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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

This post is part of my VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide and covers the explanation and management of Transport Zones within NSX.

Documentation

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

Index

• Create Transport Zones
• Configure the control plane mode for a Transport Zone
• Add clusters to Transport Zones
• Remove clusters from Transport Zones

What is the Transport Zone?
The Transport Zone is the heart of the VXLAN network. It is the network where the Logical Switches (previously known as portgroups) send their data traffic. It is the network where the ESXi nodes create tunnels between themselves for … Read more

This post is part of my VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide and covers the upgrade process from vCloud Networking and Security to the NSX Suite.

Documentation

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

Index

• Upgrade vShield Manager 5.5 to NSX Manager 6.x
• Upgrade NSX Manager 6.0 to NSX Manager 6.0.x
• Upgrade Virtual Wires to Logical Switches
• Upgrade vShield App to NSX Firewall
• Upgrade vShield 5.5 to NSX Edge 6.x
• Upgrade vShield Endpoint 5.x to vShield Endpoint 6.x
• Upgrade to NSX Data Security

Content
 

Upgrade vShield Manager 5.5 to NSX Manager 6.x

Requirements:

• vCenter 5.5+
• vShield Data

This post is part of my VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide. Topics are taken from the blueprint and reordered a bit to make the installation flow make sense.

Documentation

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

Index

• Deploy the NSX Manager virtual appliance
• Integrate the NSX Manager with vCenter Server
• Implement and Configure NSX Controllers
• Prepare Host Clusters for Network Virtualisation
• Implement NSX Edge Services Gateway devices
• Implement Logical Routers
• Deploy vShield Endpoints
• Implement Data Security
• Create IP Pools

Content
 

Deploy the NSX Manager virtual appliance

Requirements:

• Working vSphere 5.5 environment (vCenter appliance, ESXi, Management