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The (Un)Official VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide

April 6, 2015 / Martijn / 0 Comments

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

VCIX-NV Objective 5.3 – Troubleshoot Common Connectivity Issues

January 31, 2015 / Martijn / 0 Comments

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
Troubleshoot dynamic routing protocols
Troubleshoot Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Troubleshoot VXLAN, VTEP, and VNI configuration and connectivity

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

January 20, 2015 / Martijn / 0 Comments

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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Manage and report on an NSX installation status using ESXi Command Line Interface (CLI) commands
Manage and report on an NSX Infrastructure using NSX Manager, NSX Controller, and ESXi CLI commands
Manage and report on a Logical Switch using NSX Controller and ESXi CLI commands
Manage and report on a Logical Router NSX Controller, NSX Edge, and ESXi CLI commands
Manage and report on a

VCIX-NV Objective 5.4 – Troubleshoot Common Services Issues

January 17, 2015 / Martijn / 0 Comments

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
Troubleshoot Service creation/deletion issues
Troubleshoot Service Group creation/deletion issues
Troubleshoot DHCP service issues
Troubleshoot DNS service issues
Troubleshoot Network Address Translation (NAT) service issues
Troubleshoot Logical Load Balancer implementation issues

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

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.

Documentation

Index

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

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The (Un)Official VMware VCIX-NV Study Guide

VCIX-NV Objective 5.3 – Troubleshoot Common Connectivity Issues

Troubleshoot virtual machine connectivity to Logical Switches

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


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