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  • How to Replace CA Signed Certificate In NSX-T Manager

    After the initial deployment of NSX-T manger it by default comes with self-signed certificates. It is highly recommended to replace these certificates with your internal certificate authority. You can either use individual certificates for nodes and cluster VIP or can have a single certificate with all FQDN as Subject Alternative Names (SAN) Create CSR and… Continue reading

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  • How to Upgrade Standalone NSX Advance LoadBalancer Controller

    VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (formerly known as Avi Networks) is a software-defined platform with a scale-out architecture for application services. The application services include local and global load balancing, application security and WAF, and container ingress delivered in any data center or cloud environment. In this blog we will see how to upgrade Vmware… Continue reading

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  • What is VMware HCX

    VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) is an all-in-one workload mobility tool. It enables migrations and cloud onboarding without the need to retrofit the source infrastructure by building an abstraction layer between on-premises data centers and the cloud. VMware HCX is an application mobility platform that is designed for simplifying application migration, workload rebalancing, and business continuity… Continue reading

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  • VMware Cloud Director Distributed Firewall Configuration with NSX-T

    The NSX Distributed Firewall implements a stateful packet filtering capability on each vNIC of every virtual machine (VM) under its management. In addition to the control of traffic arriving at the VM from outside the network to which the VM is connected, the Distributed Firewall allows control of traffic between VMs on the same network.… Continue reading

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  • What is NSX Advanced Load Balancer

    VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (formerly known as Avi Networks) is a software-defined platform with a scale-out architecture for application services. The application services include local and global load balancing, application security and WAF, and container ingress delivered in any data center or cloud environment. AVI offers a single management point with elastic scale to… Continue reading

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  • Configure NSX-V Edge with DNS Clients

    Recently I came across a requirement where customer doesn’t have a static public IP instead of that they have Dyn DNS FQDN and want to establish IPsec connectivity from there cloud services which hosted behind NSX-V Edge. Troubleshooting By default, NSX Edge (ESG) cannot resolve FQDNs, hence this requirement was not working. Also you may… Continue reading

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  • How to Upgrade NSX Manager

    VMware NSX is the network virtualization platform that enables the implementation of virtual networks on your physical network and within your virtual server infrastructure. VMware NSX Data Center delivers virtualized networking and security entirely in software, completing a key pillar of the Software-defined Data Center (SDDC), and enabling the virtual cloud network to connect and… Continue reading

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  • VMware NSX Edge Configuration

    VMware NSX is the network virtualization platform that enables the implementation of virtual networks on your physical network and within your virtual server infrastructure. VMware NSX Data Center delivers virtualized networking and security entirely in software, completing a key pillar of the Software-defined Data Center (SDDC), and enabling the virtual cloud network to connect and… Continue reading

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  • VMware NSX Logical Switching and DLR Configuration

    VMware NSX is the network virtualization platform that enables the implementation of virtual networks on your physical network and within your virtual server infrastructure. VMware NSX Data Center delivers virtualized networking and security entirely in software, completing a key pillar of the Software-defined Data Center (SDDC), and enabling the virtual cloud network to connect and… Continue reading

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  • VMware NSX 6.4.x Configuration

    VMware NSX is the network virtualization platform that enables the implementation of virtual networks on your physical network and within your virtual server infrastructure. VMware NSX Data Center delivers virtualized networking and security entirely in software, completing a key pillar of the Software-defined Data Center (SDDC), and enabling the virtual cloud network to connect and… Continue reading

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About Me

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Welcome to my blog! I’m Vysakh Nair, a Cloud Architect at Presight, a G42 company. With over 17 years in IT infrastructure, I have honed my skills in Azure, AWS, and VMware technologies. My expertise extends to both Microsoft and Linux environments, and I thrive on tackling challenges in Storage and Networking technologies. Join me as I share insights and experiences from my journey in the world of cloud architecture and IT infrastructure. Continue Reading