Network

Configure IPSec VPN on VMware NSX

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NSX edge supports site to site IPSec VPN to remote sites. You can configure multiple internal networks to connect to through the VPN tunnel. Subnets and internal networks behind the NSX edge must not have overlapping addresses. The size of the edge device determines the number of tunnels that are supported. The number of tunnels needed can be found out by using a simple equation of : “local subnets x peer subnets = number of tunnels needed”. Below is a chart taken from the NSX Administrator’s Guide outlining the number of IPSec tunnels that a edge device can handle depending on the size and also the supported algorithms.

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Road to VCAP6-NV: Objective 2.3 – Configure and Manage Routing

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In this blog post I will cover section 2 objective 2.3 of the VCAP6-NV Deploy exam.

Objective 2.3 – Configure and Manage Routing

  • Deploy the appropriate NSX Edge (ESG/LDR) device according to a deployment plan
  • Configure centralized and distributed routing
  • Configure default gateway parameters
  • Configure static routes
  • Select and configure appropriate dynamic routing protocol according to a deployment plan:
    • OSPF
    • BGP
    • IS-IS
  • Configure route redistribution to support a multi-protocol environment

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Configure DNS on VMware NSX Edge

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A NSX edge can be used to relay name resolution requests from clients to external DNS servers. As the NSX relay these requests, it caches the response from the DNS server. In this blog post, I will show you how to configure the DNS servers on the NSX edge.

First, navigate the Networking & Security.

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Configure DHCP Services in VMware NSX

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One of the services that the NSX Edge (ESG) provides is IP address pooling and one-to-one static IP address allocation and external DNS services. NSX Edge listens to the internal interface for DHCP requests and uses the internal interface IP as the default gateway for clients. In this post, I’ll show you how to configure DCHP on the NSX Edge to provide IP addresses to clients on a logical switch.

First, navigate to Networking & Security > NSX Edges and select you ESG. Then navigate to Manage > DHCP > Pools. Under Pools, click the green “+”.

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Deploying NSX Manager 6.3

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In this blog post we will be deploying the NSX manager appliance. This is the first step in beginning to deploy NSX in your VMware environment. First things first, after downloading the NSX OVA file, right click on the cluster you want to deploy the appliance in and click Deploy OVF Template. Browse to and select the NSX OVA file and click Next.

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