Category : NSX

Written by Christopher Lewis on July 15, 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 Two, we’ll be looking at how to configure the VMware NSX Manager to SYSLOG to VMware vRealize Log Insight.

Configuring the VMware NSX Manager to SYSLOG to Log Insight

Navigate to the VMware NSX Manager Virtual Appliance ( https://nsx-manager.fqdn ).

VMware vRealize Log Insight NSX-V HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on July 15, 2017 .

In this series of 3 articles, we’ll be looking at how to configure VMware NSX and vRealize Log Insight together so we get the best possible logging.

In Part One we’ll be looking at How to install the Content Pack for VMware NSX in VMware vRealize Log Insight.

Installing the vLI Content Pack for VMware NSX

Using your browser, navigate to the VMware vRealize Log Insight (https://vli-appliance.fqdn) page.

Enter the User name and Password and click Login.

VMware vRealize Log Insight NSX-V HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on March 6, 2017 .

Today marks the end of a journey to obtain my VCP6-NV and obtain the tri-fecta of SDDC VCPs (i.e. VCP6-DCV, VCP6-CMA and VCP6-NV).

I originally took the remote VMware NSX 6 ICM Course in December 2015 (run by the #awesome @JensSoeldner ). The course was hard going not only because it was in GMT+1 time zone but also (and mainly) because networking has always been a dark art. Jens actually managed to make it interesting!

VMware NSX-V VCP6 VCP6-NV

Written by Christopher Lewis on February 11, 2017 .

Objective Overview

Objective 3.1 - Configure and Manage NSX Integration with vRealize Automation

  • Implement machine blueprints that use:
    • External network profiles
    • Routed network profiles
    • NAT network profiles
    • Private network profiles
  • Deploy applications using a pre-configured networking model
  • Deploy applications using a fully automated networking model
  • Configure static and dynamic routing
  • Deploy an application that uses an automatically provisioned load balancer
  • Apply a security policy to elements of a multi-machine blueprint
  • Automate the application of a security policy to new machines provisioned from a blueprint

Objective Prerequisites

The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:

vRealize Automation VCAP6 VCAP6-CMA NSX-V