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What’s new in NSX Migration for VMware Cloud Director 1.2
As most of you are aware by now, VMware announced the sunsetting of NSX for vSphere (NSX-V), and the current end of general support is targeted for January 2022, while the end of technical guidance will be in January 2023. It is important that Cloud Providers migrate from NSX-V to NSX-T as soon as possible. As…
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How to Change VMware NSX-T Manager IP Address
There is often the situation where you need to change the IP addresses of your NSX-T Managers. For example, you might be changing your IP schema as I am doing currently in my home lab. NSX-T does not have a field to change the IP address of it’s NSX Managers, but you will need to…
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Installation of NSX 6.4 VIB on ESXi 6.7 host failed
I have often got to interact with customers who had an issue getting the NSX VIB installed on their ESXi host. Most of the time, it is a tedious configuration issue or a step that they have forgotten. I have hit a similar issue today in my lab with me missing a simple step and wanted…
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How to combat WannaCry Ransomware attack with VMware NSX
If you have not heard about the WannaCry Ransomware attacks lately, you need to get your head out of the sand for a bit longer. It sounds like this new Ransomware which take over the victom machine and encrypt their files and ask for a Bitcoin payment to give control back over their machine is…
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Integrating VMware NSX 6.3 with vRealize Automation 7.2
There is many reasons why you would want to integrated your vRA with NSX including on demand networking and security. If you have found this page, you probably had already figured out your reason, so I am not going to spend much time on that. Let’s get to how to do it! In order to…
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My VMworld 2017 VVD – NFV – SDN session
It’s that time of the year, where it is your chance to vote for the sessions you would like to see at VMworld. This year, I have submitted six VMworld Sessions focusing on VMware Validated Design (VVD), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Software Defined Networking (SDN). I hope you find few you will like and vote…
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Migrating Nexus 1000v to vDS in vRA environment
As VMware Distributed Switch has come a long way since it was first introduced in VMware vSphere 4.0. In vSphere 6.0, the Distributed Switch has became as rich on features and functionality as the Nexus 1000v at much lower complexity. While Nexus 1000v requires you to install/maintain an extra appliance(s) and VIB to use it’s features,…
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Kemp Technologies VLM-5000 load balancer review
A nice part of being vExpert is that different vendors reach out to you to try their products and you’re able to get an NFR licenses on cool technologies in return. Recently, I had the opportunity to try Kemp Technologies’ Virtual LoadMaster (VLM) 5000 application load balancer. I was originally skeptical as there are many…
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How to use vCAC new NetworkProfileName Custom Properties
Before the release of vCloud Automation Center 6.1.1, it was common to combine the use of the two below custom properties to assign a particular virtual machine to a particular portgroup/Network Path and a particular network profile: VirtualMachine.NetworkN.Name: This custom property is used to put the virtual machine network adapter N, on the portgroup name…
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Restarting vCloud Network & Security Manager Web Service
Some time it happen that your vCloud Networking & Security Manager (vShield Manager) stop behaving & you want to restart it. One of the scenarios where you might need this if it stop synchronizing properly with vCenter or vCloud Director. The good news is most of these problems were resolved with the latest release of…
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vShield Manager is not synched with vCenter Server after you disconnect and reconnect the vShield Manager vNic
I had the problem where every now and then powering on vAPPs that utilize vShield fails and it reports that it failed because it could not create the required port group. This used to drive me crazy, especially the way I have found out to fix it was to reboot the vCloud Networking & Security…
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VIB module for agent is not installed on host (vShield-VXLAN-service)
While delivering a vCloud engagement to one of our enterprise customers using the latest vCloud Director 5.1.2 and vCloud Networking & Security 5.1.2a, my VXLAN configuration where failing at the stage where its preparing the hosts. I followed the same steps I have used for other customers and in my lab with previous versions, which…
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Changing vCloud Networking & Security Console Password
While Changing the vCloud Networking & Security or vShield Manager Web Interface password is well documented at: Hardening vCloud Networking and Security 5.1.x virtual appliances, changing the console password of vCloud Network & Security or vShield Manager does not seems to be as well documented. Actually I have read in few places that its not…
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vCloud Networking & Security 5.1.1 create dvPort Groups, but fails to create vmknic interfaces
While installing vCloud Director 5.1 in my home lab, I have faced an odd problem while configuring vCloud Networking and Security 5.1.1 for VXLANs. If you follow VMware Configuration guides for VXLAN or any of the many articles on configuring vCloud Director/vCloud Networking & Security 5.1.1 for VXLAN, it will always mention that as soon…
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VXLAN Concept Simplified
While VXLAN seems to be the next revolutionary and world changing network technology out there, all the marketing hypes around it makes too confusing for the rest of us. When VXLANs first came out, I have decided to learn more about it. While there was tons of materials about it online, the more I read…