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The (Un)Official VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide

If you’ve been here before, you most likely know about my VMware VCIX-NV series. I blogged my way through the VCIX-NV exam and got some good feedback from people who were also studying for VCIX-NV. I completed the objectives list a while back, but one thing remained: a compiled PDF with all content.

It took a while, but after a lot of text formatting, fighting with Microsoft Word and adding a bunch of new stuff, I ended up with a total of 245 pages which make up the first edition of The (Un)Official VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide. This guide … Read more

VMware NSX-v Configuration Maximums

VMware usually publishes a Configuration Maximums paper on their products. NSX has quite a bit of specifics that have a limit, but there is not an official configuration maximums paper yet. I hope there will be one soon, but for now I’ve compiled a list of findings from my travels on the interweb.

Most of the figures on NSX 6.1 are confirmed by a paper from PSO, others are from the documentation and real life limits.

Description NSX 6.0 NSX 6.1
Relations
vCenters 1 1
DRS Clusters 12 12
NSX Controllers 3 3
Hosts per cluster 32 32
Hosts per
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Installing VMware vGPU on vSphere 6.0

vGPU

vGPU is a concept where an user of a virtual desktop can utilise the power of a GPU for running rich 3D applications, such as AutoCAD or other drawing applications, rendering or just watching full HD youtube. In this concept, the virtual desktop gets a direct or shared line to the GPU for 3D processing on any device.

NVIDIA vGPU Profiles

NVIDIA is the catalyst behind this technology and the hypervisor layer has to support this for you to be able to take advantage of this powerful tech. Citrix has been supporting this for a while, Microsoft has RemoteFX, but VMware … Read more

VMware Certification Changes

When vSphere 6.0 was announced with all its shiny awesome features yesterday, which took the (well deserved) spotlight. There was another announcement that deserves some kind of a spotlight; a new certification system.

VMware has replaced the VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) with the VMware Certified Implementation Expert (VCIX), which was already in place for Network Virtualization (NSX for vSphere). Like the VCAP certification, VCIX will have an exam focussed on administration and an exam focussed on design. Having a VCIX will be a requirement for getting to VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX).

Here’s an overview of the new system:… Read more

VCIX-NV Objective 5.3 – Troubleshoot Common Connectivity Issues

This post is part of my VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide and covers some troubleshooting tips for common NSX connectivity issues.

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Troubleshoot virtual machine connectivity to Logical Switches

I’m not really sure what VMware means with this subject. There are several things can can fall under this, like VXLAN connectivity preventing the virtual machine from going across the logical switch. We’ll cover this in other topics.… Read more

VCIX-NV Objective 7.2 – Manage and Report on an NSX Environment using the NSX Command Line Interface

This post is part of my VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide and details the possibilities to use the command line interface on all sections of NSX.

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VCIX-NV Objective 5.4 – Troubleshoot Common Services Issues

This post is part of my VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide and covers some troubleshooting tips for common NSX services issues.

Documentation

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Troubleshoot NSX Management Services issues

If you’re having trouble with provisioning NSX services, it’d be wise to check the NSX Manager and it’s services. Login to your NSX Manager to check the status page:… Read more

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