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IDS IPS on NSX-T for East-West Traffic and Automating it via Terraform

Introduction This blog will discuss on how an IPS and IDS for East-West traffic will work in NSX-T. The blog also elaborates on steps required to enable and configure IDS/IPS through Terraform and the necessary steps required to configure on the NSX-T Manager to protect the VMs on the host enabled for it. In order Continue reading
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L2VPN Between On-Premises to VMC on AWS

Introduction In this blog, we will discuss the extension of layer-2 from on premises (legacy DC) to new data centers either on cloud like AVS, VMC on AWS, GCVE, OCVMS, and on new premises DC based on NSX-T. This solution is very useful incase, VMs need to be migrated from old DC to new DC, Continue reading
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Infrastructure as a Code- Configuring Tier-0 Gateway HA VIP using Terraform

Introduction In this blog, we will configure Tier-0 gateway as active-standby and leverage the HA VIP to configure static routing and VIP address on it using terraform. We have already discussed about terraform couple of times. Please refer below blogs, in which we already showcased configuration of NSX-T logical constructs using terraform (https://vxlearners.com/2023/09/08/infrastructure-as-a-code-automating-nsx-t-via-terraform/) Topology Diagram Continue reading
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Infrastructure as a Code- Automating integration of NSX-T with NSX ALB via Terraform-Part-3

In the first blog, we had successfully deployed NSX-T logical segments, Tier-1 gateway, and a DHCP server using terraform. We had also used existing Tier-0 gateway, edge cluster, transport zone. BGP is already configured between tier-0 gateway and upstream router. (https://vxlearners.com/2024/01/25/infrastructure-as-a-code-automating-integration-of-nsx-t-with-nsx-alb-via-terraform-part-1/). In the last blog, we have successfully deployed NSX-T, vSphere user credentials, a NSX-T cloud Continue reading
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Infrastructure as a Code- Automating integration of NSX-T with NSX ALB via Terraform-Part-2

In the last blog, we configured NSX-T logical components which are essential to configure the NSX-T cloud connector in the NSX ALB Controller like logical segments, Tier-1 gateway, and DHCP server via Terraform(https://vxlearners.com/2024/01/25/infrastructure-as-a-code-automating-integration-of-nsx-t-with-nsx-alb-via-terraform-part-1/). In our environment, Tier-0 gateway, Edge Cluster, and transport zones were already configured. We have leveraged the existing NSX-T and vSphere components.(We Continue reading
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Infrastructure as a Code- Automating integration of NSX-T with NSX ALB via Terraform-Part-1

Automation is imperative in today’s era to ease the responsibility of engineers and to avoid manual errors. In this blog, we will cover all necessary configuration required to integrate NSX-T with NSX-ALB (AVI Controller) via terraform. We have already touch based on the basic building blocks of terraform required to configure NSX-T via it .Please Continue reading
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vCD integration with NSX ALB part 3

In the first blog, we configured the pre-requisites required to configure the NSX-T cloud connector in the NSX ALB Controller like logical segments, Tier-1, Tier-0 gateway, and necessary credentials required by NSX-ALB to configure AVI SEs in vCD OrgVDC. We had also configured the NSX-T cloud connector in the NSX-ALB, which would be consumed by Continue reading
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vCD integration with NSX ALB part 2

In the last blog, we showcased the pre-requisites required to configure the NSX-T cloud connector in the NSX ALB Controller like logical segments, Tier-1, Tier-0 gateway, and necessary credentials required by NSX-ALB to configure AVI SEs in vCD OrgVDC. We had also configured the NSX-T cloud connector in the NSX-ALB along with it, we had Continue reading
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vCD integration with NSX ALB Part 1

It is the time to enhance our knowledge in integrating vCD with other VMware products like NSX ALB. During the initial configuration of vCD with NSX-T, we explored different concepts like creating vAPP segments without and with “Data Center Groups”. However, it is time to fasten our seat belts and work on different services vCD Continue reading
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Infrastructure as a Code- Automating NSX-T via Terraform

When I started learning “Automation”, I was always told about the mis-concepts of it like Automation will kill your job? Why Automation? Why a Network engineer should learn automation. However, when I got the opportunity to enhance my skills in automation like configuring “SNMP”, “Access-lists” and “Vlan’s” then I came across its actual value. In Continue reading






