a vSphere and NSX-T network port diagramm...
vSphere/NSX-T – Network Port Diagram
The original vViking’s BBQ Rub
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...
How to become better in (Powershell) script-writing.
How to become a better powershell script writeere...
Full explanation of NSX-T Federation (and that rhymes)
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...
Using PowerShell to enumerate Log Insight events
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...
What is a vViking without beer?
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: missing NSX Firewall rule functionality
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...
2019, for me, was awesome!
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...
Usefull vRNI queries to enable micro segmentation
This blog is related to earlier blogs: https://datacenterdennis.wordpress.com/2018/10/11/designing-a-nsx-security-framework/https://datacenterdennis.wordpress.com/2019/01/09/next-gen-network-security-topologies/https://datacenterdennis.wordpress.com/2018/10/10/nsx-security-vs-workability/ Introduction This blog may help you implement micro-segmentation by providing helpful vRNI queries. You can use these queries to identify VMs which should be placed into the different segments. You can read here what vRealize Network Insight is and how it works. This blog will help...
PowerShell: PS-Module for NSX on vCloud Director
A powershell module for NSX on vCloud Director...