by Kyle jenner I have now established east-west communication I must now configure north-south communication – this is achieved by using NSX Edge (ESG). ESG supports dynamic routing protocols that can be peered with the physical infrastructure, for my lab I will be attempting to pass the traffic onto my home router. This is a bog standard Virgin Media router with limited features, I really need a managed router with…Read More

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Nested NSX 6.2 – Part 4 Distributed Routing

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Nested NSX 6.2 – Part 4 Distributed Routing

Nested NSX 6.2 – Part 4 Distributed Routing

Nested NSX 6.2 – Part 4 Distributed Routing Posted on January 15, 2016 by Kyle jenner The next part of my lab is to start creating logical switches, connecting VMs and configuring routing. Routing can be achieved by either centralised routing or distributed routing. Centralised routing represents NSX Edge as an on-ramp/off-ramp setup, this can provide east-west routing but is not optimised as the traffic must be hair-pinned to where the NSX is deployed even when VMs which belong to separate…Read More

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