Book description
Learn how to virtualize your network and discover the full potential of a Software Defined Data Center. A smarter way to use network resources begins here
About This Book
- Experience the dynamism and flexibility of a virtualized software defined data center with NSX
- Find out how to design your network infrastructure based on what your organization needs
- From security to automation, discover how NSX's impressive range of features can unlock a more effective and intelligent approach to system administration
Who This Book Is For
If you're a network administrator and want a simple but powerful solution to your network virtualization headaches, look no further than this fast-paced, practical guide.
What You Will Learn
- Deep dive into NSX-v Manager, Controller deployment, and design decisions
- Get to know the strategies needed to make decisions on each mode of VXLAN that is based on physical network design
- Deploy Edge Gateway and leverage all the gateway features and design decisions
- Get to grips with NSX-v Security features and automate security
- Leverage Cross VC, identify the benefits, and work through a few deployment scenarios
- Troubleshoot an NSX-v to isolate problems and identify solutions through a step-by-step process
In Detail
VMware NSX is at the forefront of the software-defined networking revolution. It makes it even easier for organizations to unlock the full benefits of a software-defined data center ? scalability, flexibility ? while adding in vital security and automation features to keep any sysadmin happy. Software alone won't power your business ? with NSX you can use it more effectively than ever before, optimizing your resources and reducing costs.
Getting started should be easy ? this guide makes sure it is. It takes you through the core components of NSX, demonstrating how to set it up, customize it within your current network architecture. You'll learn the principles of effective design, as well as some things you may need to take into consideration when you're creating your virtual networks. We'll also show you how to construct and maintain virtual networks, and how to deal with any tricky situations and failures.
By the end, you'll be confident you can deliver, scale and secure an exemplary virtualized network with NSX.
Style and approach
This book provides you with an introduction to software-defined networking with VMware NSX. Focusing on the most essential elements, so you can put your knowledge into practice quickly, it's a guide dedicated to anyone who understands that sometimes real-world problems require virtualized solutions.
Table of contents
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VMware NSX Network Essentials
- VMware NSX Network Essentials
- Credits
- Foreword
- About the Author
- About the Reviewer
- www.PacktPub.com
- Preface
- 1. Introduction to Network Virtualization
- 2. NSX Architecture
- 3. NSX Manager Installation and Configuration
- 4. NSX Virtual Networks and Logical Router
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5. NSX Edge Services
- Introducing Edge services
- Introducing Edge form factor
- Introducing OSP, BGP, and ISIS
- Deploying an NSX Edge gateway
- Configuring OSPF on NSX Edge
- Configuring OSPF routing on Distributed Logical Router
- NSX routing design decisions
- NSX Edge NAT
- NSX Edge logical load balancer
- Design considerations while load balancing
- Generating a certificate
- Setting up a load balancer
- Virtual Private Network
- Summary
- 6. NSX Security Features
- 7. NSX Cross vCenter
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8. NSX Troubleshooting
- NSX Manager installation and registration issues
- Troubleshooting NSX Manager
- VMware Installation Bundle
- Control plane and data plane log collection
- NSX Controller log collection
- NSX user world agents
- Collecting centralized logs from NSX Manager
- VXLAN troubleshooting
- Packet capturing and analysis
- NSX upgrade checklist and planning order
- The future of NSX
- Summary
- References
Product information
- Title: VMware NSX Network Essentials
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2016
- Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
- ISBN: 9781782172932
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