vDS Migration: Start using LAG and its benefits on a validated design for ESXi Mgt, vMotion and vSAN (vmks)

We are curently moving our physical Datacenter network from Cisco Nexus to the OpenSwitch SONiC solution provided by Dell/Broadcom. We manage and administrate our switches through Apstra Juniper. SONiC: https://www.dell.com/en-us/dt/networking/sonic/index.htmApstra Juniper: https://www.juniper.net/us/en/products/network-automation/apstra.html As we have to physically move the links from the Cisco switches to the Dell SONiC switches, I’ve decided to have a deeper … Read more

NSX-T: Moving from a one-site A/A T0 to a multi-site T0 A/S with AS path prepend & Failover Domain

In this post, I will show and explain how to move from a one-site Active/Active T0 to a multi-site T0 in Active/Standby mode. In order to do it I will use the AS path prepend and Failover Domain. The version of NSX-T I used was 3.1.3.5. Official NSX-T Documentation related to this topic: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T-Data-Center/3.1/administration/GUID-5D7E3D43-6497-4273-99C1-77613C36AD75.html Old … Read more

AVI integration with NSX-T Distributed Firewall (DFW) – Part 3 – From Virtual Service into NSX-T DFW

In these parts, I will show and explain how to configure and use the AVI integration with NSX-T Data Center Distributed Firewall (DFW). Prelude : AVI SE in NSX-T Exclusion List Part 1 : NSX-T Security Group used as a back-end server pool Part 2 : Deploying SEs using NSX-T DHCP & NSX-T DFW Part … Read more

AVI integration with NSX-T Distributed Firewall (DFW) – Part 2 – Deploying SEs using NSX-T DHCP & NSX-T DFW

In these parts, I will show and explain how to configure and use the AVI integration with NSX-T Data Center Distributed Firewall (DFW). Prelude : AVI SE in NSX-T Exclusion List Part 1 : NSX-T Security Group used as a back-end server pool Part 2 : Deploying SEs using NSX-T DHCP & NSX-T DFW Part … Read more

AVI integration with NSX-T Distributed Firewall (DFW) – Prelude – AVI SE in NSX-T Exclusion List

In these parts, I will show and explain how to configure and use the AVI integration with NSX-T Data Center Distributed Firewall (DFW). Prelude : AVI SE in NSX-T Exclusion List Part 1 : NSX-T Security Group used as a back-end server pool Part 2 : Deploying SEs using NSX-T DHCP & NSX-T DFW Part … Read more

AVI integration with NSX-T Distributed Firewall (DFW) – Part 1 – NSX-T Security Group used as a back-end server pool

In these parts, I will show and explain how to configure and use the AVI integration with NSX-T Data Center Distributed Firewall (DFW). Prelude : AVI SE in NSX-T Exclusion List Part 1 : NSX-T Security Group used as a back-end server pool Part 2 : Deploying SEs using NSX-T DHCP & NSX-T DFW Part … Read more

Backup BOSH deployments and BOSH Director with BBR on an object storage S3

PKS Enterprise does not currently offer automatic integrated backups, we must go through the utility offered by the cloudfoundry BOSH Backup and Restore (BBR) in order to backup BOSH and/or BOSH Director deployments. In my case, these backups were implemented on the PKS-CLI, a RHEL 8.1 VM, which serves as a gateway to administer the … Read more

Connecting on-premise NSX-T with VMC on AWS through an IPsec VPN (Route based) – Part 3

In these two parts, I will show and explain to you how to set UP and configure a connection beetwenn you NSX-T Datacenter on-premise and an SDDC on the cloud. Part 1: On-premise Part 2: VMware Cloud on AWS Part 3: Filtering BGP routes Filtering BGP routes (On-Premise side) Note: In these articles, I assumed … Read more

Connecting on-premise NSX-T with VMC on AWS through an IPsec VPN (Route based) – Part 2

In these two parts, I will show and explain to you how to set UP and configure a connection beetwenn you NSX-T Datacenter on-prem and an SDDC on the cloud. Part 1: On-premise Part 2: VMware Cloud on AWS Part 3: Filtering BGP routes VMware Cloud on AWS (Cloud side) Note: In these articles, I … Read more

Connecting on-premise NSX-T with VMC on AWS through an IPsec VPN (Route based) – Part 1

In these two parts, I will show and explain to you how to set UP and configure a connection between you NSX-T Datacenter on-premise and an SDDC on the cloud. Part 1: On-premise Part 2: VMware Cloud on AWS Part 3: Filtering BGP routes NSX-T Datacenter (On-Premise side) Note: In these articles, I assumed people … Read more