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  • 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

  • Setting Up NSX-T Backup

    One of the first things to configure after deploying the NSX Manager nodes is backup. No NSX-T implementation should ever get configured let alone go live without a working backup (and restore) in place. Let’s have a look at how… Continue reading

  • Upgrade to NSX-T 2.4

    Back in February VMware announced version 2.4 of NSX-T calling it a “landmark release in the history of NSX”. The new and enhanced features introduced in version 2.4 are indeed impressive: Converged NSX Manager appliance – bringing together management, policy,… Continue reading

  • NSX-T Lab – Part 6

    Welcome to the final part of this series. We’ve come a long way. After configuring North-South dynamic routing between the Tier-0 logical router and the “physical” (pfSense) router in part 5, it’s now time to add a Tier-1 logical router… Continue reading

  • NSX-T Lab – Part 5

    Hi there again! I’ve made some good progress with my NSX-T lab deployment, but there’s still a lot to do! The plan Back in part three I made a high-level plan for the NSX data plane deployment. Let’s have a… Continue reading

  • NSX-T Lab – Part 3

    Welcome 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 the NSX Controller Cluster. Now it’s time start working on what it’s all about:… Continue reading

  • Cross-vCenter NSX – Part 3

    Welcome 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 setting up the components for the North-South traffic. Current state A quick look at… Continue reading

    Cross-vCenter NSX – Part 3

  • 3V0-643

    3V0-643 is the exam code for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Network Virtualization Deployment Exam. I recently passed this exam and thought I’d write a short blog post about it. About the exam The exam preparation guide for this… Continue reading