NSX-T Manager 3.1.x Deployment – Summarize before Install (cont’d)
So far We have prepared the environment for NSX-T Installation. Just recapture what We have done and what are the pending prerequisites to start installing NSX-T Binaries. So far we have completed below; TEP IP Pool – TEP DHCP Pool…
NSX-T Manager 3.1.x Deployment – Transport Node Profiles (cont’d)
4. Transport Node Profiles System – Configuration – Fabric – Profiles – Transport Node Profiles Transport Node Profile defines how are the Transport Nodes (ESXi Nodes) going to be prepared in the NSX-T environment. Transport Node Profile Name Transport Node…
NSX-T Manager 3.1.x Deployment – Prerequisites to prepare ESXi for NSX-T Installation (cont’d)
Before start installing NSX-T binaries, There are several prerequisites to complete. Prerequisites to prepare Host Transport Nodes (In this scenario ESXi Nodes) 1. IP Pools for TEPs (Tunnel Endpoints) TEPs will be created automatically, TEP IP Pools can be from…
NSX-T Manager 3.1.x Deployment – Adding vCenter as Compute Manager (cont’d)
In my last post, I deployed a single Node NSX-T Manager. I will continue from there. The first step is to add VMware vCenter as Compute Manager. Enter VMware vCenter Information and Login Credentials. In this Lab Scenario, I have…
NSX-T Manager 3.1.x Deployment – NSX-T Manager Deployment (cont’d)
Deploy Single Node NSX-T Manager (Step by step) I have skipped two steps (Steps 4 and 5) since those steps are nothing but Click Next to continue. The next step is to select the NSX-T Manager Sizing, Since…
NSX-T Manager 3.1.x Deploy and Configure – Lab Setup (cont’d)
NSX-T Manager Single Node Deployment on VMware vSphere 7.0.x (Nested Virtualization Lab) – Steps by step You can refer to VMware NSX-T Data Center 3.1 Installation Guide from VMware for comprehensive details. Here I’m deploying NSX-T Manager as Single Node…
NSX-T Data Center High-Level Architecture
NSX-T Controller (Control Plane) NSX-T Controller maintains the realized state of the system and configures the Data Plane. NSX-T Contoller’s main functions include; Providing Control Plane functionality such as Logical Switching, Routing and Distributed Firewall Computing all ephemeral runtime states…
NSX-T Data Center High-Level Architecture (cont’d)
NSX-T 3.x High-Level Architecture The three main elements of NSX-T Data Center Architecture are the Management, Control and Data Plans. This architectural separation enables scalability without impacting workloads. Management, and Control Planes Each node on the Management and Control Planes…
Overlay Networking Basics and GENEVE Encapsulation Protocol
Let’s discuss some important Networking Concepts that will be needed to understand NSX-T, Overlay Networking Basics Creating a sort of connection between two endpoints, Leverage this connection to create an “Overlay Network” on top of the underlying physical infrastructure. This…
Software Defined Networking (SDN)
Before We start talking about VMware NSX-T, Data Center, Let’s discuss the main differences between Traditional Networking and Software Defined Networking (SDN). Main benefits in SDN. Separate Control Plane from the Data Plane. Having separated out Control Plane from the…
