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VMware NSX 6.3 is here!

February 2, 2017 / Martijn / 0 Comments

NSX 6.3 has just been made generally available and it’s a humongous one. The changes in this new version reflect a new maturation phase in which NSX is now in. Here are my top picks, for the entire list of changes go here.

Controller Disconnect Operation (CDO) Mode

The control plane and data plane in SDN are inherently separated from each other. The control plane can be shut down without affecting the data plane, at least, affecting it immediately. Once the control plane is down, no changes can be made and the data plane operators (in NSXs case, the … Read more

Using VMware NSX to get IPv6 connectivity at home

December 18, 2016 / Martijn / 0 Comments

IPv6 is here and IPv4 is definitely running out of time. Here in the Netherlands, the consumer internet providers have been “working on it” for years. I’ve been lobbying for IPv6 connectivity for years, without much luck. After a time of experimenting with IPv6-over-IPv4 tunnels and Teredo, I basically gave up on those technologies due to various reasons; high latency, complexity & subnet reputation (a lot of shady stuff was going on those free IPv6 subnets).

Recently, I finalized my IPv6 implementation in my hosted environment (couple of websites, other apps/databases), which also contains a NSX testlab. Considering … Read more

PowerCLI for OS X & Linux Fling

October 19, 2016 / Martijn / 0 Comments

Just before all the buzz started from VMworld (such as the vSphere 6.5 release), the VMware fling team dropped a huge release. The first version of PowerCLI for OS X and Linux is available!

PowerCLI – Current State

While this is a fling, a lot of work has gone into making the proper cmdlets available for your everyday vSphere management duties. But there’s still a lot of work to be done. The comparison table between the PowerCLI version for Windows and the fling that has just been released is below:

This is the beginning of an awesome cross-platform experience for … Read more

VMware Validated Design for SDDC 3.0 Released

September 30, 2016 / Martijn / 0 Comments

The VMware Validated Designs (VVD) is a set of documentation that is maintained by VMware to provide a holistic and standardised datacenter designs that span across compute, storage, networking and management platforms. It’s basically a blueprint on how to implement and operate a SDDC-based private cloud.

Each VVD documentation set contains a Solution Overview, a Reference Architecture, a Design Guide and a set of Operational Guides and tools that includes best practices on how to plan, deploy and operate your SDDC. Here’s what’s new:

Flexible Deployment with Distributed Management and Workload Architecture

With the release of the VVD … Read more

VMware NSX 6.2.3 – SSL VPN Behaviour Change

July 11, 2016 / Martijn / 0 Comments

NSX 6.2.3 was released a few weeks ago and brought a bunch of new stuff and fixes. I came across an undocumented change not mentioned in the release notes, which caused me some head ache, this post describes that change.

The NSX Edge Services Gateway can provide you with a SSL-VPN solution, making it possible for road-warriors to connect to the secured virtual network or make it possible for developers to connect to duplicate development environments. The SSL-VPN client is a lightweight and easy to use VPN client and you can set all kinds of policies as the VPN … Read more

Removing the VMware NSX Solution from vCenter

July 5, 2016 / Martijn / 0 Comments

If you want to remove VMware NSX from your vSphere environment, it’s as simple as reversing the installation steps (remove logical network configuration, remove NSX Service VMs, remove the NSX VIBs from the ESXi hosts and remove the NSX Manager). NSX is completely managed through the vSphere Web Client connecting to your vCenter. After you have reversed the installation steps, you are left with the NSX solution inside the vSphere Web Client.

Removing the NSX Solution from vCenter

Inside vCenter there’s the Managed Object Browser (MOB), which has access to all objects in the vCenter system and you can … Read more

VMware NSX 6.2.3 released

June 10, 2016 / Martijn / 0 Comments

VMware NSX 6.2.3 was released today and it’s a good one! There’s a lot of improvements and some new stuff in there, it’s a hell of a maturing release. Below are a few highlights.

NSX for vShield Endpoint license

There’s a default license generated when you install NSX now, and it defaults on the NSX for vShield Endpoint license. This means you can by default (and without cost) manage anti-virus offloading functionality. This is one step closer to a vShield replacement and an open download.

NSX Hardware Layer 2 Gateway Integration

This has been in the works for a while … Read more

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