Lab notes: Upgrading vSphere 6.0 and NSX 6.2 to vSphere 6.5a and NSX 6.3
I’ve been holding off upgrading my lab to vSphere 6.5 because NSX 6.2.x doesn’t support it. With the release of NSX 6.3 and vSphere 6.5a, I can now upgrade. The sequence of the upgrade is slightly...
View ArticleGetting started with vRealize Log Insight 4.3 for vRealize Automation 7
In this humble consultant’s opinion, Log Insight is one of the most useful tools in the administrator’s tool belt for troubleshooting vRealize Automation. I have lost count of the number of times I’ve...
View ArticleThe next big thing…
Just under two months ago I left my role at Xtravirt and started life as a contractor. At that point I was content to live the contractor life for a year or so and see what opportunities came along. I...
View ArticleSam’s #VMworld 2017: Before I go…
Posts in this seriesLooking forward to #VMworld EMEA 2017Sam's #VMworld 2017: Before I go...Simon's #VMworld 2017: Sunday and MondaySam's #VMworld 2017: vSAN Specialist and VMware {Code} HackathonSam's...
View ArticleSam’s #VMworld 2017: Intro to NSX-T Architecture #NET1510BE and NSX-T and...
Posts in this seriesLooking forward to #VMworld EMEA 2017Sam's #VMworld 2017: Before I go...Simon's #VMworld 2017: Sunday and MondaySam's #VMworld 2017: vSAN Specialist and VMware {Code} HackathonSam's...
View ArticleSam’s #VMworld 2017: Network and Security keynote and NSX-T Architecture Deep...
Posts in this seriesLooking forward to #VMworld EMEA 2017Sam's #VMworld 2017: Before I go...Simon's #VMworld 2017: Sunday and MondaySam's #VMworld 2017: vSAN Specialist and VMware {Code} HackathonSam's...
View ArticleNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying NSX Manager
Posts in this seriesNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying NSX ManagerNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller ClusterNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host PreparationNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute...
View ArticleNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller Cluster
Posts in this seriesNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying NSX ManagerNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller ClusterNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host PreparationNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute...
View ArticleNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host Preparation
Posts in this seriesNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying NSX ManagerNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller ClusterNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host PreparationNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute...
View ArticleNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute Manager and Preparing Hosts
Posts in this seriesNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying NSX ManagerNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller ClusterNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host PreparationNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute...
View ArticleNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Edge Installation
Posts in this seriesNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying NSX ManagerNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller ClusterNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host PreparationNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute...
View ArticleNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Transport Zones and Transport Nodes
Posts in this seriesNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying NSX ManagerNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller ClusterNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host PreparationNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute...
View ArticleIntroduction to NSX APIs – vBrownBag
Last Tuesday I had the privilege of presenting an introduction to the NSX APIs on vBrownBag EMEA – you can view the recording below or on vBrownBag’s youtube channel. During the presentation I showed a...
View ArticleNST-T 2.0 Lab Build: Logical Router Configuration
Posts in this seriesNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying NSX ManagerNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller ClusterNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host PreparationNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute...
View ArticleNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Upgrading to NSX-T 2.1
Posts in this seriesNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying NSX ManagerNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller ClusterNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host PreparationNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute...
View ArticlevRealize Automation 7.3 and NSX – Micro-segmentation strategies
vRealize Automation and NSX integration has introduced the ability to deploy multi-tiered applications with network services included. The current integration also enables a method to deploy...
View ArticleNSX 6.x Network Communications Diagram
There are a few NSX Communications network diagrams floating around, but none have really displayed the info in a way I found to be clear or complete enough. To that end, I have been working on a...
View ArticleThree Tier App for vRealize Automation
One question I’m asked quite a lot is what I use for a 3-tier application when I’m testing things like NSX micro-segmentation with vRealize Automation. The simple answer is that I used to make...
View ArticlevRealize Lifecycle Manager 1.2 VC data collection fails when NSX-T...
When vRealize Lifecycle Manager 1.2 was released recently, I was keen to get it installed in my lab, since I maintain several vRealize Automation deployments for development and testing, as well as...
View ArticleUpgrading PKS with NSX-T from 1.0.x to 1.1
Yesterday, Pivotal Container Service 1.1 dropped and, as it’s something I’ve been actively learning in my lab, I wanted to jump on the upgrade straight away. PKS with NSX-T is a really hot topic right...
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