Four Benefits of NSX-T Not Named Micro-Segmentation

Over the past couple years I hear the term Micro-Segmentation over and over and over and over again as the benefit of NSX & software defined networking.  I thought I would take a moment to write about four benefits of NSX-T I’m witnessing in my environments that bring value add on top of Micro-Segmentation. 1. … Read more

NSX-T 2.4 Release & What’s New

I wanted to take a moment and provide a link to the new feature release of NSX-T 2.4. This has been a major release with a re-architecture of the NSX-T components. Some feature highlightsCombining the NSX Manager and Controller nodes into a single applianceInfrastructure as CodeExpanding Security FeaturesHigher Levels of Scale, Resiliency, Performance https://blogs.vmware.com/networkvirtualization/2019/02/introducing-nsx-t-2-4-a-landmark-release-in-the-history-of-nsx.html/

NSX-T Routing 101

When I first tackled NSX-T, like many, I was concerned about IO/Packet flow. Based on feeding my own curiosity while preparing my production environment for NSX-T I decided to write this article. Below you will find high level overview of components and the two tier routing topology. Routing can be defined in the following directions: … Read more

NSX-T Component Overview

NSX-T Manager Controller provides the graphical user interface (GUI) and the RESTful API for creating, configuring, and monitoring NSX-T components, such as logical switches. NSX-T Manager Controller implements the management plane for the NSX-T infrastructure. It provides an aggregated system view and is the centralized network management component of NSX-T. It provides a method for … Read more