NSX for vSphere 6.3 configuration maximums Woo! This document could not have come sooner enough. The NSX for vSphere 6.3 maximums document can be found here. There are two lines in the document that are salient: * It may not be possible to maximiz e all configuration settings and expect your desired outcome. The recommended configuration […]

Getting started with Project Magpie The original launch post can be found here. Project Magpie’s goal is to provide an OVA based appliance that will serve as a framework for various tools to support operation and management of VMware NSX deployments. Get started with Magpie today over at Github. The instructions are straightforward. Download and […]

PowerNSX website relaunch With VMworld come and gone it was time to give some attention to PowerNSX usability. The website, powernsx.github.io contained a decent repository of snippets and examples of PowerNSX. It allowed users, in conjunction to the built in get-help to get started with PowerNSX. I decided to flesh out many of the examples […]

Book Release: Automating NSX for vSphere with PowerNSX When I was first shown PowerNSX a few years ago, I immediatly was hooked. I wanted to contribute on all fronts. This was code, documentation, web tasks, training materials, VMworld sessions, Tech Summit sessions, and more. The demand for PowerNSX has been nothing short of overwhelming. We […]

PowerNSX in VMware Hands on Labs VMware Hands on Labs provide a plethora of free, online labs to validate and test features of VMware products. HOL-1803-01-NET – VMware NSX – Getting Started HOL-1803-02-NET – VMware NSX – Distributed Firewall and Micro-Segmentation HOL-1803-03-NET – VMware NSX – Operations and Visibility HOL-1821-01-CMP – vRealize Automation...

Using PowerNSX to create FQDN populated IP Sets NSX for vSphere does not have the ability to create FQDN based rules. Traditionally, a FQDN based rule will use the management planes registered DNS server to perform a lookup against a domain name. This will then return the IP address associated with web page and update […]