Here in Part 3 of my "NSX Packet Walk Series" I will be reviewing the step-by-step process of capturing and analyzing packets from the Distributed Firewall (DFW) data path. This procedure is very useful during troubleshooting. We are going to accomplish the following tasks after gathering some important information about the environment. Capture packets when … Continue reading NSX DFW Packet Walk
So I have upgraded most of my environment to the latest and greatest and now it is time to upgrade the final pieces....ESXi & VSAN. All of my ESXi hosts are running ESX 6.0 U2 and need to be upgraded in order to take advantage of the latest vSphere 6.5 features. In my previous post … Continue reading Upgrading ESXi & VSAN 6.5
I have been looking forward to doing this for some time now. I could not perform this upgrade because my INITECH lab environment was running NSX 6.2.4 which is not compatible with vSphere 6.5...but I upgraded to NSX 6.3 in my previous blog article. I am very happy how that upgrade turned out. So the … Continue reading Upgrade to vCenter 6.5
The long awaited release of NSX 6.3 is finally here! Ever since vSphere 6.5 was released I think we all have been "clamoring patiently" for a compatible version of NSX. In addition there are numerous enhancements that I am excited to get my hands on. Some of these new features include... Automation Application Continuity ROBO … Continue reading NSX 6.3 Upgrade Procedure
Here it is as promised from the conclusion of my NSX Logical Switch Packet Walk blog article. In Part 2 of what I am calling my "NSX Packet Walk Series" we will be reviewing the step-by-step procedure of capturing packets through a Distributed Logical Router (DLR). We will initiate a continuous PING between a few … Continue reading NSX DLR Packet Walk
Certificates have always been an interesting topic to me. I have seen complex PKI infrastructures on several occasions but more often than not most environments have utilized certificates in a limited capacity. In regards to vSphere, a majority of the time the default certificates provided by vSphere were sufficient for most deployments. Security is certainly … Continue reading VMCA 6.5 as an Intermediate CA
I have had nothing but fun working with NSX over the past few years. I love everything about it from design, deployment to managing it. Such a fantastic solution that brings a LOT to the table including deploying logical networks in just a few clicks to enhanced security thanks to microsegmentation. This post is for … Continue reading NSX Logical Switch Packet Walk
Many of you have either heard of or actually used the Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) for administering VSAN. The commands 'esxcli' and 'vdq' are very useful for managing or troubleshooting VSAN directly on an ESXi host. RVC is accessed on the vCenter Server. If you are using the VCSA (appliance-based) version of vCenter you simply … Continue reading Managing VSAN 6.5 with the Ruby vSphere Console (RVC)
I am really excited about VSAN 6.5 and what it brings to the table and like some of you out there we all want to get our hands on it. So I decided to build a VSAN 6.5 cluster running on nested ESXi. Nested ESXi is not supported by VMware so make sure you are … Continue reading All-Flash VSAN 6.5 on Nested ESXi
Migrating to the VCSA 6.0 U2 appliance is EASY!
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