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  • NSX-T Recoverability – Part 2

    Welcome back! In part 1 we had a look at some NSX-T management plane failure scenarios and how to recover from them. In this part we continue to investigate NSX-T recoverability at the data plane and more specifically the NSX… Continue reading

  • Installing NSX Intelligence

    With NSX-T 2.5 comes NSX Intelligence 1.0. This component, which is part of NSX Data Center Enterprise Plus, is something I’ve been looking forward to since it was announced. NSX Intelligence adds a powerful analytics engine to the NSX-T platform.… Continue reading

  • NSX-T Recoverability – Part 1

    Like everything else in life, stuff can break in your NSX-T environment too. When that happens it’s important to understand how to get things back on track again. In the following blog articles I’m going through a couple of NSX-T… Continue reading

  • VMware Advanced Design NSX-T Data Center 2.4 Exam Review

    On August 30th 2019 I passed the brand new VMware Advanced Design NSX-T Data Center 2.4 exam. Let me tell you a little more about this exam and how I prepared for it. About the exam As far as I… Continue reading

  • VMware Professional NSX-T Data Center 2.4 Exam Review

    I recently passed the Professional NSX-T Data Center 2.4 (2V0-41.19) exam and in this short post I would like to share my experience with the exam and some recommendations for preparing for the exam. About the exam As with all… Continue reading

  • NSX-T Data Path Visibility – Part 3

    Hi and welcome back. We’re looking into the NSX-T data path and investigating different points at which we can capture network traffic. You may remember from part one that virtual machine “app01” (172.16.2.50) is trying to ping another virtual machine called “web01”… Continue reading

  • NSX-T Data Path Visibility – Part 2

    Welcome back! We’re looking at how to gain visibility at different points in the NSX-T data path. You may remember from part one that virtual machine “app01” (172.16.2.50) is trying to ping another virtual machine called “web01” (172.16.1.53), but it’s… Continue reading

  • NSX-T Data Path Visibility – Part 1

    Having good insight into the different components of a network communication path is key when managing networks. This goes for physical networks and for software defined networks. Today I’m having a closer look at the NSX-T data path and more… Continue reading

  • NSX DFW Quick Tip: Tag and Trace

    Anybody working with NSX micro-segmentation knows the importance of monitoring application traffic and the associated distributed firewall rules. Today I just want to share a simple and quick way to increase visibility in the NSX distributed firewall logs. For this… Continue reading

  • Getting Started with the NSX-T API and Postman

    Wether you like it or not, the API plays a significant role when installing, configuring, and managing an NSX-T environment. Sooner or later you will be facing tasks that either require you to use the API or simply are much… Continue reading