NSX

Nested NSX Upgrading Nsx 6.0.5 to 6.1.2

In earlier blogposts I described how I build my nested NSX lab. This environment was based on NSX version 6.0.5 and in this post I will briefly show you how you can easily upgrade your NSX environment, in this case we will upgrade to version 6.

Nested Nsx Vmware Nsx on Intel Nuc Lab Setup Part 3

In the previous two posts I described how to set-up a nested ESXi environment on the Intel NUC and how to install and configure it for NSX. So in this post I assume everything is installed and configured and we can actually start deploying a network.

Nested Nsx Vmware Nsx on Intel Nuc Lab Setup Part 2

In my previous post I described how to create a nested ESXi environment, connected to a vCenter, this as a preparation to run eventually NSX. In this post we will build further on the basic set-up we created in part 1 of this series.

Nested Nsx Vmware Nsx on Intel Nuc Lab Setup Part 1

While the VMware Hands-on Labs are extremely cool and useful, I found it always very learning-full and nonetheless fun to build my own labs. To keep it fun and keep down the noise and powering costs I decided to buy some Intel NUCs, which have a good price tag and are very low on energy.

My Way to VCP NV

Today I passed the VCP-NV exam. It was my first VMware exam and it was my second try. The first one was directly after the “VMware NSX: Install Configure and Manage” course and I really didn’t know what to expect, but with the discount given to do the exam at VMworld (Barcelona) I thought let’s give it a shot.