Category : NSX

Written by Christopher Lewis on July 30, 2017 .

Skills and Abilities Objective 1.2 - Prepare Host Clusters for Network Virtualization Prepare vSphere Distributed Switching for NSX Prepare a cluster for NSX Add/Remove Hosts from cluster Configure the appropriate teaming policy for a given implementation Configure VXLAN Transport parameters according to a deployment plan Objective Prerequisites The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective: A working VMware vSphere 6.x environment. The VMware NSX Manager has been deployed. At least one VMware NSX Controller has been deployed (if required).

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on July 30, 2017 .

When you add a host from a VMware NSX enabled cluster, the NSX VIBs are automatically installed. The process steps for adding hosts to a VMware NSX enabled cluster is the same as if you were adding a host from a standard vSphere cluster. Prerequisites This post assumes the following: The target VMware ESXi host(s) are already connected to vCenter Server. The target VMware ESxi host(s) are already connected to any relevant Distributed Switches.

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on July 30, 2017 .

When you remove a host from a VMware NSX enabled cluster, the NSX VIBs are automatically removed. The process steps for removing hosts from a VMware NSX enabled cluster is the same as if you were removing a host from a standard vSphere cluster. Remove a Host from a VMware NSX enabled Cluster Note: These steps assume you are not even logged into vCenter Server. Skip the first few steps if you are!

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on July 29, 2017 .

Skills and Abilities Objective 1.1 - Deploy VMware NSX Infrastructure components Deploy the NSX Manager virtual appliance Integrate the NSX Manager with vCenter Server Configure Single Sign On Specify a Syslog Server Implement and Configure NSX Controllers Exclude virtual machines from firewall protection according to a deployment plan Objective Prerequisites The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective: A working VMware vSphere 6.x environment. Objective Breakdown Deploy the NSX Manager virtual appliance See HOWTO: Deploy and Configure the VMware NSX Manager Virtual Appliance - Part 1 Specify a Syslog Server See HOWTO: Deploy and Configure the VMware NSX Manager Virtual Appliance - Part 2 Integrate the NSX Manager with vCenter Server (including SSO) See HOWTO: Deploy and Configure the VMware NSX Manager Virtual Appliance - Part 3 )

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on July 29, 2017 .

In this post, we’ll look at the final step of deploying the VMware NSX infrastructure, excluding VMs from the firewall protection. The default rule if DENY ALL which is due to security by design reasons but can cause all sorts of problems! VMware recommends that the following machines are excluded: vCenter Server (including Platform Services Controllers) Partner service virtual machines. Virtual machines that require promiscuous mode. The SQL server that your Windows-based vCenter uses.

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV DFW HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on July 27, 2017 .

In this post, we’ll look at how to deploy the VMware NSX Controllers in the NSX environment. Remember that the deployment of NSX Controllers are not required if the use case is just for the deployment of the Distributed Firewall (DFW). The NSX Controllers use node majority for HA, so there needs to be an odd number of them deployed. Officially, three (3) is the magic supported number, but in a homelab environment you could get away with just one.

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on July 17, 2017 .

So you have deployed and configured the VMware NSX Manager Virtual Appliance, deployed the VMware NSX Controller(s) and goto Host Preparation and click Install to prepare your hosts. Then you get an error message to say you don’t have the right license… did you forget something? Adding VMware NSX Licensing to vCenter Note: These steps assume you are not even logged into vCenter Server. Skip the first few steps if you are!

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on July 16, 2017 .

This is the third of three posts in which we look at how to deploy and configure the VMware NSX Manager. The posts will cover the following topics: Deploying the VMware NSX Manager Appliance Appliance. ( HOWTO ) Completing VMware NSX Manager Initial Configuration. ( HOWTO ) Integrating VMware NSX Manager into VMware vCenter. (THIS POST) Configuring VMware NSX Manager integration into vCenter Server Using a browser, navigate to the VMware NSX Manager Virtual Appliance (https://nsx-manager.

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on July 16, 2017 .

This is the second of three posts in which we look at how to deploy and configure the VMware NSX Manager. The posts will cover the following topics: Deploying the VMware NSX Manager Appliance Appliance. ( HOWTO ) Completing VMware NSX Manager Initial Configuration. (THIS POST) Integrating VMware NSX Manager into VMware vCenter. ( HOWTO ) VMware NSX Manager Initial Configuration Using a browser, navigate to the VMware NSX Manager Virtual Appliance (https://nsx-manager.

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on July 16, 2017 .

This is the first of three posts in which we look at how to deploy and configure the VMware NSX Manager. The posts will cover the following topics: Deploying the VMware NSX Manager Appliance. (THIS POST) Completing VMware NSX Manager Initial Configuration. ( HOWTO Integrating VMware NSX Manager into VMware vCenter. ( HOWTO ) Deploying the VMware NSX Manager Appliance Navigate to VMware vCenter Server (https://vcenter.fqdn) using your preferred web browser.

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO