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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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Cisco UCS Mini – a deep dive

In September 2014, Cisco launched the UCS Mini for what they dubbed “Edge-Scale Computing”. The UCS Mini offering is a stripped down version of the classic UCS system with Fabric Interconnects. To learn about classic UCS, click here.

In this post I will go into some details about the UCS Mini that I’ve learned over the past few months. The information here will assume you have the basic knowledge about what the UCS Mini is and what components are involved. If you need a refresher, I’ve written up a small introduction here.

Let’s dive in.

Fabric Interconnect

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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.

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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

VCIX-NV Objective 7.1 – Administer and Execute calls using the NSX vSphere API

This post is part of my VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide and goes into the possibilities and some specifics of the NSX API.

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NSX API
The NSX Platform management is an open door. Through the NSX API you can deploy and configure all the different components. The API is used by third party vendors to deliver … Read more

VCIX-NV Objective 4.2 – Monitor an NSX Implementation

This post is part of my VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide and is about monitoring.

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