Load Balancing with NSX-T – Part 1

Load Balancing with NSX-T – Part 1

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So after I looked at the installation, the fabric and routing and switching, it is time to take a look at the higher level networking functions within NSX-T, like Load Balancing. The functionality itself has not changed very much since NSX-T (compared to V), but the way that it is consumed is different.

As described in an earlier blog (Routing with NSX-T (part 1)), NSX-T uses multiple entities within it’s fabric. Two of which being tier-0 and tier-1 gateways and load balancing can only exist on a tier-1 gateway. So when you use Load Balancing within NSX-T you have to deploy both tier-0 and tier-1 components.

Routing with NSX-T (part 2)

Routing with NSX-T (part 2)

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So after the theory, it is time to create some routed networks. In order to do this, I created a design on what I want to accomplish. Part of the design is already in place, but for this blog I have created the part which is visible in the red square: So we already have a tier-0 gateway, connected to a tier-1 gateway, which is connected to several segments. The existing tier-1 is also used as a load balancer for…

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Routing with NSX-T (part 1)

Routing with NSX-T (part 1)

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As someone who has worked with NSX-V for quite some time, routing within NSX-T is a little bit difficult to grasp. The terminology might be only slightly different, the concepts are completely different. Within NSX-V, you had E-W routing, through a DLR and N-S routing through one or more ESG’s, either in HA or in ECMP. That was all pretty straight forward. The addition of statefull service could only be performed by ESG’s and if so, the ESG’s would not…

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NSX-T 2.4 – Setup (1) – Transport Nodes

NSX-T 2.4 – Setup (1) – Transport Nodes

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So, as you might know, I work for a company called PQR (www.pqr.com). Within PQR it is important for us to be able to show our customers all the functionality that they might be interested in, before implementing it themselves. This started of with something called the PQR Experience Center (or PEC for short), which was mainly focussed on the workspace part of IT. In it, we are able to show customers how they can use workspace components within their…

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Migrating from Standard Switch to NVDS with NSX-T 2.4

Migrating from Standard Switch to NVDS with NSX-T 2.4

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So, I have started developing my knowledge around NSX-T. No formal training, but I do have an environment, in which I can try out things. So I set up a basic NSX-T environment, consisting of one NSX Manager/Controller (starting with 2.4 this is a combined function, which can be clustered), and I created all the necessary stuff to make routing and switching available to virtual machines, by use of overlay networking. One other thing I wanted to try, is to…

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VMworld 2018 – First Keynote – Live Blog

VMworld 2018 – First Keynote – Live Blog

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So, this is VMworld 2018 and allthough it is just starting today for the Keynote and a lot of sessions, we have already done a lot. This blog will cover the general session, but also a smal recap of the day before. Yesterday we started of early with an NSX Executive Breakfast. In a small session, with some nice food, we were informed of all things Virtual Cloud Network. On stage were: – Chris Hill ( from the PSO organization)…

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vNS – vMA TechCon

vNS – vMA TechCon

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Na het succes van de vEUC TechCon, ontstond het idee om een vergelijkbaar evenement te houden over “Networking & Security” én over “Management & Automation” op het gebied van de VMware portfolio. Een aantal collega’s van vooraanstaande partners op deze gebieden is dan ook, in samenwerking met VMware gestart met de organisatie van twee technische conferenties om deze onderwerpen te belichten. En zodoende houden we op 25 september een vNS TechCon en op 26 september een vMA TechCon. Beide evenementen…

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PQR is VMware EMEA and Global Solution Provider Partner of the Year!

PQR is VMware EMEA and Global Solution Provider Partner of the Year!

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Okay, so normally this is a place for private contemplation and technical content, but the news that PQR has been awarded the EMEA ánd Global Solution Provider of the Year award by VMware, is something I would like to share as well. About two weeks ago, my colleague Viktor van den Berg (www.viktorious.nl) was present at the VMware Partner Leadership Summit in Arizona and accepted the awards on behalf of PQR: The awards were given to PQR for our company…

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Updating My SDDC on Ravello to vSphere and vSAN 6.7

Updating My SDDC on Ravello to vSphere and vSAN 6.7

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So after the availability of NSX 6.4.1, with support for vSphere 6.7, it was time to update my Ravello lab to the latest versions. Last Friday I updated NSX, through the use of the Upgrade Manager (blog can be found here: Update of NSX). In the late afternoon, early evening, I thought let’s update the rest to version 6.7. The update of vCenter was pretty straightforward, as might be expected, because VMware has taken a lot of effort in making this…

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Woke up very early this morning… (and updated my lab)

Woke up very early this morning… (and updated my lab)

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This morning, I woke a little early, because of the heat, so I went to my home office in the attick, and immediately saw the news I was waiting for, for some time, NSX 6.4.1 was released. Thanks to Martijn Smit, I could read all about it at http://lostdomain.org/2018/05/25/nsx-v-6-4-1-released-html5-vsphere-6-7-support-more/. So now, “finally”, the version of NSX that supports vSphere 6.7 has arrived, which means, time to update the lab. The benefit of waking early, so to say ;). The update process…

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