Tag Archives: VM

New year, new challenges, new learnings @ Nutanix!

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Humair

New year, new challenges, new learnings! It’s been a great start to a new year. Looking forward to a new role and exciting year ahead @ Nutanix! Can’t believe it’s been 3 months already! First new official Nutanix swag above, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hyper-converged infrastructure, Nutanix, Nutanix, Nutanix, Nutanix Tech Summit 2020, Storage, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Tagged Acropolis, AHV, AOS, HCI, hyper-converged, hyper-converged infrastructure, hypervisor, Nutanix, Nutanix Acropolis, Nutanix AHV, Nutanix AOS, Nutanix Prism, Nutanix Tech Summit, Nutanix Tech Summit 2020, Prism, virtual machine, VM | Leave a comment

VMware Cloud on AWS with Direct Connect: NSX Networking and vMotion to the Cloud with Demo

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Humair

I also published this blog post about VMware Cloud on AWS with Direct Connect: NSX Networking and vMotion to the Cloud with Demo on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on April 4, 2018. The full blog post is provided … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, AWS, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware | Tagged AWS, AWS backbone, AWS Direct Connect, AWS DX router, AWS EC2, AWS Letter of Authorization, AWS LOR, AWS Network Services, AWS RDS, AWS Region, AWS S3, AWS VGW, AWS Virtual Private Gateway, AWS VPC, BGP, CGW, cloud, Cold Migration, demo, Direct Connect, Direct Connect Deployment, Direct Connect Private VIF, Direct Connect Public VIF, DX router, EC2, ESX Management, HLM, hybrid cloud, Hybrid Link Mode, Internet, IPSEC VPN, L2VPN, L2VPN client, Letter of Authorization, Live Migration, LOR, MGW, migration, network file copy, Network Virtualization, NFC, NSX, NSX IPSEC VPN, NSX L2VPN, NSX L2VPN client, NSX logical network, NSX logical switch, NSX Networking, on-prem, Private VIF, Private Virtual Interface, Public VIF, Public Virtual Interface, RDS, S3, SDDC, SDN, vCenter, VGW, virtual machine, virtualization, VM, VM migration, VMC, vMotion, vMotion to the Cloud, vmware, VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud on AWS and Direct Connect Deployment, VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC, VMware Cloud on AWS VPC, VMware SDDC, vPC, VPC CIDR, VPN | 1 Comment

Dell Networking and VMware NSX: Bridging Between Logical & Physical Networks

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Humair

In a prior blog, Creating Logical Networks and Services with VMware NSX on Dell Infrastructure, I discussed how easily VMs can be moved from physical (VLANs) to logical networks (Network Virtualization Overlays or NVOs). In practicality, there will almost always … Continue reading →

Posted in Dell, Dell Force10, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Protocols, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware | Tagged CLI, decouple network, decoupled, Dell, Dell NSX Reference Architecture, Dell PowerEdge, Dell PowerEdge Rack Server, Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell S6000, Dell Server, Dell-VMware NSX Reference Architecture, Dell-VMware NSX solution, Distributed Logical Router, Distributed Logical Router Control VM, DLR, DLR Control VM, Hardware NSX L2 Bridge, Hardware VTEP, Logical Network, logical network services, Logical Networks, logical router CLI, logical switch, logical switch CLI, logical switches, Logical-Physical Bridge, network services, NSX, NSX bridge, NSX CLI, NSX design/deployment, NSX Distributed Logical Router, NSX Edge, NSX Edge Appliance, NSX Edge Appliances, NSX Hardware L2 Bridge, NSX L2 Bridge, NSX Manager, NSX Manager virtual appliance, NSX Perimeter Edge, NSX Perimeter Edge CLI, NSX Perimeter Edge Router CLI, NSX Router CLI, NSX Services Gateway, NSX vCenter plugin, NSX-vSphere, NSX-vSphere design/deployment, NSX-vSphere plugin, NSX-vSphere vCenter plugin, NVI VLAN Bridge, Perimeter Edge, Physical-Logical Bridge, PowerEdge server, Rack Server, router CLI, S6000, SDN, SDN solution, SDN solution with NSX, software defined networking, switch CLI, vCenter, Virtual Extensible LAN, virtual machine, vlan, VLAN VXLAN bridge, VM, vmware, VMware NSX, VMware NSX design/deployment, VMware NSX Manager, VMware NSX Manager virtual appliance, VMware NSX Reference Architecture, VMware NSX-vSphere, VMware NSX-vSphere design/deployment, VMware vCenter, VMware vSphere, VNI-VLAN Bridge, vSphere, vSphere Web Client, VTEP, VXLAN, VXLAN encapsulation, VXLAN header, VXLAN-VLAN Bridge | Leave a comment

Creating Logical Networks and Services with VMware NSX on Dell Infrastructure

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Humair

If you haven’t already, please checkout the Dell-VMware NSX Reference Architecture (RA) whitepaper. In the reference architecture I explain in detail the foundational NSX-vSphere components and also how Dell can provide a complete end-to-end infrastructure (servers, networking, storage) to support … Continue reading →

Posted in Dell, Dell Force10, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware | Tagged Blade, Blade Server, blade switch, CLI, decouple network, decoupled, Dell, Dell EqualLogic, Dell EqualLogic Array, Dell EqualLogic PS 6210XS, Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS, Dell EqualLogic storage, Dell EqualLogic Storage Array, Dell MXL, Dell MXL Blade Switch, Dell NSX Reference Architecture, Dell PowerEdge, Dell PowerEdge Blade Server, Dell PowerEdge Rack Server, Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell S4810, Dell S6000, Dell Server, Dell-VMware NSX Reference Architecture, Dell-VMware NSX solution, Distributed Logical Router, Distributed Logical Router Control VM, DLR, DLR Control VM, EqualLogic, EqualLogic array, EqualLogic PS 6210XS, EqualLogic PS6210XS, EqualLogic storage, EqualLogic Storage Array, Hardware NSX L2 Bridge, Hardware VTEP, Logical Network, logical network services, Logical Networks, logical router CLI, logical switch, logical switch CLI, logical switches, Logical-Physical Bridge, MXL, MXL blade, network services, NSX, NSX bridge, NSX CLI, NSX design/deployment, NSX Distributed Logical Router, NSX Edge, NSX Edge Appliance, NSX Edge Appliances, NSX Hardware L2 Bridge, NSX L2 Bridge, NSX Manager, NSX Manager virtual appliance, NSX Perimeter Edge, NSX Perimeter Edge CLI, NSX Perimeter Edge Router CLI, NSX Router CLI, NSX Services Gateway, NSX vCenter plugin, NSX-vSphere, NSX-vSphere design/deployment, NSX-vSphere plugin, NSX-vSphere vCenter plugin, NVI VLAN Bridge, Perimeter Edge, Physical-Logical Bridge, PowerEdge Blade Server, PowerEdge server, Rack Server, router CLI, S4810, S6000, SDN, SDN solution, SDN solution with NSX, software defined networking, Storage Array, switch CLI, vCenter, Virtual Extensible LAN, virtual machine, vlan, VLAN VXLAN bridge, VM, vmware, VMware NSX, VMware NSX design/deployment, VMware NSX Manager, VMware NSX Manager virtual appliance, VMware NSX Reference Architecture, VMware NSX-vSphere, VMware NSX-vSphere design/deployment, VMware vCenter, VMware vSphere, VNI-VLAN Bridge, vSphere, vSphere Web Client, VTEP, VXLAN, VXLAN encapsulation, VXLAN header, VXLAN-VLAN Bridge | 1 Comment

Intel VT FlexMigration and AMD-V Extended Migration – Enabling Dynamic, Agile Data Centers

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Humair

Server virtualization/consolidation is becoming a norm and data centers and enterprises are now looking towards the horizon at how to bring dynamic, agile, and flexible capabilities to their IT infrastructure. What I will focus on here is one specific technology … Continue reading →

Posted in AMD, Intel, Networking, Processors/CPUs, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware | Tagged AMD, AMD CPUs, AMD-V, AMD‐V Extended Migration, CPU, CPUs, Data Centers, Enhanced VMotion Compatibility, ESX, ESX 3.5, ESX 3.5 Update 2, ESXi, EVC, hypervisor, Intel, Intel CPUs, Intel VT, Intel VT FlexMigration, Live Migration, virtual machine, virtual machines, VM, vms, vmware, VMware Enhanced VMotion Compatibility, VMWare ESX, VMware ESX 3.5, VMware ESX 3.5 Update 2, VMware ESXi, vmware vmotion | 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 | 7 Comments

Open Virtualization Format – VMs in transit

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Humair

The Open Virtual Machine Format (OVF) describes a format for the packaging and distribution of virtual machines (VMs). It is touted as open, secure, and portable. OVF can be seen as a packaging format for software appliances. I see it … Continue reading →

Posted in Applications, Labs, Networking, Technology, Tips & Tricks, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware | Tagged ESX. VMware ESX, ESXi, ESXi Server, export OVF, export OVF package, Open Virtual Machine Format, OVF, OVF format, OVF specification, OVF Template, virtual appliance, virtual appliances, virtual machine, virtual machines, virtualization, VM, vms, vmware, VMware ESXi, VMware OVF Tool, VMware vCenter Converter, VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, VMware vSphere Client, vSphere, vSphere Client | Leave a comment

Setup your Apple MacBook Pro with VMware ESXi on top of Fusion

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Humair

I have been messing around with VMware ESXi on my Apple MacBook Pro laptop for a while now. Actually, I have installed ESXi on top of VMware Fusion. Further, I networked everything together so my Apple MacBook Pro can communicate … Continue reading →

Posted in Networking, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware | Tagged Apple MacBook Pro, ESXi, ESXi 4.1, virtual machine, VM, vmware, VMware ESXi, VMware Fusion, vSphere, vSphere Client | 1 Comment

VMware VI SDK – guestOsId values (VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier)

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Humair

I was creating some Virtual Machines using the Java VI SDK and needed the respective values for the VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier (abbreviated by many as guestOsId). I realized many people are searching for this information but have trouble locating it simply because … Continue reading →

Posted in Java, Programming Languages, Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Tagged guest operating system, guest os, guestOsId, Java, Java VI SDK, VI SDK, virtual machine, virtual machines, VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier, VM, vmware | Leave a comment

pNIC, vNIC, and vmNIC Confusion

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Humair

I have been using both remote desktop and vSphere Client quite often lately. Yesterday, I had a remote desktop session with a Windows Server 2003 physical server and also had vSphere Client (connected to an ESXi server) open with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Networking, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Tagged ESXi, ESXi Server, hypervisor, physical NIC, pNIC, remote connection, Remote Desktop, virtual machine, virtual NIC, virtualization, VM, vmNIC, vmware, vNIC, vSphere Client | 2 Comments