networking

VLAN Design Translation for VMware: Physical Trunks, Port Groups, and Guest Tagging

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VLAN issues in VMware environments are rarely caused by one mysterious setting. More often, they come from a translation problem. The network team thinks in terms of access ports, trunks, allowed VLAN lists, native VLANs, port channels, and upstream gateways. The virtualization team thinks in terms of vSwitches, distributed port groups, VMkernel adapters, VM network … Read more

Deploying AHV Networks using Bash and acli

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Introduction Proper network segmentation is essential for organizing workloads and securing traffic in Nutanix AHV. With acli and Bash, you can define and deploy VLAN-backed networks at scale, ensuring consistency across environments. This guide automates the creation of virtual networks using a repeatable, script-driven approach. My Personal Repository on GitHub Nutanix Repository on GitHub Diagram: … Read more