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This post is part of my VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide and is about the relation between a VXLAN and a VLAN and the bridge between the two.

Documentation

• NSX Installation and Upgrade Guide
• NSX Administration Guide
• NSX Command Line Interface Reference

Index

• Add Layer 2 Bridging
• Connect Layer 2 Bridging to the appropriate distributed virtual port group

Layer-2 Bridging
When you’re talking about Logical Switches, you’re talking about a VXLAN network. VXLAN packets and routing are handled by VTEPs, which are usually ESXi hosts or Top-of-Rack switches. The network packets are inherently different then regular VLAN network packets and … Read more

This post is part of my VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide and covers VXLAN, the backbone of the NSX network. It’s not that much ground to cover, but you should have a very good understanding of how VXLAN is used, how it is built and most importantly, which requirements it has.

Documentation

• NSX Installation and Upgrade Guide
• NSX Administration Guide
• NSX Command Line Interface Reference

Index

• Prepare a cluster for VXLAN
• Configure VXLAN transport zone parameters
• Configure the appropriate teaming policy for a given implementation

VXLAN
VXLAN (or Virtual eXtensible LAN) is a widely support technology to create logically separated … Read more

This post is part of my VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide and covers the Logical Switches in NSX.

Documentation

• NSX Installation and Upgrade Guide
• NSX Administration Guide
• NSX Command Line Interface Reference

Index

• Create/Delete Logical Switches
• Assign and configure IP addresses
• Connect a Logical Switch to an NSX Edge
• Deploy services on a Logical Switch
• Connect/Disconnect virtual machines to/from a Logical Switch
• Test Logical Switch connectivity

What is a Logical Switch?
In previous versions of vSphere, you had two networking options for virtual machines, which were a portgroup on a standard vSwitch or a portgroup on a Distributed vSwitch. These … Read more