NSX-T | Tier0 and Tier 1 Router

You would see many articles\blog on the title but I am putting one simplified definition for my readers. Folks who worked on NSX-v might have heard about the DLR and Edges, right? let's compare this DLR\Edge with Tier0\Tier1. DLR - it is used to connect the logical switch with ESG to exit and connect...

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NSX | BUM Explained

In network, BUM (Broadcast, Unknown-Unicast and Multicast) is the method of sending and receiving layer 2 network traffic. Let's see what is that- Broadcast Traffic - it is used to transmit a message to any reachable destination in the network without the need of knowing the receiver. When Broadcast traffic receives by switch, it send it to all the switch ports except the one it is coming from. Unknown...

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VCD | How to find an Organization name of VM(s)

One of my ex-colleague requested to share the script so, I thought to create a post and then share it. It is an awesome place to keep an information and can be accessible from anywhere, anytime. Finding Organization name of a VM in vCD is very easy in vCD GUI but when you have demand to extract a...

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PowerNSX | Create Logical Switches in bulk

Let's create multiple Logical switches in bulk with PowerNSX. Simply copy below script and paste in your Powershell(I prefer Powershell ISE) console. #Start here$NSXManagerIP = "IP Address" #Mention NSX Manager IP address here in quote(")$VCenterIP = "IP Address" #Mention vCenter Server IP address here in quote (")$NSXManagerUser = "admin" #NSX manager admin username goes here$NSXManagerPassword...

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