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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

January 6, 2015 / Martijn / 5 Comments

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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Deploy and successfully authenticate an REST API client
Construct and execute an API call using correct syntax and formatting
Analyze, modify, and successfully retrieve configuration data using an existing API call

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

December 29, 2014 / Martijn / 0 Comments

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

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Configure and manage centralised logging for the NSX Manager and NSX Edge devices
Create/Edit/Delete a Service Monitor
Monitor and analyse networking and security metrics with vCenter Operations Manager
Monitor security policies with Activity Monitoring and ensure they are being enforced correctly
Monitor and analyse traffic to and from protected virtual machines with Flow Monitoring
Monitor statistics, counters and health of networking services
Monitor health and status of infrastructure components, such as vSphere, NSX Manager, and Control

VCIX-NV Objective 5.2 – Troubleshoot Common NSX Component Issues

December 27, 2014 / Martijn / 0 Comments

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

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Troubleshoot NSX Manager services
Troubleshoot NSX Controller cluster status, roles and connectivity
Troubleshoot active NSX Controller connections
Troubleshoot Logical Switch transport zone and NSX Edge mappings
Troubleshoot Logical Router interface and route mappings
Troubleshoot VXLAN and Logical Router mapping tables
Troubleshoot L2 Bridge learned MAC addresses
Troubleshoot distributed and edge firewall implementations

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Troubleshoot NSX Manager services

If you’re having trouble with provisioning NSX services, it’d be … Read more

VCIX-NV Objective 5.1 – Troubleshoot Common NSX Installation/Configuration Issues

December 20, 2014 / Martijn / 0 Comments

This post is part of my VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide and covers troubleshooting common installation and configuration issues.

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Troubleshoot port assignments in an NSX implementation
Troubleshoot lookup service configuration
Troubleshoot vCenter Server integration
Troubleshoot licensing issues
Troubleshoot permissions issues
Troubleshoot host preparation issues
Troubleshoot IP pool issues

Troubleshooting NSX installation
Order of operations with a NSX installation is important. If you skip a step or forget to fulfil a prerequisite, you will have issues in completing the installation in peaceful harmony. This page lists some of the most common … Read more

VMware VCIX-NV Exam Experience

December 10, 2014 / Martijn / 3 Comments

When VMware brought NSX to market, I was instantly hooked on the technology, being a hybrid engineer in networking and virtualisation. I took every bit of information that was there to educate myself on NSX. When VMware launched the NSX education track (VCP-NV, VCIX-NV, VCDX-NV), I started preparing to test myself on NSX. After passing the VCP-NV in October, I started to prepare for VCIX-NV.

Important to note is that the VCIX-NV exam is based on the NSX for vSphere edition, NSX for Multi-Hypervisors doesn’t make an appearance. As VCIX-NV is an exam where you actually have to do configuration … Read more

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

VCIX-NV Objective 5.4 – Troubleshoot Common Services Issues

Troubleshoot NSX Management Services issues

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

VCIX-NV Objective 4.2 – Monitor an NSX Implementation

VCIX-NV Objective 5.2 – Troubleshoot Common NSX Component Issues

Troubleshoot NSX Manager services

VCIX-NV Objective 5.1 – Troubleshoot Common NSX Installation/Configuration Issues

VMware VCIX-NV Exam Experience


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