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#VMworld2015: VCIX-NV Exam Experience
Posts in this series#VMworld2015 - Days 3 and 4#VMworld2015: vRealize Automation 7 Briefing Notes#VMworld2015 - Day 2#VMworld2015: VCIX-NV Exam Experience#VMworld2015: Pre-event and Partner...
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#VMworld2015: vRealize Automation 7 Briefing Notes
Posts in this series#VMworld2015 - Days 3 and 4#VMworld2015: vRealize Automation 7 Briefing Notes#VMworld2015 - Day 2#VMworld2015: VCIX-NV Exam Experience#VMworld2015: Pre-event and Partner...
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VMworld Europe 2013 – Day 1
I flew from Gatwick to Barcelona last night to my very first VMworld! I’m staying in a hotel that is actually quite far from the conference, it’s a metro, train and bus journey away from the conference...
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vCAC 6.0 build-out to distributed model – Part 3.2: Configure load balancing...
This is the second part of the 3rd article in a series about how to build-out a simple vCAC 6 installation to a distributed model. By the end of this part, we will not have modified the vCAC deployment...
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Configuring a remote access SSL VPN with VMware NSX
The NSX Edge Gateway comes pre-armed with the ability to provide an SSL VPN for remote access into your network. This isn’t a new feature (SSL VPN was available in vCloud Networking and Security), but...
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VMworld 2014: VCP NV Exam Experience
It is with great relief that I can announce I have passed my VCP NV (Network Virtualisation) having been caught out by the difficulty of the exam and failing previously. Exam Preparation I was...
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VMworld 2014: Day Two
Day two of VMworld kicked off with a keynote session which traditionally includes demos of all that’s new. It was a well presented session with a glimpse into the sysadmin’s future with a demo of...
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Unable to connect NSX to Lookup Service when using a vSphere 6 subordinate...
After deploying a new vSphere 6 vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) and configuring the Platform Services Controller (PSC) to act as a subordinate Certificate Authority (CS), I was unable to register the...
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Building a vRealize Automation NSX Lab on Ravello
As a vExpert, I am blessed to get 1000 CPU hours access to Ravello’s awesome platform and recently I’ve been playing with the AutoLab deployments tailored for Ravello. If you’re unfamiliar with...
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Deploying ECMP with NSX for a Provider Logical Router
Equal Cost Multipathing (ECMP), for the vSphere admin, is ability to create routes with an equal cost, which allows multiple paths to the same network to be created and traffic can be distributed over...
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Getting started with vRealize Log Insight 4.3 for vRealize Automation 7
In this humble consultant’s opinion, Log Insight is one of the most useful tools in the administrator’s tool belt for troubleshooting vRealize Automation. I have lost count of the number of times I’ve...
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The next big thing…
Just under two months ago I left my role at Xtravirt and started life as a contractor. At that point I was content to live the contractor life for a year or so and see what opportunities came along. I...
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Sam’s #VMworld 2017: Intro to NSX-T Architecture #NET1510BE and NSX-T and...
Posts in this seriesLooking forward to #VMworld EMEA 2017Sam's #VMworld 2017: Before I go...Simon's #VMworld 2017: Sunday and MondaySam's #VMworld 2017: vSAN Specialist and VMware {Code} HackathonSam's...
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Sam’s #VMworld 2017: Network and Security keynote and NSX-T Architecture Deep...
Posts in this seriesLooking forward to #VMworld EMEA 2017Sam's #VMworld 2017: Before I go...Simon's #VMworld 2017: Sunday and MondaySam's #VMworld 2017: vSAN Specialist and VMware {Code} HackathonSam's...
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NSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller Cluster
Posts in this seriesNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying NSX ManagerNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller ClusterNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host PreparationNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute...
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NSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host Preparation
Posts in this seriesNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying NSX ManagerNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller ClusterNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host PreparationNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute...
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NSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute Manager and Preparing Hosts
Posts in this seriesNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying NSX ManagerNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller ClusterNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host PreparationNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute...
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Introduction to NSX APIs – vBrownBag
Last Tuesday I had the privilege of presenting an introduction to the NSX APIs on vBrownBag EMEA – you can view the recording below or on vBrownBag’s youtube channel. During the presentation I showed a...
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NST-T 2.0 Lab Build: Logical Router Configuration
Posts in this seriesNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying NSX ManagerNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Deploying Controller ClusterNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: ESXi Host PreparationNSX-T 2.0 Lab Build: Adding a vCenter Compute...
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vRealize Automation 7.3 and NSX – Micro-segmentation strategies
vRealize Automation and NSX integration has introduced the ability to deploy multi-tiered applications with network services included. The current integration also enables a method to deploy...
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NSX 6.x Network Communications Diagram
There are a few NSX Communications network diagrams floating around, but none have really displayed the info in a way I found to be clear or complete enough. To that end, I have been working on a...
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Three Tier App for vRealize Automation
One question I’m asked quite a lot is what I use for a 3-tier application when I’m testing things like NSX micro-segmentation with vRealize Automation. The simple answer is that I used to make...
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vRealize Lifecycle Manager 1.2 VC data collection fails when NSX-T...
When vRealize Lifecycle Manager 1.2 was released recently, I was keen to get it installed in my lab, since I maintain several vRealize Automation deployments for development and testing, as well as...
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