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NSX finalize the installation

First login done! Let’s complete some basic configurations now. First let’s load the licenses, the NSX-T has a limited functionality license by default. Let’s install a valid license to enable the features we are interested in. It is possible to … Continue reading

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NSX Manager Installation

Now let’s see the NSX Manager installation, if you have checked all the prerequisites this is the simplest part 🙂 First download the OVA from your VMware account, to date the latest release available is 3.1.3.3 Move now to the … Continue reading

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NSX-T Ports and Protocols

In most cases, the infrastructure components (vcenter, esxi, nsx, etc.) reside on the same network. Then they communicate with each other within the same subnet without having to cross routers and firewalls. Normally this is the case … but if … Continue reading

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NSX-T Manager installation requirements

Crazy to get your hands on NSX-T? Want to browse through all of the Manager’s web console entries? Do you prefer learning by doing? If you are like me I think so 🙂 However, experience has taught me that starting … Continue reading

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NSX … A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Title a bit obvious perhaps, but I think very appropriate. It has been a while now that I have been looking for the right way to start a series of articles on NSX, every time I find an inspiration I … Continue reading

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VMware Livefire

What is a livefire? This term is often associated with military training. These are exercises where participants can live an experience very similar to a real fight. In the technical field we can compare it to a training event where … Continue reading

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