Tag Archives: load balancing

Demo: Multi-site Active-Active with NSX, F5 Networks GSLB, and Palo Alto Networks Security [Video]

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Humair

On this site and on the VMware Network Virtualization blog site, I’ve written several blog posts on multi-site solutions with NSX. This post expands on my prior post, Multi-site Active-Active Solutions with NSX-V and F5 BIG-IP DNS posted here on … Continue reading →

Posted in Labs, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Palo Alto Networks, Security, Tech Events, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware, VMworld 2017 | Tagged Active-Active, Active-Active data centers, Active-Active DCs, ahmed, Application Pools, Cross-VC, Cross-VC NSX, Cross-vCenter NSX, demo, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Recovery Solutions with NSX, DNS, DR, Europe VMworld 2017, F5, F5 Application Pools, F5 BIG-IP DNS, F5 Global Server Load Balancer, F5 GSLB, F5 LTM, F5 Networks, F5 Networks Application Pools, F5 Networks Global Server Load Balancer, Global Server Load Balancer, GSLB, GSLB Load Balancing, humair, Humair Ahmed, load balancing, multi-site, Multi-site Active-Active Solutions, Multi-site Active-Active Solutions with NSX-V and F5 BIG-IP DNS, Multisite, Multisite Networking and Security with Cross-VC NSX, NET1188BE, NET1188BU, NET1190BU, NET1191BU, nslookup, NSX, NSX Disaster Recovery, NSX DR, NSX Multi-site Active-Active, NSX Multi-site Active-Active Demo, NSX Multi-site Active-Active Solutions, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto Networks Security, Palo Alto's Panorama, PAN-OS, PAN-OS 8.0, Panorama, Panorama PAN-OS, Panorama PAN-OS 8.0, Pool List, US VMworld 2017, VMworld 2017 | 1 Comment

Multi-site Active-Active Solutions with NSX-V and F5 BIG-IP DNS

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Humair

I also published this blog post about Multi-site Active-Active Solutions with NSX-V and F5 BIG-IP DNS on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on May 31, 2017. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on … Continue reading →

Posted in Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware | Tagged Active-Active, Active/Active, Active/Active application, BIG-IP, Cross-VC, Cross-VC NSX, Cross-vCenter, Cross-vCenter NSX, DNS, egress, external floating IP, External VIP, F5, F5 BIG-IP, F5 BIG-IP DNS, F5 DNS, F5 Global Server Load Balancer, F5 GSLB, F5 GSLB Wide IP, F5 GTM, F5 load balancer, F5 Load Balancing Method, F5 LTM, F5 Networks, F5 Networks F5 Global Server Load Balancer, F5 Networks GSLB, F5 Networks VE, F5 Round Robin Load Balancing Method, F5 RTT Load Balancing Method, F5 Topology Load Balancing Method, F5 VE, floating IP, Global Server Load Balancer, GSLB, GSLB Load Balancing, GSLB Load Balancing Options, igress, internal floating IP, load balancer, load balancing, local egress, multi-site, Multi-site Active-Active Solutions, Multi-site Active-Active Solutions with NSX-V and F5 BIG-IP DNS, multi-site deployment, Multi-site NSX, Network Virtualization blog, NSX, NSX and F5, NSX Local Egress, NSX multi-site, NSX Multi-site Active-Active Solutions, NSX-V, proximity-based load balancing, SNAT, source network address translation, stretched application, VE, virtual (VE) F5 appliance, VMware Cross-VC NSX, VMware Cross-vCenter NSX, VMware NSX, VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog, VMware NSX-V | 4 Comments

EIGRP – Best Path Selection

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Humair

By default EIGRP uses bandwidth and delay of the line to determine the best path to a remote network. However, if desired, EIGRP can use a composite of four metrics: bandwidth, delay, reliability, and load. Maximum transmission unit (MTU) is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cisco, Labs, Networking, Protocols | Tagged bandwidth, Cisco, Cisco 3725, Cisco 3725 router, Cisco 3725 routers, delay, delay of the line, EIGRP, EIGRP calculation, eigrp load balancing, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol, equal cost load balancing, load balancing, router, routing table, topology table | Leave a comment

Creating a LAG between an ESXi vSwitch and a Physical Switch

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Humair

In this lab I am going to create a LAG (Link Aggregation Group) between an ESXi vSwitch and a physical switch. You can use Cisco, Force10 Dell, Juniper, or any other manufacturer for the physical switch. Depending on the switch … Continue reading →

Posted in Cisco, Force10 Networks, Labs, Networking, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware | Tagged 802.3ad, 802.3ad link aggregation, Cisco, ESXi, ESXi 4.1, etherchannel, Failover, Force10 Dell, Force10 Networks, LAG, Link Aggregation Group, load balancing, NIC Teaming, physical switch, pNIC, port bundle, port channel, port group, Route Based on IP Hash, Route Based on the Originating Virtual Port ID, Use Explicit Failover Order, virtual machine, virtual port ID, virtual switch, VM, VM Network port group, VMkernel, vmNIC, vmware, VMware ESXi, vNIC, vSwitch | 8 Comments

Load Balancing with EIGRP

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Humair

RIP, RIPv2, IGRP, EIGRP and OSPF are all routing protocols that support equal cost load balancing but IGRP and EIGRP can also support unequal cost load balancing. However, unlike IGRP, EIGRP supports VLSM (Variable Length Subnet Masking). Below I use … Continue reading →

Posted in Cisco, Labs, Networking, Protocols | Tagged Cisco, Cisco 3560G, Cisco 3560G router, EIGRP, eigrp load balancing, equal cost load balancing, load balancing, router, unequal cost load balancing | 1 Comment