The week before VMworld, VMware released version 6.4.2 (Build 9643711) of NSX-v. There is a lot of enhancements that Service Providers can take advantage of in this release. The focus seems to be on edge and distributed network services which translates to more power for service providers to create features upon while also meaning they […] Read More
Released: NSX-v 6.4.1 New Features and Fixes
Last week VMware released NSX-v 6.4.1 (Build 8599035) that contains a some new features and addresses a number of resolved issues from previous releases. I will go through the new features in more detail below however a key mentions is the fact that vSphere 6.7 is now supported, also meaning the vCloud Director can now […] Read More
Released: NSX-v 6.3.6
Last week VMware released NSX-v 6.3.6 (Build 8085122) that doesn’t contain any new features but addresses a number of bug fixes from previous releases. This has been done independently of any updated release of NSX-v 6.4.0 that went GA in January. This is good to see though interesting to also see that people are still […] Read More
NSX Bytes: Updated – NSX Edge Feature and Performance Matrix
For a few years now i’ve been compiling features and throughput numbers for NSX Edge Services Gateways. This started off comparing features and performance metrics between vShield Edges and NSX Edges. As the product evolves, so does it’s capabilities and given the last time I updated this was around the time of NSX-v 6.2 I thought […] Read More
NSX Bytes: NSX 6.4 UI Enhancements and Upgrade Coordinator
NSX-v 6.4 was released a couple of weeks ago and as I talked about in my launch post, there are a lot of new features and enhancements that make this release significant. A big focus for this release was around enhancing NSX’s ease of use and serviceability. There have been a number of additions to […] Read More
NSX-v 6.4.0 Released! What’s in it for Service Providers
This week VMware released NSX-v 6.4.0 (Build 7564187) and with it comes a new UI Plug-in for vSphere Client (HTML5) which includes some new dashboards including a new Update Lifecycle Manager built right into the Web Client. Reading through the release notes, for me the biggest improvements seem to be around NSX Edges and Edge […] Read More
NSX Bytes – What’s new in NSX-T 2.1
In Feburary of this year VMware released NSX-T 2.0 and with it came a variety of updates that looked to continue to push of NSX-T beyond that of NSX-v while catching up in some areas where the NSX-v was ahead. The NSBU has big plans for NSX beyond vSphere and during the NSX vExpert session we saw […] Read More
Released: NSX-v 6.3.5 and New Features and Fixes
Last week VMware released NSX-v 6.3.5 (Build 7119875) that contains a few new features and addresses a number of bug fixes from previous releases. Going through the release notes there are a lot of known issues that should be known and there are more than a few that apply to service providers…specifically there are a […] Read More
Awarded vExpert Cloud – A New vExpert Sub Program
Last week Corey Romero announced the inaugural members of the vExpert Cloud sub-program. This is the third vExpert sub-program following the vSAN and NSX programs announced last year. There are 135 initial vExpert Cloud members who have been awarded the title. As it so happens I am now a member of all three which reflects on […] Read More
Released: NSX-v 6.3.4 and Upgrade Notes and Fixes
Last week VMware released NSX-v 6.3.4 (Build 6845891) that contains no specific new features but addresses a couple of bug fixes from previous releases. Going through the release notes there are a lot of known issues that should be known and there are more than a few that apply to service providers…specifically there are a lot […] Read More