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
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NSX Federation – Peering with physical firewall cluster across two locations
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
NSX-T VRF Gateway use-case and Traffic Flows
Similar to routers with VRF lite feature, NSX Tier 0 Gateway supports VRF gateway feature which allows multiple VRF gateways to exist under the parent Tier 0 Gateway. Based on the VMware configmax portal, NSX version 4.1.2 supports up to 100 VRF gateways per edge node. VRF gateways in NSX save CPU, memory and storage … Continue reading NSX-T VRF Gateway use-case and Traffic Flows
NSX-V to NSX-T Migration using Layer 2 Bridging
NSX-V to NSX-T Migration using Layer 2 Bridging This blog will explore how we can migrate workloads which are on hosts prepared for NSX-V to hosts prepared for NSX-T using NSX-T Layer 2 Bridging. Cluster Setup In the lab setup, four hosts ESXi 1 up to 4 are prepared for NSX-T and the remaining … Continue reading NSX-V to NSX-T Migration using Layer 2 Bridging
NSX Edge Load Balancer – One Arm Mode
In the topology above, NSX edge load balancer is deployed in one arm mode. NSX edge load balancer has a single layer 3 interface which is connected to Distributed Logical Router via a logical switch. This logical switch is dedicated for Load Balancing Tier. There is also a Web Tier hosting web servers and these … Continue reading NSX Edge Load Balancer – One Arm Mode
OSPF Routing Protocol in NSX
OSPF NSX The above topology illustrates OSPF Totally NSSA setup in NSX domain. Distributed logical router is handling east-west traffic within the data center while the edges E1 and E2 are handling north-south traffic. Edges E1 and E2 are configured in ECMP mode which allows more bandwidth to flow … Continue reading OSPF Routing Protocol in NSX
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