Deployment of NSX Edge Failed
Scenario: So, I was full of energy completing one of my NSX 6.3.5 deployments. Everything was straight forward deploying NSX Manager, Controllers, preparing hosts, configuring VXLAN, … etc, until I…
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Step-by-Step NSX-V Upgrade from 6.3.4 to 6.3.5
Recently, I was engaged in a NSX deployment where we installed NSX for vSphere v6.3.4. However, couple of days later, VMware highlighted that there is a critical bug with this…
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NSX-V Distributed Logical Router: With or Without Control VM?
Greetings, In this relatively short post, I will start with a brief introduction about NSX distributed logical router (DLR) and then I will delve into the main topic which I…
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Migration from Collapsed to Dedicated NSX Edge Cluster
In a recent PSO VMware NSX engagement with one of our customers, and as their new hardware arrived, they decided to make a migration of ESG edges and DLR control…
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VMware NSX Edge Not resolving Syslog FQDN ? Configure DNS Client via REST API
Introduction Well, recently I was checking an issue for one of our customers, where NSX edges were not sending logs to their configured syslog server. I found the issue as…
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VMware ECMP NSX Edges Dropping Packets? Check RPF & Firewall
Recently, I was checking an interesting issue for one of our customers. They are experiencing random packet dropping where users accessing their applications running on NSX environment are suffering from…
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NSX for vSphere: Add Floating Static Routes to NSX Edge via REST API
Recently I have been engaged in a NSX-v PSO engagement where we need to make sure all the best practices are applied to the environment. Trust me, with every engagement,…
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Step-by-Step: Deploy VMware NSX-T 2.4.1 Manager
I have been designing and deploying NSX-v solutions as part of my PSO role for the past 3 years. Aside with that, I decided to start my journey towards NSX-T…
