NSX Federation: Provides single pane of glass for managing networking and security constructs of more than one location. Allows stretching of overlay networks between locations VM mobility between locations using the same IP address. This is possible because NSX Federation ensures same network is available across multiple locations. Recover VMs in disaster recovery location using … Continue reading NSX Federation – Peering with physical firewall cluster across two locations
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Usage of VXLAN and VXLAN traffic flow
Traditionally, VLANs / Virtual LANs have been used to segment broadcast domains. Such segmentation has been beneficial due to numerous benefits: a. Smaller broadcast domains means fewer hosts that will process broadcasts from other hosts. b. This also saves CPU and memory of all involved devices in a broadcast domain. These VLANs are nowadys being … Continue reading Usage of VXLAN and VXLAN traffic flow
SDN
SDN - BasicsGetting Started:The key idea of an SDN is to split the network forwarding function, performed by the data plane, from the network control function, performed by the control plane. This allows a simpler and more flexible network control and management, and also network virtualization. OpenFlow is the main SDN implementation.The network controller communicates with … Continue reading SDN
Nexus 1000v
Cisco Nexus 1000vI am writing this blog to mention below key components/terms/definitions related to Nexus 1000vWhat is a hypervisor?Hypervisor is a program that allows multiple OS to share single hardware hostBasic Building BlocksVSM- It is the control/management plane of 1000vVEM- Data PlaneTraffic flow with VSM and VEM:Traffic flow from VEM northbound does not go through … Continue reading Nexus 1000v
Networking & Security 