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![How to migrate NSX-V to NSX 4.1.0 with the Migration Coordinator [User Defined Topology] 1](https://vkernel.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-14.png?v=1685223918 "How to migrate NSX-V to NSX 4.1.0 with the Migration Coordinator [User Defined Topology] 1")
How to migrate NSX-V to NSX 4.1.0 with the Migration Coordinator [User Defined Topology]
This is the second part of the migrate NSX-V to NSX series. Click here if you haven’t seen part 1, where I describe the Fixed Topology migration mode . This time, we will cover the User Defined Topology migration mode in the NSX Migration Coordinator. Lab overview The lab contains of the following: Migration Topology…
Configure IPSec VPN tunnels with terraform in Cloud Director 10.x
In my previous blog post, I showed you how to configure IPSec VPN tunnels from within the Cloud Director GUI. But what if you want to automate this repetitive task? In this blog post I will explain how you can achieve this with Terraform. Configuring and maintaining the IPSec VPN tunnels will become more easy…
Configure IPSec VPN tunnels in Cloud Director 10.x
This is a quick blog post on how to configure IPSec VPN tunnels in Cloud Director with a NSX-T backed Edge node. To get this working, we need to configure the remote endpoint with the matching IPSec VPN configurations as in Cloud Director. Requirements In order to configure a site to site IPSec VPN tunnel…
Upgrade vRA 8.6.2 to 8.10.2 without vRSLCM
One of the vRSLCM (vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager) was recently upgraded without checking the interoperability of the products that were managed by vRSLCM. This broke the connectivity/managebility between vRA on version 8.6.2 (vRealize Automation) and the vRSLCM on version 8.10.0.6. In this blog post i’m going to show you how to upgrade the vRA appliance…
Analyzing NSX-T network flows with NSX Intelligence
Ever wonder how to analyze the flow of an application on a NSX-T logical segment? There are a few ways to do so, but in this blog post we will use NSX Intelligence. We can eventually use the recommendations to create firewall rules in NSX-T to secure the application. Requirements NSX-T environment configured with Edges…
![How to migrate NSX-V to NSX-T 3.2.0.1 with the Migration Coordinator [Fixed topology] 6](https://vkernel.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-29-cropped.png?v=1660069284 "How to migrate NSX-V to NSX-T 3.2.0.1 with the Migration Coordinator [Fixed topology] 6")
How to migrate NSX-V to NSX-T 3.2.0.1 with the Migration Coordinator [Fixed topology]
Ever needed to migrate NSX-V to NSX-T? During this post, i’m going to break down the steps for migrating a NSX-V Data Center Environment to NSX-T. This migration is based on one of the available fixed topologies in the NSX Migration Coördinator. Update 28-5-2023: I have published a new blog post that covers the User…
How to configure Virtualization based security (VBS) and Guard Credentials with vTPM in vCenter 7.0 U2
Virtualization Based Security (VBS) is a Microsoft Windows feature that was introduced in Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 and higher. Microsoft VBS uses hardware virtualization features to create and isolate a secure region of memory from the normal operating system. For example, Windows can use this isolated memory space to store credentials (Credential Guard) to…
How to successfully upgrade Cloud Director from 10.2 to 10.2.1
I needed to upgrade Cloud Director to 10.2.1 in my home lab. In this blog post, I will show you how to perform a Cloud Director upgrade. My Cloud Director instance only contains a single Cloud Director cell, but I will explain the upgrade process for a Cloud Director with multiple cells/appliances. So that you…
How to successfully upgrade NSX-T from 3.1.0 to 3.1.1
VMware did a great job with simplifying the upgrade proces of all the NSX-T components. Today I will demonstrate how to perform an upgrade of a NSX-T environment from NSX-T 3.1.0 to NSX-T 3.1.1. VMware docs: Upgrading NSX-T Data Center Upgrade NSX-T Data Center Prerequisites Check the VMware product interoperability matrices: link Download the NSX-T…
Use a letsencrypt wildcard certificate in a Cloud Director 10.x cell
I have deployed a Cloud Director 10.2 setup in my home lab, but I haven’t configured the public address and a wildcard certificate yet for the web GUI and the console proxy. In this blog post, I will show you how to request a let’s encrypt wildcard certificate, and I will show you how to…