Tag : HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on December 4, 2019 .

In this post we will be looking at how we can deploy vRealize Automation 8.0 using the new Easy Installer that ships with the product.

HOWTO vRealize Automation 8

Written by Christopher Lewis on November 27, 2017 .

In this post we cover VCAP6-NV Deploy - OObjective 4.1 - Configure and Manage Logical Firewall Services.

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on November 20, 2017 .

In this post we cover VCAP6-NV Deploy - Objective 6.3 - Configure and Manage Universal Logical Security Objects.

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on October 13, 2017 .

Objective 6.2 - Configure and Manage Universal Logical Network Objects

Objective Overview

  • Create/configure Universal Logical Switches
  • Create/configure Universal Distributed Logical Routers
  • Configure local egress

Objective Prerequisites

The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:

  • A working VMware vSphere 6.x environment.
  • A working VMware NSX 6.x environment configured for Cross-vCenter NSX

Objective Breakdown

Create Universal Logical Switches

This is essentially the same as the creation of NSX Logical Switches (which is covered in Objective 2.1 ) except that you connect them to the Universal Transport Zone rather than a local Transport Zone. However, we’ll cover the steps again below.

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on October 12, 2017 .

Objective 6.1 - Configure Cross vCenter VMware NSX infrastructure components

Objective Overview

  • Configure NSX manager roles (Primary, Secondary, Standalone, Transit) according to a deployment plan:
    • Assign Primary role to specified NSX Manager
    • Assign Secondary role to specified NSX Manager(s)
  • Deploy/Configure Universal Controller Cluster
  • Configure Universal segment ID pools
  • Create/Manage Universal transport zones

Objective Prerequisites

The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:

  • A working VMware vSphere 6.x environment with 2 vCenters, 2 PSC configured in ELM configuration.
  • A working VMware NSX 6.x Manager deployed to both sites.

Objective Breakdown

Assign Primary role to specified NSX Manager


  1. Using your favourite web browser, navigate to the vCenter Server login page (https://vcenter.fqdn).
  1. Enter appropriate User name and Password and click Login.
  1. Click Networking and Security.
  1. Click Installation.
  1. Select the NSX Manager that you wish to promote to Primary.
  1. Click Action and then select Assign Primary Role.
  1. Click Yes to Assign Primary Role.

Assign Secondary role to specified NSX Manager(s)


  1. Using your favourite web browser, navigate to the vCenter Server login page (https://vcenter.fqdn).
  1. Enter appropriate User name and Password and click Login.
  1. Click Networking and Security.
  1. Click Installation.
  1. Select the Primary NSX Manager and click Actions.
  1. Click Add Secondary NSX Manager.
  1. Select the appropriate NSX Manager from the dropdown, enter the User Name and Password, then click OK.
  1. Click Yes.

Deploy/Configure Universal Controller Cluster

Within Cross vCenter VMware NSX, there can be only one Controller Cluster, which is configured against the Primary NSX Manager and is known as the Universal Controller Cluster.

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on September 11, 2017 .

Finally I have completed the tri-fecta of VCIX6 certification by adding the VCIX6-NV to the list!

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on September 7, 2017 .

In this post we cover VCAP6-NV Deploy - Objective 4.2 - Configure and Manage Service Composer.

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on September 7, 2017 .

This is one of many posts that will form part of the VCAP6-NV Deploy Exam Guide . In this post, we will cover how to configure VMware NSX-V Security Tags.

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on September 6, 2017 .

This is one of many posts that will form part of the VCAP6-NV Deploy Exam Guide . In this post, we will cover how to generate self-signed certificates in VMware NSX-V.

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO

Written by Christopher Lewis on August 6, 2017 .

On Friday I took the VCAP6-NV Deploy exam. I did not manage to get a passing score this time, but that wont stop me from studying some more and taking it again. You only truly fail when you give up!

VMware NSX-V VCAP6-NV VCIX6-NV HOWTO