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Building NSX
• NSX Manager▫ Provided as an OVA file▫ Connects to vCenter Server▫ Provides overall management
▫ RESTful API endpoint
Building NSX• Distributed control plane• Slicing of VXLAN• MAC, ARP, and VTEP tables• 3+ suggested for quorum
Preparing Hosts• Kernel modules▫ DLR – Distributed Logical Router▫ DFW – Distributed Firewall
• VXLAN interface
Distributed Logical Switching• Funky name▫ Looks like port groups on your VDS
• Way more than port groups▫ Each host becomes a FedEx hub▫ DLS traffic is encapsulated by the VTEP
Network FabricTransport VLAN(s)
Distributed Logical Switching
ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi
VM VM VM VMVM VMVM VM
Transport VLAN
Distributed Logical Routing• ESXi hosts form “one giant router”• Each host acts as the SVI
ESXi ESXi
VM VM
Transport VLAN
Distributed Logical Routing• ESXi hosts form “one giant router”• Each host acts as the SVI
ESXi ESXi
VM VM
VDS
Distributed Firewall• Works with any type of port group• Does not require VXLAN• Applied on the virtual NIC in the VM
Port Group
VM dvport
Uplinksvmnic
0vmnic
1FW
VDS
Distributed Firewall• Works with any type of port group• Does not require VXLAN• Applied on the virtual NIC in the VM
Port Group
VM dvport
Uplinksvmnic
0vmnic
1FW
Distributed Logical Router
Disaster Recovery / Testing
Web
VM
App DB Utility
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Distributed Logical Router
Disaster Recovery / Testing
Web
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App DB Utility
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Network Automation• Cloud Management Platforms▫ “CMPs”▫ The way forward for hybrid cloud
• Integration points▫ OpenStack▫ vRealize Automation▫ Config Management (Puppet)
• Use of RESTful APIs
Example blueprint actions
•User picks blueprint•Answer IaaS questions•Approvals•Provisioning kickoff
Send to vCO
•Call scripts•Wait for return value•Build out LS, attach to LR
Send back to CMP •Return success
•Attach VMs to LS•Pull IP from IPAM•Handoff to config mgmt
Complete
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