NSX DLR and ESG with OSPF – Part 1 – IP Pools, Host and Logical Network Prep

This is a series of posts describing the setup of VMware NSX with the Distributed Logical Router (DLR) connected to an Edge Services Gateway (ESG) configured with OSPF.  The DLR has two VMs connected and the ESG has a connection to the Internet.  You can build this in the HOL or your home lab.

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Treating NSX with “Kid Gloves”?

When VMware acquired Nicira and developed the first version of NSX (4.x), they were very cagey about which customers would be allowed to evaluate it in a “Proof of Concept” (with very specific success criteria).  I fully understand the strategy, they wanted to manage expectations and minimise bad press by controlling it very carefully.

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NSX/vCNS/vCD – “Unplanned Reset” Operational Risk

This post is about mitigating the “unplanned reset” operational risk of the “Control-Alt-Delete” button in the vSphere Web Client/C# Client console for all Linux VMs, including NSX Manager, NSX Controller, vCNS Manager and vCD.

All Linux Administrators will be aware that pressing Control-Alt-Delete on the Console will reset the Linux OS immediately unless disabled in the Linux Operating system.  However, Windows Administrators are not aware of this, because they press the same key sequence to access the login screen.  Unfortunately, this behaviour is also true for some “hardened” virtual appliances such as NSX and vCNS.

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NSX Link-O-Rama

VMware_NSX_logo The NSX Link-O-Rama Resource Page

This is an aggregration of resources for VMware NSX.

NSX Link-O-Rama RSS List

Vendors supporting the NSX-API

NSX Design

NSX Troubleshooting

VMware – Office of the CTO

NSX Operations

Official VMware NSX Resources

VMware Network Virtualisation Blog (Highlights)

NSX Education & Certification Resources

NSX Videos & Podcasts

NSX Books

Federated News Technical Articles

NSX Series by Rene Van Den Bedem (@vcdx133)

Personal Blogs

NSX-v by Roie Ben Haim

NSX Compendium by Network Inferno

NSX Bytes by Anthony Spiteri

Working with NSX Series by Chris Wahl

Learning NVP/NSX Series by Scott Lowe

NSX Related posts by Brad Hedlund

Personal Blogs (Non-Technical)