Multiple VDS' for Overlay on compute hosts This use case is also referenced in NSX-T Reference Design Guide which mentions that starting with NSX 3.1, a host can have virtual switches part of different overlay transport zones and the TEPs on each virtual switch can be on different VLAN/IP subnets (still, all the TEPs … Continue reading Multiple VDS’ on host for Overlay on compute hosts
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NSX-T Federation Stretched T0 gateway Active-Active with locations Primary & Secondary – OSPF in physical network
I have covered a couple of NSX-T Federation blogs earlier. In this blog, we will setup OSPF in the underlay network as opposed to BGP. And we will setup stretched T0 Gateway with Active-Active HA mode. We will be using additional redistribution control from NSX end to ensure traffic ingresses/egresses via physical gateway in one … Continue reading NSX-T Federation Stretched T0 gateway Active-Active with locations Primary & Secondary – OSPF in physical network
nsx-t federation stretched t0 gateway active & standby with locations primary & secondary
NSX-T Federation provides networking and security across multiple locations. With NSX Federation, you can manage multiple NSX-T Data Center environments with a single pane of glass view, create gateways and segments that span one or more locations, and configure and enforce firewall rules consistently across locations. NSX segments (overlay networks) can span multiple locations. Span of NSX segment … Continue reading nsx-t federation stretched t0 gateway active & standby with locations primary & secondary
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
Federation in NSX-T
NSX-T Federation With the release of VMware NSX-T 3.0, there is now support for Federation in NSX-T With Federation: - You are able to scale NSX-T deployments by having NSX-T Manager cluster at each location, NSX-T manager at each location can possibly integrate with multiple vcenters present locally. - Each location has Local NSX-T Manager … Continue reading Federation in NSX-T
Load Balancing in NSX-T
Load Balancing in NSX T Reference: NSX T 2.5 Installation Guide NSX T 2.5 Admin Guide This post covers the configuration required to use load balancer which is a native feature in NSX-T. Pre requisites before configuring load balancer: 1. NSX T Manager Cluster should be deployed 2. Transport zones should be defined. 3. Uplink … Continue reading Load Balancing in NSX-T
Connecting NSX-T Tier 0 Gateway to another Tier 0 Gateway
Connecting NSX-T Tier 0 Gateway to another Tier 0 Gateway Reference : NSX-T Design Guide A Tier 0 Gateway is typically required to connect to the physical network. A Tier 1 Gateway in NSX-T does not connect to the physical network directly. Segments to which workloads are attached are connected to Tier 1 Gateways. Tier … Continue reading Connecting NSX-T Tier 0 Gateway to another Tier 0 Gateway
NSX-T Layer 2 Bridging
Layer 2 Bridging One important use case of layer 2 bridging is migration of physical to virtual machines. Here the same IP subnet is split between virtual machines backed by overlay network and physical machines backed by VLAN backed distributed port group. There will be times when certain physical machines cannot leverage virtualization. Layer 2 … Continue reading NSX-T Layer 2 Bridging
NSX-T 2.4 Edge Transport Node Installation
NSX-T 2.4 Edge Transport Node Installation In this lab, I am going to install NSX-T Edge Transport Nodes as VMs NSX-T Edge Node VMs could be of VM form factor or could be baremetal. Edge Node VM connectivity using a DVS The above diagram shows that the vnics of Edge Transport Node VMs are mapped … Continue reading NSX-T 2.4 Edge Transport Node Installation
NSX-T 2.4 Manager and Controllers Installation
NSX-T 2.4 Manager and Controllers Installation Resources: NSX-T Data Center Installation Guide https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T-Data-Center/2.4/installation/GUID-3E0C4CEC-D593-4395-84C4-150CD6285963.html You need to go through the NSX-T Data Center Installation guide. https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T-Data-Center/2.4/installation/GUID-3E0C4CEC-D593-4395-84C4-150CD6285963.html The first thing to do while installing NSX-T 2.4 unified appliance is to download the appropriate OVF file from VMware portal. Next, verify the checksum and make sure the file … Continue reading NSX-T 2.4 Manager and Controllers Installation
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