Category Archives: Virtualization and Cloud Computing
Automation Leveraging NSX REST API Guide
I also published this blog post about automation leveraging the NSX REST API on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on June 21, 2016. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on the VMware NSX … Continue reading
Posted in APIs/SDKs, Java, Labs, Networking, Perl, Programming Languages, Python, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware NSX REST API
Tagged Ansible, automation, cloud management tools, cURL, Go, Java, Network Virtualization, NSX, NSX automation, NSX network virtualization, NSX REST API, NSX REST API Guide, NSX-V, perl, Postman, PowerShell, programming language frameworks, Python, REST Client, REST client libraries, VMware NSX, VMware NSX network virtualization, VMware NSX-V, VMware vRealize Orchestrator, VMware vRO, vRealize Orchestrator, vRO
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Monitoring VMware NSX SpoofGuard with REST API and Perl
I also published this blog post about monitoring VMware NSX SpoofGuard with REST API and Perl on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on June 17, 2016. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on … Continue reading
Posted in Labs, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Perl, Programming Languages, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware
Tagged Active IP Addresses, Automating VMware NSX Security, Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, CPAN, Data::Validate::IP, Data::Validate::IP library, IP Address Spoofing, IP Addresses Pending Review, IP spoofing, NSX, NSX REST API, NSX REST API and Perl, NSX SpoofGuard, perl, Perl REST client, Perl REST client module/library, REST API, REST API and Perl, REST:Client, REST:Client library, REST:Client module, SpoofGuard, SpoofGuard Active IP Addresses, SpoofGuard Active Virtual NICs, SpoofGuard IP Addresses, SpoofGuard IP Addresses Pending Review, SpoofGuard states, spoofing, vmware, VMware NSX, XML, XML:Simple, XMLin
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VMware NSX at EMC World 2016
So far, EMC World 2016 in Las Vegas has been great. Lots of great sessions on storage, hyper-converged, cloud, security, design, virtualization, and overall solutions for DR, Big Data, Multi-site, etc.
Posted in EMC World 2016, Network Architecture, Networking, Security, Tech Events, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware
Tagged @Humair_Ahmed, Automating DR For Networking & Security With NSX & SRM, Cloud Security Controls At The Speed Of Business, Converged Solutions, EMC, EMC IT: Realizing The Potential Of Software-Defined, EMC World, EMC World 2016, EMC World 2016 in Las Vegas, EMC World 2016 NSX Sessions, Humair Ahmed, hyper-converged, Multi-Site with NSX, Multi-Site with VMware NSX, NSX, NSX and vSAN on VxRail for Hyper-converged, Solving Multi-Site Challenges With VMware NSX, Twitter, Twitter @Humair_Ahmed, VCE, VCE VxRack, VCE VxRail, VCE VxRail: Extend & Simplify VMware Environments with Hyper-Converged Appliances, vmware, VMware NSX, VMware VSAN, VMware VxRACK, VMware VxRAIL, VSAN, VxRack, VXRACK NSX, VXRACK System 1000, VxRack Systems Technical Deep Dive: Building Hyper-Converged Solutions At Rackscale, VxRail
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Enhanced Disaster Recovery with Cross-VC NSX and SRM
I also published this blog post about enhanced Disaster Recovery with Cross-VC NSX and SRM on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on April 21, 2016. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on the … Continue reading
Posted in Network Architecture, Networking, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware
Tagged Cross-VC NSX, Cross-VC NSX for Multi-site Solutions, Cross-vCenter NSX, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Recovery with NSX and SRM white paper, DR, Enhanced Disaster Recovery, Enhanced DR, Full Application Failure, multi-site, Multi-site NSX, Multi-site Solutions, Network Virtualization, NSX, NSX Disaster Recovery, NSX Disaster Recovery White Paper, NSX DR, NSX multi-site, Partial Application Failure, Site Failure, Site Recovery Manager, SRM, vmware, VMware Disaster Recovery White Paper, VMware NSX, VMware Site Recovery Manager
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Automating Security Group and Policy Creation with NSX REST API and Python
My latest post on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog, Automating Security Group and Policy Creation with NSX REST API, describes using NSX REST API with some code for a simple yet realistic use case focused around security where automation … Continue reading
Posted in Labs, Network Security, Networking, Programming Languages, Python, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware
Tagged Automating Security Group and Policy Creation, CSV, CSV file, Network Virtualization, NSX, NSX 6.2.2, NSX REST API, NSX Security Groups, NSX Security Groups from CSV file, Python, python cvs library, python requests library, REST, Security Groups, Security Groups from CSV file, vmware, VMware NSX, VMware NSX 6.2.2
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Cross-VC NSX for Multi-site Solutions
Check-out my latest blog post, Cross-VC NSX for Multi-site Solutions, on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization blog. In the post, I discuss Cross-VC NSX functionality and step through vMotion across different vCenter domains at two different sites.
Posted in Labs, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware
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VMware NSX Online Fundamentals – Multi-Site/Disaster Recovery
Check-out this overview and walk-through presentation I recently did on Cross-VC NSX functionality introduced in NSX 6.2. Deployment models, Multi-Site, and Disaster Recovery solutions are also discussed. To view the video, you must first register. You will then have access … Continue reading
Posted in Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware
Tagged 8 NSX Managers, ARP snooping, Central CLI, CLI monitoring, communication channel health monitoring, Cross-VC NSX, Cross-VC NSX failover, Cross-VC NSX failover scenarios, Cross-VC NSX object, Cross-VC NSX objects, Cross-VC NSX recovery, Cross-VC NSX recovery scenarios, Cross-vCenter, Cross-vCenter Networking and Security, DFW, DHCP snooping, Disaster Recovery, distributed firewall, DSX logical router, eight NSX Managers, global, host locale ID, ip address, IP Set, local egress, locale ID, logical router, logical switch, MAC address, MAC Set, multi-site, multi-site deployment, multi-vcenter NSX, Network Virtualization, north-south, North-South traffic, NSX, NSX 6.2, NSX 6.2 new feature, NSX Controller Cluster, NSX Controllers, NSX DFW, NSX Disaster Recovery, NSX Distributed Firewall, NSX DLR, NSX failover scenarioes, nsx logical router, NSX logical switch, NSX LS, NSX Manager, NSX multi-site, NSX multi-site deployment, NSX multi-site failover scenarios, NSX multi-site recovery scenarios, NSX network virtualization, NSX recovery scenarios, NSX Security Groups, NSX Site Recovery Manager, NSX SRM, NSX UDLR, NSX Universal Controller Cluster, NSX Universal Controllers, NSX Universal DFW, NSX Universal DFW Rules, NSX Universal Distributed Firewall, NSX Universal Distributed Logical Router, NSX Universal Logical Switch, NSX Universal LS, NSX Universal Rules, NSX Universal Synchronization Service, NSX Universal Transport Zone, NSX UTZ, NSX with multiple vCenters, primary NSX Manager, secondary NSX Manager, security, Security Groups, Site Recovery Manager, SRM, trace flow, UDLR, universal, Universal Control VM, Universal Controller Cluster, Universal DFW, Universal DFW rules, Universal Distributed Firewall, Universal distributed firewall rules, Universal Distributed Logical Router, Universal DLR, Universal Logical Switch, Universal LS, Universal rules, Universal Synchronization Service, Universal Transport Zone, UTZ, vCenter, VMware network virtualization, VMware NSX 6.2, VMware NSX Manager, VMware Site Recovery Manager, VMware SRM, VMware vCenter, VSS
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Advanced VMware NSX Security Services with Check Point vSEC
If you haven’t already, checkout my post on the VMware Network Virtualization blog where I describe and show a demo on Advanced VMware NSX Security Services with Check Point vSEC. Most of the information is from prior posts I had … Continue reading
Posted in Check Point, Network Security, Networking, Security, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware, VMware
Tagged advanced security, Anti-Bot, Anti-Virus, Application Control, Check Point, Check Point vSEC, Check Point vSEC solution, checkpoint, checkpoint vsec, DFW, distributed firewall, distributed security architecture, Identity Awareness, IDS, Intel, IPS, L5-L7, L5-L7 NSX security, L5-L7 security, McAfee, microsegmentation, microsegmentation model, network virtualization platform, NSX, NSX advanced security, NSX advanced security policies, NSX Check Point vSEC solution, nsx checkpoint, nsx checkpoint vsec, NSX DFW, NSX Distributed Firewall, NSX network virtualization, NSX network virtualization platform, NSX Technology Partners, NSX third party security products, Palo Alto Networks, perimeter-centric security, Rapid 7, security, Symmantec, Threat Emulation, Trend Micro, Tufin, URL Filtering, virtualization, vmware, vmware checkpoint vsec, VMware network virtualization, VMware network virtualization platform, VMware NSX, VMware NSX advanced security, VMware NSX advanced security policies, VMware NSX Check Point vSEC solution, vmware nsx checkpoint vsec, VMware NSX DFW, VMware NSX Distributed Firewall, VMware NSX network virtualization, VMware NSX network virtualization platform, VMware NSX Technology Partners, VMware NSX third party security products, vritualization security, vritualization security services, vSEC
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