Network extension use-case of VMware HCX allows us to extend networks from one site to another thereby allowing VMs to be migrated to target site by retaining the same IP addressing and avoiding any change of IP addressing for the workloads being migrated. In my previous post about VMware HCX titled 'VMware HCX use cases … Continue reading VMware HCX – Network Extension between sites
Category: Software Defined Networking
Multi-tenancy in VMware NSX
The why? VMware NSX provides you the ability to configure multiple tenants using a single NSX Manager instance. This essentially removes the requirement to deploy multiple NSX managers in order to achieve isolation for different customers or different environments. This multi-tenancy will help in situations where there are multiple customers requiring networking and security resources … Continue reading Multi-tenancy in VMware NSX
BGP EVPN with VXLAN
Technical references: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/guide-c07-734107.html About VXLAN: VXLAN is a network virtualization technology that allows for the extension of Layer 2 networks over a Layer 3 physical infrastructure. It helps overcome the limitations of traditional VLANs, especially in large data centers. VXLAN allows much better scalability as compared to traditional VLANs with the ability to provision many … Continue reading BGP EVPN with VXLAN