Skills and Abilities Objective 5.1 - Backup and Restore Network Configurations Schedule/Backup/Restore NSX Manager data Export/Restore vSphere Distributed Switch configuration Export/Import Service Composer profiles Save/Export/Import/Load Distributed Firewall configurations 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 Schedule/Backup NSX Manager data Using a browser, navigate to the VMware NSX Manager Virtual Appliance (https://nsx-manager.fqdn). Enter admin as the User name and the Password (set during the installation above) then click Login.
Written by Christopher Lewis on August 1, 2017.
In this series of 3 articles, we’ll be looking at how to configure VMware NSX and VMware vRealize Log Insight together so we get the best possible logging. In Part Three, we’ll be looking at how to configure the VMware NSX Edge to SYSLOG to VMware vRealize Log Insight. Configuring a VMware NSX Edge to SYSLOG to Log Insight Note: These steps assume you are not even logged into vCenter Server.
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 31, 2017.
This is one of many posts that will form part of the VCAP6-NV Deploy Exam Guide . What is an Edge Service Gateway (ESG)? An Edge Services Gateway is a virtual appliance that is responsible for both North/South traffic and various Edge services, including Load Balancing, NAT and DHCP. In this example, we will create a new ESG with two interfaces, one to connect to the transit network (Internal) and one to connect to a vDS Portgroup (Uplink).
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 31, 2017.
This is one of many posts that will form part of the VCAP6-NV Deploy Exam Guide . What is a Distributed Logical Router (DLR) ? A Distributed Logical Router (or Logical Distributed Router) is typically used to route East/West traffic between Logical Switches. In this example, we will create a new DLR with two Internal interfaces to connect the App_Tier and Data_Tier Logical Switches. FInally we’ll add an Uplink interface to connect the DLR to a “transit” logical switch.
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 31, 2017.
Skills and Abilities Objective 2.2 - Configure and Manage Layer 2 Bridging Add Layer 2 Bridging Connect Layer 2 Bridging to the appropriate distributed virtual port group Objective Prerequisites The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective: A working VMware vSphere 6.x environment. A working VMware NSX 6.x environment. The following prerequisites are for Layer 2 Bridging. An NSX logical router must be deployed in your environment. You cannot use a universal logical router to configure bridging, and you cannot add a bridge to a universal logical switch.
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 30, 2017.
Skills and Abilities Objective 5.2 - Monitor a VMware NSX Implementation Configure logging for NSX components according to a deployment plan Monitor health of networking services Monitor health and status of infrastructure components: vSphere NSX Manager Control Cluster Enable data collection for single/multiple virtual machines 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 logging for NSX components according to a deployment plan For configuring SYSLOG for the NSX Manager, see HOWTO: Configure VMware NSX and VMware vRealize Log Insight – Part Two For configuring SYSLOG for NSX Edge Appliances, see HOWTO: Configure VMware NSX and VMware vRealize Log Insight – Part Three Monitor health of networking services I’m not 100% sure what this skill is, so I have assumed its being able to know where to look for the health status of the different NSX components.
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 30, 2017.
Skills and Abilities Objective 3.1 - Configure and Manage Logical Load Balancing 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:
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 30, 2017.
Skills and Abilities Objective 2.3 - Configure and Manage Routing Deploy the appropriate NSX Edge (ESG/DLR) device according to a deployment plan. Configure centralized and distributed routing. Configure default gateway parameters. Configure static routes. Select and configure appropriate dynamic routing protocol according to a deployment plan: OSPF BGP IS-IS Configure route redistribution to support a multi-protocol environment. Objective Prerequisites The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective: A working VMware vSphere 6.
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 30, 2017.
Skills and Abilities Objective 5.3 - Configure and Manage Role Based Access Control Implement identity service support for Active Directory, NIS, and LDAP with Single Sign-On (SSO). Manage User rights: Assign roles to user accounts Change a user role Delete/disable/enable a user account 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 Implement identity service support for Active Directory, NIS, and LDAP with Single Sign-On (SSO) Configuring SSO requires that NTP is configured correctly within the VMware NSX Manager.
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 30, 2017.
Skills and Abilities Objective 8.1 - Administer and Execute calls using the VMware NSX vSphere API Construct and execute an API call using correct syntax and formatting Programmatically configure system parameters including: NSX controller syslog Modify DLR declared dead time Analyze, modify, and successfully retrieve configuration data using an existing API call. Objective Prerequisites The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective: A working VMware vSphere 6.x environment. A working VMware NSX 6.
Written by Christopher Lewis on July 30, 2017.
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- Zero2Hero - Using Aria Automation to Deploy Multiple Machines with Multiple Disks - Part 5
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