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VMware NSX Fundamentals: Deploying NSX Manager
In this article I will show how to deploy VMware NSX Appliance. Log in to the vSphere Web Client. Right click on Datacenter and Deploy OVF Template. Click Local File and select OVA file. Check "Accept...
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VMware NSX configuration error - No route to host
During basic configuration of NSX appliance I faced an error (ConnectionException.java.not.NoRouteToHostException: No route to host): As you can see on the above picture, the error happened during...
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Passed VCP Network Virtualization (VCP-NV)!
Recently I focus on Network Virtualization and I decided to take VCP-NV exam. Fortunately I passed! As VMware says: The VCP-NV certification validates ability to install, configure, and administer NSX...
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How to upgrade NSX 6.x? Part1 - upgrading NSX Manager.
Few months ago I deployed NSX Manager 6.0.5 in my lab and it's time to upgrade it 😉 (I didn't upgrade it earlier because I was preparing to VCIX-NV exam that is based on NSX 6.0.x). This post covers an...
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How to upgrade NSX 6.x? Part 2 - update Clusters.
After upgrading NSX Manager to version 6.1.2, you must update the appropriate clusters in your environment. During this process, each host in the cluster receives a software update and is then...
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What's new in VMware NSX 6.2?
Some days ago VMware released NSX 6.2. NSX 6.2 + vSphere 6.0 support Cross vCenter NSX. It means that you can deploy logical switches (LS), distributed logical routers (DLR) and distributed firewalls...
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VMware NSX 6.2 features: Cross-vCenter Networking and Security.
In August, VMware released NSX 6.2 with some new features. One of them is Cross-vCenter Networking and Security that I would like to discuss. In this post you can find the following info: Overview of...
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VMware NSX for vSphere - basics: components and services overview.
As a settler in the SDDC world I can't miss a key product in the software-defined data center - VMware NSX NSX allows creating, deleting or restoring software-based virtual networks. I'm impressed how...
View ArticleVMware NSX 6.2.3 is out - default license for vShield Endpoint.
VMware released NSX 6.2.3. It introduced a long awaited feature - at least for me and my customers 🙂 NSX 6.2.3 has default license "NSX for vShield Endpoint" which enables use of NSX for deploying and...
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VMware NSX Endpoint - preparing for antivirus protection
As I already mentioned, since NSX 6.2.3, all vSphere customers with Essential Plus or higher can use NSX Edpoint for antivirus offloaded protection. When you deploy NSX Manager and register it to...
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FTF 003: VMware NSX - Hosts with Error status
A couple of days ago I had a small problem with NSX and firewall rules that did not work properly. During checking NSX Status via Web Client I found - Error status on Distributed Firewall (DFW) status...
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What's new and how to one click upgrade to NSX 6.4.x ?
This month VMware released NSX 6.4.0. This version provides many features, improvements and bug fixes. What's new in NSX 6.4.0? Following Release Notes we can find some interesting features and...
View ArticleFTF 004: VMware NSX - The Upgrade Version operation failed
Recently during updating one of NSX environment from version 6.3.3 to 6.3.5 I faced the following error: The Upgrade Version operation failed for the entity with the following message....
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FTF 006: VMware NSX and not prepared or not licensed clusters
Today my customer contacted me that they had problems with connectivity between two VMs connected to the same port group based on VXLAN. Quick tests done during call confirmed that there was a problem...
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FTF 007: How to change ESXi hostname when NSX is configured on a cluster?
Some weeks ago my customer wanted to change ESXi hostnames. This is not difficult and can be done without VM downtime using the below steps: Place ESXi host into maintenance mode Remove the host from...
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FTF 008: How to enumerate change NSX Logical Switch VNI?
Recently I needed to prepare a procedure to reconfigure NSX environments and one of the tasks was changing NSX Logical Switch VNI (VXLAN Network Identifier). When you create a new Logical Switch, NSX...
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FTF 009: Cross-vCenter NSX - reorganizing
Recently I have had a task to reorganize NSX Cross vCenter domains - Primary and Secondary environments. My customer had eight vCenter with NSX - four pairs of Primary and Secondary. As you probably...
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VMware NSX Fundamentals: Deploying NSX Manager
In this article I will show how to deploy VMware NSX Appliance. Log in to the vSphere Web Client. Right click on Datacenter and Deploy OVF Template. Click Local File and select OVA file. Check "Accept...
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VMware NSX configuration error - No route to host
During basic configuration of NSX appliance I faced an error (ConnectionException.java.not.NoRouteToHostException: No route to host): As you can see on the above picture, the error happened during...
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Passed VCP Network Virtualization (VCP-NV)!
Recently I focus on Network Virtualization and I decided to take VCP-NV exam. Fortunately I passed! As VMware says: The VCP-NV certification validates ability to install, configure, and administer NSX...
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