For the migration of NSX-v to NSX-T there is a “small” step which requires to set the ExportVersion set to 1000 (for all VMs on all vSphere hosts), as per this doc. You can circumvent this step by quickly re-enabling the firewall on the clusters: but this is like shooting a misquito with a...
Introduction One of the use cases provided by VMware NSX is the Distributed Firewall, which secures application workloads within the datacenter. It’s fully decoupled from the underlying network infrastructure, being able to focus on application-based security. Many customers have already implemented NSX to secure their workloads. With the upcoming EOL of NSX-v there is...
a vSphere and NSX-T network port diagramm...
BBQ without a good rub is like riding your car without a windshield, it’s not essential .. but not enjoyable either. You can buy commercially available rubs in a store nearby. But if you want a better rub, you have to go to a specialized BBQ store (usually not nearby) -or- you just create...
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With the General Availability of VMware NSX-T version 3.0, one of the most anticipated features is released: “Federation”. NSX-T Federation enables customers to stretch their NSX-T deployments over multiple site and/or towards the public cloud, but still keeping one Single Pane of Management. With NSX for vSphere (NSX-v) this feature was also available and...
When using the VMware NSX Distributed firewall, it’s common to use vRealize Log Insight for firewall rule analyses but there is a little problem with it, which I will try to explain and resolve. The great thing about the VMware NSX Distributed Firewall is that you can assign vSphere objects directly to the firewall...
Yes, I’m bearded. Yes, I love a good beer and yes, I love good BBQ too .. you can’t have it more manly than this!Maybe you already know me for my countless low-and-slow smoking BBQ sessions, which I’ve relentless thrown at you on your Twitter timeline #tweetyoumeat. But I’m always on a quest to...
PowerNSX (for vSphere) is a great tool for SDN automation. I use it on a daily basis and helps me and my customers a lot! But with every good product, there is always room for improvement! One of my customers asked me to add descriptions to existing IpSet object, add services to existing DFW...
Only a few last (work)days, until 2019 is officially a wrap! And djeez, what a year it was for me! “My career took a flight” I’m not unknown to the IT-industry: I have been working in this industry for more than 15 years. But when I joined ITQ in 2018, I couldn’t imagine that...
