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VMware NSX Cookbook

You're reading from   VMware NSX Cookbook Over 70 recipes to master the network virtualization skills to implement, validate, operate, upgrade, and automate VMware NSX for vSphere

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782174257
Length 584 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Title Page
Packt Upsell
Foreword
Contributors
Preface
1. Getting Started with VMware NSX for vSphere FREE CHAPTER 2. Configuring VMware NSX Logical Switch Networks 3. Configuring VMware NSX Logical Routing 4. Configuring VMware NSX Layer 2 Bridging 5. Configuring VMware NSX Edge Services Gateway 6. Configuring VMware NSX Distributed Firewall (DFW) and SpoofGuard 7. Configuring Cross-vCenter NSX 8. Backing up and Restoring VMware NSX Components 9. Managing User Accounts in VMware NSX 10. Upgrading VMware NSX 11. Managing and Monitoring VMware NSX Platform 12. Leveraging the VMware NSX REST API for Management and Automation 1. Other Books You May Enjoy Index

Index

A

  • Active Directory (AD) / How it works...
  • Active Flow Export Timeout / How it works...
  • address resolution protocol (ARP) / How to do it...
  • Applied To field
    • settings, modifying / Leveraging the DFW Applied To field
    • Firewall Default Applied To settings, modifying from Firewall Table Menu / Changing Firewall Default Applied To settings from the Firewall Table Menu
    • Service Composer Firewall Default Applied To Settings, modifying / Changing Service Composer Firewall Default Applied To Settings
  • ARM (Application Rule Manager)
    • about / Application Rule Manager
    • using / Using Application Rule Manager, How to do it..., There's more...
  • Automating NSX for vSphere with PowerNSX
    • URL / There's more...

B

  • Bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD) / Hardware VTEP Gateway
  • Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) / Introduction
  • bridging
    • about / Bridging and Routing
    • hardware VTEP gateway / Hardware VTEP Gateway
  • broadcast, unknown unicast, and multicast (BUM) traffic
    • broadcast / VMware NSX Replication Modes
    • unknown unicast / VMware NSX Replication Modes
    • multicast / VMware NSX Replication Modes
    • about / Hardware VTEP Gateway
  • business critical support (BCS) / Support and Subscription (SnS)

C

  • CDO logical switch / How it works...
  • certificate authority (CA) / Replacing the NSX Manager certificate
  • certificate signing request (CSR) / Certificate Signing Request
  • CLI user accounts
    • creating, in NSX Manager / Creating and Managing CLI user accounts in NSX manager, There's more...
    • managing, in NSX Manager / Creating and Managing CLI user accounts in NSX manager, There's more...
    • REST API access, granting / Granting REST API access to a CLI user account
    • enable password, modifying / Changing the enable password and CLI user account password
    • password, modifying / Changing the enable password and CLI user account password
    • configuration, verifying / Verifying and saving configuration in the NSX Manager CLI
    • VTY session, clearing / Clearing a VTY session
  • content addressable memory (CAM) / How it works...
  • content packs / vRealize Log Insight for NSX
  • Controller Disconnect Operation (CDO)
    • enabling, on transport zone / Enabling the Controller Disconnected Operation Mode on a Transport Zone, How it works...
  • Controller VM (CVM) / How it works...
  • Cross-vCenter
    • functionality / Introduction
  • cURL
    • URL / Using the REST API with cURL
    • REST API, using / Using the REST API with cURL, How it works...
    • script, generating from Postman / Generating a cURL script from Postman

D

  • Data Loss Prevention (DLP) / Introduction
  • DFW protection
    • virtual machines, excluding / Excluding Virtual Machines from DFW Protection, There's more...
  • DFW rules
    • verifying / Verifying DFW rules
    • NSX Manager central CLI, using / Using NSX Manager central CLI
    • ESXi Host CLI, using / Using ESXi Host CLI
  • DFW session timeout
    • configuring / Configuring DFW Session Timeout
  • DHCP server
    • configuring / Configuring a DHCP server, There's more...
  • distributed firewall (DFW)
    • URL / See also
  • Distributed Logical Router (DLR)
    • about / VMware NSX Transport Zone, Introduction
    • configuring / Configuring the Distributed Logical Router, How to do it...
    • hardware requisites / DLR CVM hardware requirements
    • HA interface / HA interface
    • configuration, for dynamic routing / Configuring the Distributed Logical Router for dynamic routing, How to do it...
    • route redistribution / Route redistribution
    • forwarding, versus protocol address / Forwarding versus protocol address
    • graceful restart / Graceful restart
  • DLR Control VM (DLR CVM) / Getting ready
  • DNS relay
    • configuring / Configuring a DNS relay, There's more...
  • dvPortGroup / Software-Based Gateway Layer 2 Bridging
  • dynamic routing
    • Distributed Logical Router, configuring / Configuring the Distributed Logical Router for dynamic routing, How to do it...

E

  • Edge Firewall
    • configuring / Configuring an Edge Firewall, How to do it..., There's more...
  • Edge services gateway (ESG) / Introduction
  • Endpoint Monitoring
    • about / Endpoint Monitoring
    • using / Using NSX Endpoint Monitoring
    • prerequisites, verifying / Verifying the prerequisites for endpoint monitoring
    • data collection, initiating / Starting endpoint monitoring data collection
  • Enhanced Linked Mode (ELM) / There's more...
  • ESXi Agency Manager (EAM) / How it works...
  • ESXi hosts
    • selecting / Selecting ESXi hosts and network adapters
  • external BGP (eBGP) / How it works...

F

  • firewall table menu
    • security policy rules, creating / Creating Security Policy Rules from the Firewall Table Menu
    • sections, creating / Creating Firewall Sections
    • rules, creating / Creating Firewall Rules
    • security policy, creating / How it works...
  • Flow Monitoring
    • about / Flow Monitoring
    • enabling / Enabling NSX Flow Monitoring, How it works...
    • collection, enabling / Enabling Flow Monitoring collection, Enabling and exporting Flow Monitoring collection
    • collection, exporting / Enabling and exporting Flow Monitoring collection
  • forwarding address
    • versus, protocol address / Forwarding versus protocol address
    • about / Forwarding versus protocol address
  • fully qualified domain name (FQDN) / Getting ready

G

  • gratuitous ARP (GARP) / How it works...
  • Guest Introspection Services
    • deploying / Deploying Network or Guest Introspection Services, There's more...
    • VMware tools, installing / Installing VMware Tools for Guest Introspection
    • Non-IP Layer 2 Traffic, blocking / Blocking Non-IP Layer 2 Traffic

H

  • Hardware switch controller (HSC) / Hardware VTEP Gateway
  • hardware VTEP gateway
    • selecting / Selecting a hardware VTEP gateway
    • integrating, with VMware NSX / Integrating Hardware VTEP Gateway with VMware NSX, How it works...
    • replication cluster, configuring / Configuring the Replication Cluster
    • connecting, to NSX controller / Connecting a Hardware VTEP Gateway to an NSX Controller
    • adding, to NSX / Adding a Hardware VTEP Gateway to NSX
    • references / See also
    • VMware NSX Logical Switch, extending / Extending VMware NSX Logical Switch to Hardware VTEP Gateway, There's more...
  • Hardware VXLAN gateway HCL
    • URL / See also
  • High Availability (HA)
    • about / How it works..., Creating a Universal Logical Router
    • configuring / Configuring High Availability, How it works...
  • HyTrust CloudControl for VMware NSX
    • URL / Introduction

I

  • Identity Firewall (IdFW)
    • about / Introduction
    • configuring / Configuring the Identity Firewall
    • Microsoft Active Directory Domain, registering with NSX Manager / Registering a Microsoft Active Directory Domain with NSX Manager
    • Security Rules, creating with Active Directory Objects / Creating Security Rules using Active Directory Objects
  • interfaces
    • internal / There's more...
    • uplink / There's more...
  • internal BGP (iBGP) / How it works...
  • Internet Protocol Flow Information eXport (IPFIX) / How it works...
  • IP discovery
    • configuring, for virtual machines / Configuring IP Discovery for Virtual Machines
    • learned IP address, verifying / Verifying the Learnt IP address
  • IPSEC VPN
    • configuring / Configuring IPSEC VPN, How to do it...

L

  • layer 2 bridging
    • about / Introduction
    • use cases / Introduction
  • Lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) / How it works...
  • Load Balancing
    • configuring / Configuring Load Balancing, Getting ready, There's more...
    • NSX Edge Load Balancer, deploying / Deploying an NSX Edge Load Balancer
    • NSX Edge Load Balancer, configuring / Configuring an NSX Edge Load Balancer
    • NSX edge load balancer configuration, verifying / Verifying the NSX edge load balancer configuration
  • logical interface (LIF)
    • about / How it works...
    • uplink / How it works...
    • internally / How it works...
  • logical switch backing port group
    • restoring / Restoring a Logical Switch Backing Port Group, How it works...

M

  • Managed Object Reference (MoRef) / Introduction
  • minification / There's more...
  • mission critical support (MCS) / Support and Subscription (SnS)
  • monitoring tools
    • about / Introduction, Monitoring tools
    • Flow Monitoring / Flow Monitoring
    • Application Rule Manager / Application Rule Manager
    • endpoint monitoring / Endpoint Monitoring
  • multi-chassis link aggregation
    • URL / Single VTEP with LACP

N

  • network adapters
    • selecting / Selecting ESXi hosts and network adapters
  • Network Address Translation (NAT)
    • configuring / Configuring Network Address Translation, How it works...
    • Source NAT (SNAT) / Configuring Network Address Translation
    • destination NAI (DNAT) / Configuring Network Address Translation
    • SNAT rule, configuring / Configuring an SNAT rule
    • DNAT rule, configuring / Configure a DNAT rule
  • network and security service deployments
    • upgrading / Upgrading Network and Security Service Deployments, There's more...
  • Network information services (NIS) / How it works...
  • network interface card (NIC) / Receive Side Scaling
  • network introspection service
    • deploying / Deploying Network or Guest Introspection Services, There's more...
    • Service Definition, registering / Registering Service Definition
    • Service VM, deploying / Deploying the Service VM
    • Non-IP Layer 2 Traffic, blocking / Blocking Non-IP Layer 2 Traffic
  • network virtualization controller (NVC) / Hardware VTEP Gateway
  • NSX
    • downloading, for vSphere / Downloading NSX for vSphere, See also
    • product interoperability matrix, checking / Checking the Product Interoperability Matrix
    • media, downloading via VMware downloads website / Downloading media via the VMware downloads website
    • media, downloading via VMware software manager / Downloading media via the VMware Software Manager
    • vSphere cluster, preparing / Preparing a vSphere cluster for NSX
    • access, granting / Granting access to NSX
    • vCenter role, assigning to user account / Assigning a vCenter role to a user account
    • role, assigning to user account / Assigning an NSX role to a user account, How it works...
    • monitoring, with NSX Dashboard / Monitoring NSX using NSX Dashboard, How to do it..., How it works...
    • vRealize Orchestrator plug-in, using / Using the vRealize Orchestrator plugin for NSX, How it works..., There's more...
    • vRO plug-in, downloading / Downloading the vRO plugin for NSX
    • vRO plug-in, installing / Installing the vRO plugin for NSX
    • NSX-vRO workflow, executing / Running an NSX-vRO workflow
  • NSX, roles
    • Enterprise Administrator / Introduction
    • Security Administrator / Introduction
    • NSX Administrator / Introduction
    • auditor / Introduction
  • NSX Administration Guide
    • URL / Introduction
  • NSX component logs / Introduction
  • NSX components communication
    • checking / Checking NSX component communication
  • NSX Components Syslog
    • configuring / Configuring the NSX Components Syslog, How it works..., There's more...
    • NSX Manager syslog, configuring / Configuring the NSX Manager syslog
    • NSX Controller Node Syslog, configuring / Configuring the NSX Controller Node Syslog
    • NSX Edge Log, configuring / Configuring the NSX Edge Log
  • NSX controller cluster
    • deploying / Deploying the NSX Controller Cluster
    • NSX IP pool, configuring / Configuring an NSX IP pool
    • deployment / NSX Controller Cluster deployment
    • DRS anti-affinity rules / DRS Anti-Affinity Rules
    • vCenter environment / Separate vCenter environment
    • controller password parameters / Controller password parameters
  • NSX controller nodes
    • restoring / Restoring NSX Controller Nodes, There's more..., See also
    • upgrading / Upgrading NSX controller node, How it works...
  • NSX DFW
    • about / Introduction
    • topology / DFW Topology and Policy
    • policy / DFW Topology and Policy
    • references / See also
    • component status, verifying / Verifying NSX DFW component status
    • firewall installation status, verifying / Verifying Firewall Installation Status
    • vShield stateful firewall (vsfwd) status, verifying / Verifying vShield Stateful Firewall (vsfwd) Status and Connection
    • vShield stateful firewall (vsfwd) connection, verifying / Verifying vShield Stateful Firewall (vsfwd) Status and Connection
    • working / How it works...
  • NSX DFW rules
    • configuration, exporting from firewall menu / Exporting NSX DFW Rules configuration from the Firewall Menu
    • configuration, restoring from firewall menu / Restoring NSX DFW Rules configuration from the Firewall Menu, How it works...
  • NSX Distributed Firewall Log
    • configuring / Configuring and viewing the NSX Distributed Firewall Log, Configuring the NSX DFW logs, How it works...
    • viewing / Configuring and viewing the NSX Distributed Firewall Log, How it works...
    • log, viewing from ESXi host console / Viewing the NSX DFW log from the ESXi host console
  • NSX Edge
    • restoring / Restoring NSX Edge, How it works..., There's more...
  • NSX ESG
    • deploying, in HA mode / Deploying and configuring the NSX ESG in HA mode, How to do it...
    • configuring, in HA mode / Deploying and configuring the NSX ESG in HA mode, How to do it...
    • configuration, for routing / Understanding and configuring the NSX ESG for routing, How to do it...
  • NSX for vSphere API Guide
    • URL / Introduction
  • NSX license
    • applying / Applying the NSX license
  • NSX logical switch
    • creating / Creating a NSX Logical Switch, How to do it..., How it works..., See also
    • virtual machine, connecting / Connecting a Virtual Machine to an NSX Logical Switch, See also
    • testing / Testing an NSX Logical Switch, How it works..., See also
    • ping / Ping
    • broadcast / Broadcast
  • NSX Logs
    • about / NSX Logs
    • NSX Manager / NSX Manager
    • vCenter Server / vCenter Server
    • ESXi host / ESXi host
    • NSX Edge Gateway VM / NSX Edge Gateway VM
  • NSX Manager
    • vCenter server, registering / Registering vCenter server with NSX Manager, There's more...
    • registering, with vCenter server / Registering the NSX Manager with the vCenter server
    • registering, with PSC / Registering the NSX Manager with the PSC
    • about / How it works...
    • Microsoft Active Directory Domain, registering / Registering a Microsoft Active Directory Domain with NSX Manager
    • primary role, configuring / Configuring Primary and Secondary NSX Manager(s), How to do it...
    • secondary role, configuring / Configuring Primary and Secondary NSX Manager(s), How to do it...
    • enhanced linked mode / Enhanced Linked Mode
    • Universal Synchronization Service Management / Universal Synchronization Service Management and Troubleshooting
    • troubleshooting / Universal Synchronization Service Management and Troubleshooting
    • backing up / Backing up NSX Manager, How to do it..., There's more...
    • restoring / Restoring NSX Manager, How to do it...
    • CLI user accounts, creating / Creating and Managing CLI user accounts in NSX manager, Creating a CLI user account in the NSX Manager CLI, There's more...
    • CLI user accounts, managing / Creating and Managing CLI user accounts in NSX manager, There's more...
    • configuration mode, entering / Entering configuration mode in the NSX Manager CLI
    • upgrading / Upgrading VMware NSX Manager, There's more...
  • NSX Manager, roles
    • standalone / NSX Manager roles
    • primary / NSX Manager roles
    • secondary / NSX Manager roles
    • transit / NSX Manager roles
  • NSX manager certificate
    • replacing / Replacing the NSX Manager certificate, How to do it...
    • PKCS#12 certificate / PKCS#12 certificate
  • NSX Manager virtual appliance
    • installing / Deploying the NSX Manager virtual appliance, How to do it...
    • user account / NSX Manager virtual appliance user account
  • NSX security policy
    • exporting, from Service Composer menu / Exporting NSX Security Policy from the Service Composer Menu
    • restoring, from Service Composer menu / Restoring NSX Security Policy from the Service Composer Menu
  • NSX transport zone
    • about / VMware NSX Transport Zone
    • creating / Creating a NSX Transport Zone, How it works..., There's more...
  • NSX Upgrade Coordinator
    • about / There's more...
    • URL / There's more...
  • NSX VIB installation
    • validating / Validating NSX VIB installation, Getting ready
    • distributed firewall communication / Distributed Firewall communication
    • controller communication / Controller communication
    • checking manually / Manually checking VIB installation

O

  • OpenFlow / Hardware VTEP Gateway
  • Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) / Introduction
  • open virtual application (OVA) / Downloading NSX for vSphere
  • open VM tools (OVT) / Introduction
  • Open vSwitch / Hardware VTEP Gateway
  • Open vSwitch Database (OVSDB) / Hardware VTEP Gateway

P

  • phantom controller / How to do it...
  • Platform Services Controllers (PSCs) / Getting ready, Enhanced Linked Mode
  • Postman
    • cURL script, generating / Generating a cURL script from Postman
  • Postman REST client
    • REST API, using / Using the REST API with the Postman REST client
  • PowerNSX
    • references / There's more...
  • PowerShell
    • REST API, using / Using the REST API with PowerShell
    • HTTP GET REST API, requesting / Requesting the HTTP GET REST API via PowerShell
    • HTTP POST REST API, requesting / Requesting the HTTP POST REST API via PowerShell
  • PowerShell Core
    • URL / How it works...
  • product interoperability matrix
    • checking / Checking the Product Interoperability Matrix
    • URL / Checking the Product Interoperability Matrix
  • protocol address
    • versus forwarding / Forwarding versus protocol address
    • about / Forwarding versus protocol address
  • Python
    • REST API, using / Using the REST API with Python, How it works...
    • URL / Getting ready
    • HTTP GET REST API, requesting / Requesting the HTTP GET REST API via Python
    • HTTP POST REST API, requesting / Requesting the HTTP POST REST API via Python

R

  • Receive side scaling (RSS) / Receive Side Scaling
  • Recommended Configuration Maximums
    • URL / There's more...
  • recovery point objective (RPO) policy / How it works...
  • remote desktop session host (RDSH) / How it works...
  • Remote Office and Branch Offices (ROBO) / Choosing the right VMware NSX for vSphere edition
  • replication modes
    • URL / VMware NSX Replication Modes
  • Replication Service Nodes (RSN) / How to do it...
  • requisites, for hardware VTEP gateway
    • Hardware switch controller (HSC) / Hardware VTEP Gateway
    • Network virtualisation controller (NVC) / Hardware VTEP Gateway
    • Replication service nodes (RSN) / Hardware VTEP Gateway
    • Bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD) / Hardware VTEP Gateway
  • REST API
    • using, with Postman REST client / Using the REST API with the Postman REST client, How it works..., How it works...
    • HTTP GET REST API, requesting via Postman / Requesting the HTTP GET REST API via Postman
    • HTTP POST REST API, requesting via Postman / Requesting the HTTP POST REST API via Postman
    • using, with cURL / Using the REST API with cURL
    • HTTP GET REST API, requesting via cURL / Requesting the HTTP GET REST API via cURL
    • HTTP POST REST API, requesting via cURL / Requesting the HTTP POST REST API via cURL
    • using, with PowerShell / Using the REST API with PowerShell
    • HTTP GET REST API, requesting via PowerShell / Requesting the HTTP GET REST API via PowerShell
    • HTTP POST REST API, requesting via PowerShell / Requesting the HTTP POST REST API via PowerShell
    • using, with Python / Using the REST API with Python, How it works...
  • REST Status codes
    • URL / Introduction
  • RFC7047
    • URL / Hardware VTEP Gateway
  • role-based access control (RBAC) / Introduction
  • route redistribution / Route redistribution

S

  • security policy rules
    • creating, from firewall table menu / Creating Security Policy Rules from the Firewall Table Menu, How it works...
    • DFW rule ID / DFW Rule ID and Logs
    • logs / DFW Rule ID and Logs
    • DFW saved configurations / DFW Saved Configurations
    • creating, from service composer menu / Creating Security Policy Rules from the Service Composer menu
    • security group, creating with static inclusion / Creating a Security Group using Static Inclusion
    • Security Group, creating with Dynamic Membership / Creating a Security Group using Dynamic Membership
    • Security Group, creating with Security Tag as Dynamic Membership Criteria / Creating a Security Group using Security Tag as the Dynamic Membership Criteria
    • creating / Creating a Security Policy
  • Service Composer menu
    • security policy rules, creating / Creating Security Policy Rules from the Service Composer menu
    • NSX security policy, exporting / Exporting NSX Security Policy from the Service Composer Menu
    • NSX security policy, restoring / Restoring NSX Security Policy from the Service Composer Menu
  • service user account
    • creating, for vCenter server registration / Creating a service user account for vCenter server registration
  • service virtual machine (SVM) / How it works...
  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) / Forwarding versus protocol address
  • Single Sign-On (SSO) / How it works...
  • software-based gateway layer 2 bridging
    • about / Software-Based Gateway Layer 2 Bridging
    • configuring / Configuring Software-Based Gateway Layer 2 Bridging, Configuring bridging
    • configuration, verifying / Verifying Bridging Configuration, There's more...
  • software defined datacenter (SDDC) / Introduction
  • SpoofGuard
    • working with / Working with SpoofGuard, How to do it..., There's more...
  • SSL VPN
    • configuring / Configuring SSL VPN, How it works...
  • syslog protocol (RFC 5424) / vRealize Log Insight for NSX

T

  • TCP segmentation offload (TSO) / VXLAN Offload
  • teaming policy
    • URL / Single VTEP with LACP
  • Transit logical switch (LS-TRANSIT) / Getting ready
  • transport zone
    • Controller Disconnected Operation mode, enabling / Enabling the Controller Disconnected Operation Mode on a Transport Zone, How it works...
  • Trust on First Use (TOFU) / How it works...
  • typecast
    • URL / How it works...

U

  • Universal Controller Cluster (UCC) / Introduction
  • Universal Distributed Firewall (UDFW)
    • about / Introduction, Understanding and configuring the Universal Distributed Firewall
    • configuring / Understanding and configuring the Universal Distributed Firewall, How to do it..., There's more...
    • Universal IPSets, creating / Creating Universal IPSets
    • Universal Section, adding / Adding a web-tier-to-web-tier Universal Firewall Rule and Universal Section
    • web-tier-to-web-tier Universal Firewall Rule, adding / Adding a web-tier-to-web-tier Universal Firewall Rule and Universal Section
    • web-tier-to-app-tier Universal Firewall Rule, adding / Adding a web-tier-to-app-tier Universal Firewall Rule
    • app-tier-to-db-tier Universal Firewall Rule, adding / Adding a app-tier-to-db-tier Universal Firewall Rule
  • Universal Distributed Logical Router (UDLR) / Introduction
  • Universal Logical Router
    • creating / Creating a Universal Logical Router, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
    • deployment models / Deployment models
    • local egress / Local Egress
  • Universal Logical Switch
    • creating / Creating a Universal Logical Switch, How to do it...
    • configuring / How it works...
    • VM, adding / Adding a VM to a Universal Logical Switch, How to do it..., How it works...
  • Universal Transport Zone
    • creating / Creating a Universal Transport Zone and adding a vSphere cluster to the Universal Transport Zone, How to do it..., How it works...
    • vSphere cluster, adding / Creating a Universal Transport Zone and adding a vSphere cluster to the Universal Transport Zone, How to do it..., How it works...
  • unusable multicast address
    • URL / See also
  • user datagram protocol (UDP) / VXLAN Offload
  • user world agent (UWA) / How it works...

V

  • vCenter Managed Object Reference ID (MoRef ID)
    • about / vCenter-Managed Object Reference ID (MoRef ID)
    • references / vCenter-Managed Object Reference ID (MoRef ID)
  • vCenter server
    • registering, with NSX manager / Registering vCenter server with NSX Manager
    • NSX manager, registering / Registering the NSX Manager with the vCenter server
    • about / How it works...
  • vCenter server registration
    • service user account, creating / Creating a service user account for vCenter server registration
    • user account, creating / Creating a user account
    • SSO user account, adding as SSO administrator / Adding an SSO user account as an SSO administrator
    • NSX Manager, registering / Registering NSX Manager registration with the vCenter server, How it works...
  • virtual MAC (vMAC) / How it works...
  • virtual machine (VM)
    • connecting, to NSX logical switch / Connecting a Virtual Machine to an NSX Logical Switch, See also
    • IP discovery, configuring / Configuring IP Discovery for Virtual Machines
    • excluding, from DFW protection / Excluding Virtual Machines from DFW Protection
    • excluding, from virtual machine / There's more...
    • adding, to Universal Logical Switch / Adding a VM to a Universal Logical Switch, How to do it..., How it works...
  • Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) / How it works...
  • virtual Network Interface Card (vNIC) / Introduction
  • VMware
    • URL / Getting ready
  • VMware's Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) / How to do it...
  • VMware Compatibility Guide
    • URL / Selecting ESXi hosts and network adapters, How to do it..., Checking for Third-Party Integrations Compatibility
  • VMware Hands-on Labs
    • URL /
  • VMware installation bundles (VIBs) / Preparing a vSphere cluster for NSX, How it works...
  • VMware Internetwork Service Insertion Platform (VSIP) / ESXi host
  • VMware KB 2148511
    • URL / There's more...
  • VMware lifecycle product matrix
    • URL / See also
  • VMware NSX
    • selecting, for vSphere edition / Choosing the right VMware NSX for vSphere edition, See also
    • editions / VMware NSX editions
    • edition, evaluating /
    • Supports and subscription (SnS) / Support and Subscription (SnS)
    • VMware vRealize Log Insight, for NSX / VMware vRealize Log Insight for NSX
    • monitoring tools / VMware NSX Monitoring Tools
    • hardware VTEP gateway, integrating / Integrating Hardware VTEP Gateway with VMware NSX, How it works...
    • upgrade, preparing / Preparing for VMware NSX upgrade
    • product interoperability matrices, checking / Checking the VMware Product Interoperability Matrices
    • VMware NSX upgrade path, checking / Checking the VMware NSX upgrade path
    • third-party integrations compatibility, checking / Checking for Third-Party Integrations Compatibility
    • vSphere release notes, reviewing / Reviewing VMware NSX for vSphere Release Notes and Upgrade Documents
    • vSphere release documents, reviewing / Reviewing VMware NSX for vSphere Release Notes and Upgrade Documents
    • deprecated features, reviewing / Reviewing deprecated and discontinued features
    • discontinued features, reviewing / Reviewing deprecated and discontinued features
    • upgrade bundles, downloading / Downloading VMware NSX upgrade bundles
  • VMware NSX Controller disconnected operation mode / VMware NSX Controller Disconnected Operation Mode
  • VMware NSX Edge
    • upgrading / Upgrading VMware NSX Edge, How it works...
  • VMware NSX Hands-on Lab Advanced
    • URL /
  • VMware NSX Hands-on Lab Intro
    • URL /
  • VMware NSX host clusters
    • upgrading / Upgrading VMware NSX Host Clusters, There's more...
  • VMware NSX logical switch
    • about / VMware NSX Logical Switch and VXLAN
    • extending, to hardware VTEP Gateway / Extending VMware NSX Logical Switch to Hardware VTEP Gateway, There's more...
  • VMware NSX replication modes / VMware NSX Replication Modes
  • VMware NSX working state
    • verifying / Verifying VMware NSX working state, There's more...
    • NSX Manager virtual appliance working state, verifying / Verifying NSX Manager virtual appliance working state
    • NSX components working state, verifying / Verifying NSX components working state
    • vSphere components, verifying / Verifying vSphere components
  • VMware Product Interoperability Matrices
    • checking / Checking the VMware Product Interoperability Matrices, Checking the VMware Product Interoperability Matrices
    • URL / Checking the VMware Product Interoperability Matrices, Checking the VMware NSX upgrade path, Checking the VMware Product Interoperability Matrices
  • VMware service insertion platform (VSIP) / Distributed Firewall communication, How it works...
  • vRealize Automation (vRA) / Leveraging the DFW Applied To field
  • vRealize Log Insight (vRLI)
    • about / Introduction, vRealize Log Insight for NSX
    • configuring / Configuring vRealize Log Insight for NSX
    • references / Getting ready
    • VMware NSX, installing for vSphere Content Pack / Installing VMware NSX for the vSphere Content Pack
    • NSX Content Pack Dashboards, navigating / Navigating the NSX Content Pack Dashboards
    • DFW rules, filtering from interactive analytics menu / Filtering DFW rules from the interactive analytics menu, How it works...
  • vRealize Network Insight / vRealize Network Insight
  • vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) / How it works...
  • vRealize Orchestrator plug-in
    • using, for NSX / Using the vRealize Orchestrator plugin for NSX, How it works..., There's more...
    • VMware Product Interoperability Matrices, checking / Checking the VMware Product Interoperability Matrices
    • references / See also
  • vShield Firewall Daemon (vsfwd) / How it works...
  • VSIP I/O Control (VSIPIOCTL) / How it works...
  • vSphere
    • NSX, downloading / Downloading NSX for vSphere
  • vSphere cluster
    • preparing, for NSX / Preparing a vSphere cluster for NSX, How it works...
    • NSX, enabling in brownfield environment / Enabling NSX in a brownfield environment
  • vSphere distributed switch (vDS) / How it works...
  • vSphere edition
    • VMware NSX, selecting / Choosing the right VMware NSX for vSphere edition, See also
  • vSphere environment
    • URL / Introduction
  • vSphere installation bundle (VIB) / How it works...
  • vSphere Storage Metro Cluster (vSMC) / Using DHCP for an IP pool
  • vSphere Update Manager (VUM)
    • about / Upgrading VMware NSX Host Clusters
    • URL / Upgrading VMware NSX Host Clusters
  • vSphere Web Client plugin
    • URL / Introduction
  • VXLAN / VMware NSX Logical Switch and VXLAN
  • VXLAN Network Identifier (VNI) / Deploying the NSX Controller Cluster, VMware NSX Logical Switch and VXLAN, Configuring a VXLAN Segment ID
  • VXLAN networking
    • configuring / Configuring VXLAN Networking, Configuring VXLAN Networking, How it works..., See also
    • IP address, for VTEP VMkernel / IP address for VTEP VMkernel
    • DHCP, using for IP pool / Using DHCP for an IP pool
    • VDS teaming options, for NSX / VDS teaming options for NSX
    • VTEP, with LACP / Single VTEP with LACP
    • multi-VTEP, with route based on originating port ID / Multi-VTEP with Route Based on Originating Port ID
    • validating / Validating VXLAN and VTEP configuration
    • VTEP, configuration / Validating VXLAN and VTEP configuration
    • VXLAN VTEP VMkernel, testing / Testing VXLAN VTEP VMkernel
  • VXLAN offload / VXLAN Offload
  • VXLAN segment ID
    • configuring / Configuring a VXLAN Segment ID, How it works..., There's more...
  • VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint (VTEP) / VMware NSX Logical Switch and VXLAN

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    • URL / There's more...
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