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VCF 5.2 Administrator – my experience

Posted on 21 December 2024 by scanda

The good and the bad of my job? You never stop learning 🙂 Keeping up with technology requires a lot of effort in terms of time and money, stay on track can prove stressful but challenging at the same time. … Continue reading →

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Deploy NSX ALB for TKG Standalone

Posted on 29 February 2024 by scanda

In previous articles we have seen how to create a standalone TKG cluster using NSX ALB as a loadbalancer, let’s see how to install and configure it for TKG. First we need to check which version is in compatibility matrix … Continue reading →

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ESXi Network Tools

Posted on 19 January 2024 by scanda

Sometimes it happens to troubleshoot an ESXi host for network problems. Over time I created a small guide to help me remember the various commands, I share it hoping it will be useful to everyone 🙂 esxcli network (here the … Continue reading →

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NSX-T Upgrade

Posted on 14 December 2022 by scanda

The NSX-T installation series started with 3.1.x, it’s time to upgrade to 3.2 🙂 The upgrade is completely managed by NSX Manager, let’s see the process starting from the official documentation. The upgrade version will be 3.2.2, this is because … Continue reading →

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Create host transport nodes

Posted on 12 December 2022 by scanda

Last article in the series is about preparing esxi hosts to turn them into Trasnport Nodes. First you need to create some profiles to be used later for preparing hosts. From the Manager console, move to System -> Fabric -> … Continue reading →

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Create an NSX Edge cluster

Posted on 12 December 2022 by scanda

Now that we have created our Edges we need to associate them with a new Edge Cluster. From the Manager Console navigate to System -> Fabric -> Nodes -> Edge Cluster. Select + ADD EDGE CLUSTER Enter the name of … Continue reading →

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Install NSX Edges

Posted on 11 December 2022 by scanda

Core components of NSX are Edges that provide functionality such as routing and connecting to the outside world, NAT services, VPN, and more. Let’s briefly see the requirements necessary for their installation. As can be understood from the table, it … Continue reading →

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NSX Create transport zones

Posted on 8 January 2022 by scanda

We continue our journey on NSX adding other pieces to our installation. Let’s define the Transport Zones to which we are going to connect the transport nodes and edges. Normally two Transport Zones are defined. Connect to the Manager console … Continue reading →

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NSX finalize the installation

Posted on 16 December 2021 by scanda

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

Posted on 15 December 2021 by scanda

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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