Reading Time: 4 minutes Knowledge increases by sharing it… As the title alludes, “NSX-T Management Cluster Deployment” is yet another topic split in two parts for easier understanding and context: NSX-T Management Cluster Deployment: Part 1 – discusses the general requirements which are common across the deployment options discussed in
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NSX-T Management Cluster: Benefits, Roles, CCP Sharding and failure handling
Reading Time: 2 minutes Knowledge increases by sharing it… In versions prior to NSX-T v2.4, four appliances were deployed based on roles i.e. one management appliance and three controller appliances, that were to be managed for NSX. From v2.4 – The NSX manager, NSX policy and NSX controller role were
NSX-T Architecture (Revamped): Part 2
Reading Time: 3 minutes Knowledge increases by sharing it… NSX-T v2.4 and later VMware introduced an architectural change that simplified the overall management, installation and upgrades; brought high availability, scalability along with flexible deployment options. I opted to split the new architecture into two parts, for easier understanding: NSX-T Architecture
NSX-T Architecture (Revamped): Part 1
Reading Time: 5 minutes Knowledge increases by sharing it… It’s been a while since I talked about the NSX-T architecture in my previous blog here, which unfortunately is now only applicable to NSX-T v2.3 and earlier. Fortunately, with NSX-T v2.4 and later, VMware introduced an architectural change that simplified the
Quick Tip: How to get the NSX-T Manager’s Thumbprint and Node UUID
Reading Time: < 1 minute Knowledge increases by sharing it… For various reasons you may need to get the NSX-T Manager’s thumbprint and Node UUID, e.g. joining the NSX EDGE VM to the management plane or for use in your automation scripts. This blog is another “quick tip” on how to
Unable to update vCenter Server Appliance from 6.5 to 6.5U2 via VAMI
Reading Time: 4 minutes Knowledge increases by sharing it… It has been a while, vCenter 6.7 has been released and is what I have been using “primarily” for my home lab along with other versions of compatible VMware products. With the release of NSX-T v2.4 and its specific version interoperability,
NSX-T Architecture: Part 2
Reading Time: 2 minutes Knowledge increases by sharing it… ** [NOTE] – This blog is only applicable to NSX-T v2.3 and earlier. Please see the NSX-T Architecture (Revamped): Part 2 for NSX-T v2.4 and later that talks about the new architecture introduced by VMware ** This blog post is the
NSX-T Architecture: Part 1
Reading Time: 5 minutes Knowledge increases by sharing it… ** [NOTE] – This blog is only applicable to NSX-T v2.3 and earlier.Please see the NSX-T Architecture (Revamped): Part 1 for NSX-T v2.4 and later that talks about the new architecture introduced by VMware. ** Every few years we see a
Part 2: NSX-V routing for Active/Active site with Metro/Stretched Cluster
Reading Time: 3 minutes Knowledge increases by sharing it… This blog post is a continuation of the NSX-V routing design options for Metro/stretched cluster between two sites. I would encourage you to visit the previous blog post here and get familiar with the background, pre-requisites and the routing design option 1
Part 1: NSX-V routing for Active/Active site with Metro/Stretched Cluster
Reading Time: 5 minutes Knowledge increases by sharing it… In this blog we’ll discuss the NSX-V routing design options for Active / Active multi-site with single vCenter. This is “Part 1” that covers the background, pre-requisites and routing design option 1. For the option 2 please visit here. Background There