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Disaster Recovery with VMware NSX-V and Zerto

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Humair

In a few prior blogs I posted on this site and on the VMware Network Virtualization blog site, I described and demoed how VMware NSX and SRM with vSphere Replication combined provide for an enhanced disaster recovery (DR) solution. SRM … Continue reading →

NFD 15: VMware NSX for Multi-Site Environments with Humair Ahmed [Video]

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Humair

Check-out the below video for the presentation I gave at Networking Field Day 15 on April 6th 2017. In this presentation, I discuss NSX for Multi-Site, Universal Security Tags, Workload Mobility, Disaster Recovery, etc., and also show a demo of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Multi-site with Cross-VC NSX and Palo Alto Networks Security [Video]

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Humair

I also published this blog post on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog site.

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Multi-site with Cross-VC NSX: Consistent Security and Micro-segmentation Across Sites [Video]

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Humair

I also published this blog post about the security benefits of a multi-site Cross-VC NSX solution on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on the VMware NSX Network … Continue reading →

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Cross-VC NSX: Multi-site Deployments with Ease and Flexibility

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Humair

I also published this blog post about the ease and flexibility of multi-site deployments with Cross-VC NSX on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on August 5, 2016. The full blog post is provided below and can also be … Continue reading →

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NSX-V: Multi-site Options and Cross-VC NSX Design Guide

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Humair

I also published this blog post about mult-site options and Cross-VC NSX design on the VMware NSX Network Virtualization Blog on July 22, 2016. The full blog post is provided below and can also be seen on the VMware NSX … Continue reading →

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Automation Leveraging NSX REST API Guide

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Humair

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 →

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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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VMware NSX Service Composer: Advanced Security & Micro-segmentation

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Humair

In a prior blog, Firewalling & Micro-segmentation with VMware NSX, I discussed some of the basics of firewalls and micro-segmentation with VMware NSX. In this blog, I’ll introduce how security groups via NSX Service Composer can be used with VMware … Continue reading →

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