Field notes by Rutger Blom
Cloud infrastructure.
Built. Tested. Explained.
Practical notes on private cloud, networking, Kubernetes, and automation. From architectural decisions to the details that only show up in the lab.
When AI Agents Design and Build Infrastructure
Two agent roles. One VCF lab. A practical test of what happens when architecture and implementation meet real infrastructure constraints.
Follow your curiosity.
Explore by topic
A few good starting points.
Selected reading
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Think beyond deployment
Owning the Platform on VCF 9
The responsibilities and decisions that come with owning a private cloud platform.
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Build a repeatable foundation
Building the Foundation for a VCF Automation All Apps Landing Zone with Terraform
A hands-on starting point for a VCF Automation landing zone with Terraform.
03
Follow the network
Testing the VCF 9.1 Distributed Connection Model with BGP EVPN and VXLAN
Explore the distributed connection model through a focused lab experiment.
Fresh from the lab.
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NSX-T Lab – Part 3
Read article ↗: NSX-T Lab – Part 3Welcome back! I’m in the middle of installing NSX-T in my vSphere lab environment. In part one I installed NSX Manager, in part two I deployed…
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NSX-T Lab – Part 2
Read article ↗: NSX-T Lab – Part 2Welcome back! I’m in the process of installing NSX-T in my lab environment. So far I have deployed NSX Manager which is the central management plane…
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NSX-T Lab – Part 1
Read article ↗: NSX-T Lab – Part 1Learning by doing is my preferred method of getting to know a product or technology I haven’t worked with before. Take NSX-T for example. On the…
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Cross-vCenter NSX – Part 3
Read article ↗: Cross-vCenter NSX – Part 3Welcome back! In part two we deployed the data plane for the East-West traffic in our cross-vCenter NSX environment. In this part we continue with the…
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Cross-vCenter NSX – Part 2
Read article ↗: Cross-vCenter NSX – Part 2Welcome back! In part one we prepared the management and control plane for cross-vCenter NSX. In this part we’re going to deploy the data plane for…
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Cross-vCenter NSX – Part 1
Read article ↗: Cross-vCenter NSX – Part 1One of those scenarios where the NSX platform really shines is in multi-site environments. Here NSX together with vSphere is the infrastructure that delivers on business…