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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Quick Tip – Ansible Module “nsxt_rest”
Read article ↗: Quick Tip – Ansible Module “nsxt_rest”There are Ansible modules for configuring most of the NSX-T platform components, but for certain configuration tasks it might be quicker (or even necessary) to GET/POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE…
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Log Insight – Integration With Jenkins
Read article ↗: Log Insight – Integration With JenkinsDuring some research I did for a customer on how to trigger an action based on an error event in the SDDC, I built myself a…
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Around the NSX-T Table(s)
Read article ↗: Around the NSX-T Table(s)The NSX-T Central Control Plane (CCP) is building and maintaining a central repository for some tables that make NSX-T the unique network virtualization solution it is.…