This blog series extends my NSX Bytes Blog Posts to include a more detailed look at how to deploy NSX 6.1.x into an existing vCloud Director Environment. Initially we will be working with vCD 5.5.x which is the non SP Fork of vCD, but as soon as an upgrade path for 5.5.2 -> 5.6.x is […] Read More
NSX vCloud Retrofit: Intro and VSM to NSX Manager Upgrade
Part 1: Intro and VSM to NSX Manager Upgrade Part 2: NSX Manager Configuration and vCD VSE Deployment Validation Part 3: Controller Deployment, Host Preparation and VXLAN Config Part 4: Overlapping Networks in vCD with NSX Virtual Wires I’ve been working over the past 6 months on and off looking at how to best fit NSX into existing […] Read More
NSX Bytes: Deploying vShield Endpoint with NSX Manager
I recently had to deploy a solution into our Labs that required the installation of vShield Endpoint VMs to facilitate a 3rd Party service. No worries there…but when I logged into the Lab I was faced with an updated vShield Manager instance which was now NSX Manager…Where the heck do you deploy Endpoints? Where is the […] Read More
NSX Bytes: Upgrading vShield Manager with NSX Bundle Fails
This is a really quick NSX Byte..but one that could save you some head scratching when looking to upgrade your vShield Manager to the NSX Manager. If you get the following error while trying to upload the VSM to NSX Manager Upgrade Bundle: The Following error occurred: Invalid file ‘VMware-vShield-Manager-upgrade-bundle-to-NSX-6.0.4-1752381.gz’ Open up a Command Prompt […] Read More
Upgrading vShield Manager 5.0.x – A Leap of Faith Upgrade
Having recently just completed the upgrading our vCloud Platform from 1.5 to 5.1 I thought it best to share my experiences around the upgrading of the vShield Manager Component of the vCloud Suite. There are plenty or reference articles out there on the on the general flakiness of the vShield Product and it certainly appears […] Read More
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