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VCAP6-NV Deploy - Objective 3.1 - Configure and Manage Logical Load Balancing

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV

Published on 30 July 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 551. Reading Time: 3 mins.

Objective 3.1 - Configure and Manage Logical Load Balancing

Objective Overview

  • Configure the appropriate Load Balancer model for a given application topology.
  • Configure SSL off-loading.
  • Configure a service monitor to define health check parameters for a specific type of network traffic.
  • Optimize a server pool to manage and share backend servers.
  • Configure an application profile and rules.
  • Configure virtual servers.

Objective Prerequisites

The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:

  • A working VMware vSphere 6.x environment.
  • A working VMware NSX 6.x environment.

Objective Breakdown

Configure the appropriate Load Balancer model for a given application topology

VMware NSX provides two types of Load Balancer, Layer 4 (packet-based) and Layer 7 (socket-based). All NSX LBs are created as Layer 7 unless the Enable Acceleration checkbox as part of the deployment, then a Layer 4 LB created.

There are two types of VMware NSX LB deployment modes, Proxy Mode (one-arm) and Transparent Mode (inline). For more information see the VMware NSX Design Guide .

How to enable and configure an VMware NSX Load Balancer, see HOWTO: Configure VMware NSX Load Balancing

Configure SSL off-loading

There are a few steps to configuring SSL Off-loading:

  1. Upload the Certificate Chain SSL Certificate.
  2. Upload the SSL Certificate (or generate a self-signed one) and Private Key.
  3. Configure an Application Profile for SSL Offloading.
  4. Assign the Profile to a Virtual Server.

The following steps assume you have logged into VMware vCenter and can locate the appropriate ESG and that Load Balancing is already enabled.

Upload the Certificate Root CA & SubCA SSL Certificate
  1. Navigate to Networking and Security > NSX Edges > [ESG Name] > Manage > Settings > Certificates.
  1. Click Add(+).
  1. Select CA Certificate.
  1. Copy the contents of the CA Certificate file (including -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- and -----END CERTIFICATE-----).
  1. Click OK.
Upload the SSL Certificate (or generate a self-signed one) and Private Key.
  1. Click Add(+).
  1. Select Certificate.
  1. Copy the contents of the Certificate file (including -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- and -----END CERTIFICATE-----) and the RSA Key file (including -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- and -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----).
  1. Click OK.
Configure an Application Profile for SSL Offloading
  1. Navigate to Networking and Security > NSX Edges > [ESG Name] > Manage > Load Balancer > Application Profiles.
  1. Click Add(+).
  1. Type the Name for the new Application Profile and select HTTPS from the Type dropdown.
  1. Select Service Certificates and check the Configure Service Certificate checkbox.
  1. Select the appropriate Service Certificate and click CA Certificates.
  1. Check the checkbox of the corresponding CA Certificate.
  1. Click OK.
Assign the Profile to a Virtual Server

This is no different from the normal process of assigning an Application Profile to a Virtual Server. Therefore, this objective is covered in HOWTO: Configure VMware NSX Load Balancing .

Configure a service monitor to define health check parameters for a specific type of network traffic

This objective is covered in HOWTO: Configure VMware NSX Load Balancing post.

Optimize a server pool to manage and share backend servers

This objective is covered in HOWTO: Configure VMware NSX Load Balancing post.

Configure an application profile and rules

This objective is covered in HOWTO: Configure VMware NSX Load Balancing post.

Configure virtual servers

This objective is covered in HOWTO: Configure VMware NSX Load Balancing post.

Further Study

For more information on additional objectives in the exam, see VCAP6 - Network Virtualization (NSX-V) Deployment Study Guide .

Published on 30 July 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 551. Reading Time: 3 mins.


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