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[...] number of hosts then it is worth spending the time looking at automating the installations. Useful Links and Resources http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd= [...]

[...] a file: The command to remove a directory is similar, with –rm being replaced with –rmdir. Useful Links and Resources http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vcli.examples. [...]

[...] ‘ on the Actions menu. Once complete, the Version column will display the updated version. Useful Links and Resources http://pubs.vmware.com/NSX-6/index.jsp#com.vmware.nsx.install.doc/GUID-54C5F928- [...]

[...] then click OK: The transport zone will now be expanded to include the additional cluster(s). Useful Links and Resources http://pubs.vmware.com/NSX-6/index.jsp#com.vmware.nsx.install.doc/GUID-0B674709- [...]

[...] on this server, except the Citrix License Server (as I already have on available). The next screen will ask whether you want to use Microsoft SQL Express: I have chosen to do so in my lab [...]

[...] that ‘Logical (Distributed) Router’ is selected, then give it a name and description. On the next screen, configure a password and choose whether to enable SSH and HA. I have left the default ‘ [...]

[...] wizard, select ‘Edge Services Gateway’, then populate the other fields as required. On the next screen set the  login credentials for the appliance.  Optionally Enable SSH and HA. I won’t be [...]

[...] allows you to create a new VLAN to send the traffic over. When ready, click Next to go to the next screen, where you can specify the traffic source for the mirroring session. You will need to know the [...]

[...] as a VLAN. They are manifested as the virtual networks to which you will be connecting virtual machines to. I mentioned Segment IDs in a previous post. A logical switch is assigned a segment ID, [...]

[...] Hardware Devices It is recommended that any unused virtual hardware is removed from virtual machines, as unused hardware could be used to breach virtual machine security. For example, a CD-ROM [...]

[...] , because the virtual machines are connected to logical switches that are not directly connected to the Edge router, we [...]

[...] , a docker container can be faster and less demanding than a virtual machine (or bunch of virtual machines). Whilst a virtual can take a while to provision, and then configure, a container can be [...]

[...] My previous post on VCP-NV looked at deploying a logical router for use as a L2 bridge between a NSX logical switch and a regular port group. This post will [...]

[...] , click OK, then publish the settings. This completes the OSPF configuration for the logical router. Next we need to configure OSPF on the edge router. Configuring OSPF on an NSX Edge Router [...]

[...] . There are two router types with NSX: The NSX Edge Services Router (ESR) The NSX Distributed Logical Router (DLR) Although you could route between NSX logical networks, and physical networks using a [...]

[...] and virtual devices that need to communicate. L2 bridging services are provided by an NSX logical router, though it’s not routing here as such, it essentially creates a link (bridge) between the NSX [...]

[...] NFS Datastores using ESXCLI As an alternative to using the ‘Add Storage’ wizard in the vSphere client, you can also add and remove NFS datastores using esxcli. As when removing a VMFS datastore, [...]

[...] be both forward and reverse DNS records created for vCenter and each of the hosts. Using the vSphere client, the DNS settings can be found under the host’s Configuration tab, in the DNS and [...]

[...] . In order to connect to a host via SSH you first need to enable the SSH service. In the vSphere client you can do so by navigating to the hosts Configuration Tab, then Software | Security [...]

[...] tests succeed, but the host is still unable to be managed by vCenter or connected to with the vSphere client, then it may be that the hosts management agents need to be restarted. Bear in mind that [...]

[...] . Firstly, NSX can be downloaded here: www.vmware.com/go/download-nsx-vsphere Whilst the VMware NSX 6 Documentation Centre can be found here: http://pubs.vmware.com/NSX-6/index.jsp Other [...]

[...] go over some of the main points here. VMware NSX is designed to help address a number of networking challenges. One of these challenges is that [...]

[...] This post is intended to over the VCP-NV objective around describing VMware NSX Architecture. NSX architecture is documented in the NSX design guide, which I will be [...]

[...] separate clusters, to demonstrate how the logical network works across clusters. Creating a NSX Logical Switch To create a logical switch, browse to Networking and Security in the vCenter Web Client, [...]

[...] , though it’s not routing here as such, it essentially creates a link (bridge) between the NSX logical switch and a traditional port group on the host where the logical router instance is deployed. [...]

[...] post on VCP-NV looked at deploying a logical router for use as a L2 bridge between a NSX logical switch and a regular port group. This post will look at using a logical router to provide [...]

[...] in by lab environment by pinging one of my virtual machines (which is connected to a NSX logical switch), from my external router: [...]