Tag Archives: REST API

Monitoring VMware NSX SpoofGuard with REST API and Perl

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Humair

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 | Leave a comment

Building “Intelligent” and Highly Automated Data Centers

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Humair

I’ve been fortunate to work in a space where I’ve had exposure to see and discuss infrastructure and architecture/design of some of the most highly utilized and scalable networks in the world. It’s fair to say living in Silicon Valley … Continue reading →

Posted in Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Technology, Troubleshooting, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware | Tagged Alexey Andreyev, automated data center, automated networks, BGP controller, Data Center, Facebook, Facebook Auto-Remediation, Facebook Director of Network Engineering, Facebook network engineer, FBAR, historical data analysis, intelligent data center, intelligent networks, Najam Ahmad, network architecture, network behavioral analysis, network modularity, network programmability, NSX, NSX REST API, orchestration, orchestration of workflows, programmability, REST API, SDN, Self-healing, Self-healing network, Silicon Valley, software defined networking, traffic engineering, vmware, VMware NSX, VMware NSX REST API | Leave a comment

Automating VMware NSX Security Rules Creation with Splunk and Python

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Humair

If you haven’t already, checkout my post on the VMware Network Virtualization blog where I describe and show a demo of how Splunk can be used to monitor the VMware NSX distributed firewall (DFW), and, with a little Python code, … Continue reading →

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Reset VMware NSX-V DFW to Default Setting via NSX REST API with Python

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Humair

I’ve been playing with the VMware NSX-V 6.2 REST API using both a browser based REST API client and Python. While I was exploring different methods, I deleted the default NSX-V Distributed Firewall (DFW) L3 section via REST API call … Continue reading →

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Network Virtualization with VMware NSX Dominates VMworld 2013

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Humair

I’ve been meaning to write this blog for some time now as VMworld 2013 ended in San Francisco in late August. However, as VMworld just eneded in Barcelona, Spain last week, I guess it’s still not too late. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Arista, Dell, Network Architecture, Networking, Protocols, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMworld 2013 | Tagged Arista, Arista 7150S, CloudStack, Dell, Dell S6000, distributed firewall, ESXi, Hyper-V, KVM, Microsoft Hyper-V, network, network overlay, Network Virtualization, network virtualization platform, Nicira, Nicira NVP, NSX, NSX API, NSX Manager, NSX vSwitch, Open vSwitch, OpenStack, Palo Alto Networks, REST, REST API, RESTful API, STT, tunneling protocols, ultivendor hypervisor environment, vCloud Automation Center, VDS, virtual distributed switch, virtualization, vMotion, vmware, VMware network virtualization platform, VMware NSX, VMware NSX platform, VMware SDDC Architects, VMware Virtual SAN, VMworld, VMworld 2013, vSphere Distributed Switch, vSwitch, VTEP, VXLAN, VXLAN Termination End Point | Leave a comment