NSX-T

NSX-T Manager: Some Appliance Components Are Not Functioning Properly

Aug 4, 2022 · 5 min read · NSX-T ·

When browsing to the NSX-T Manager (3.1.3.x) interface, I see:

1Some appliance components are not functioning properly.
2Component health: MANAGER:UNKNOWN, SEARCH:UP, POLICY:UP, UI:UP, NODE_MGMT:UP.
3Error code: 101

NSX-T - Disk Space Requirements Not Met

Mar 18, 2021 · 4 min read · NSX-T ·

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Upgrading NSX-T in the lab, the Host Pre-Check came back with:

Disk space requirements not met. Please ensure 180MB free space is available in tmp partition to proceed with upgrade.

VCF 4 Multi AZ Networking

Aug 22, 2020 · 3 min read · NSX-T VCF ·

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In a VCF 4 multi AZ deployment, before stretching the cluster to AZ2, there's some manual tasks required for the T0 to peer with the ToR switches in AZ2. The process is well documented in the NSX-T Data Center Configuration for Availability Zone 2 for the Management Domain in Region A on the VVD6 documentation pages. …

VCF 4 - Failed to Validate the BGP Route Distribution

Aug 22, 2020 · 2 min read · NSX-T VCF ·

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During a VCF 4 Bring-up of a single Management Domain, the validation tests passed all OK. But during the deployment, it failed during the NSX-T tasks, specifically on the "Verify BGP Route Distribution" - "Failed to validate the BGP Route Distribution result for edge with ID ". My understanding of …

NSX-T 2.5.2 Release

Aug 2, 2020 · 1 min read · NSX-T ·

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On the 30th July, 2020, NSX-T 2.5.2 was released. Check out the release notes.

This is a minor update with almost 80 issues marked as fixed.

My VCAP-NV Design Exam Experience

Jul 10, 2020 · 4 min read · NSX-T ·

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Last month VMware released updated versions of some exams, including the VCAP-NV Design exam based on NSX-T 3.0. In the past year or so I've been working a lot more with NSX-T, but.. I'm not a real* networking guy, so I wasn't confident in taking NV exams.

After passing the VCP-NV on NSX-T 2.4 earlier in the year, I …

NSX-T Troubleshooting Tunnel Status

May 20, 2020 · 3 min read · nsx-t troubleshooting ·

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Switching between a mix of different product versions, I forget some of the specifics, and I've wasted too much time troubleshooting something that was working OK. Hopefully this saves you some time.
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NSX-T: Configure NSX-T Manager 2.5

Apr 28, 2020 · 14 min read · NSX-T ·

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If you followed the previous blog NSX-T: Deploy NSX-T Manager 2.5 with OVFtool you should have NSX-T Managers deployed.

There's a few more things we have to configure within NSX-T Manager like:

Add a compute Manager (when using vCenter)
Create IP Pools
Create Transport Zones
Create Profiles - Uplink & Transport …

NSX-T: Deploy NSX-T Manager 2.5 with OVFtool

Apr 16, 2020 · 5 min read · NSX-T ovftool ·

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If you have the NSX-T Manager OVA on a fileshare or web server you can deploy it from the vCenter GUI, or use any other deployment tool like OVFtool.

Using OVFtool to deploy NSX-T Manager is a great way to deploy a quick and repeatable configuration. It also helps to document the configuration options.

NSX-T Troubleshooting: Compute Manager Already Registered with Another NSX Manager

Apr 15, 2020 · 2 min read · NSX-T ·

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After adding a compute manager, the Registration Status shows as Not Registered, and Connection Status is Down.

This is usually caused by a previously registered NSX-T Manager to vCenter, that has been deleted. If you remove the Compute Manager via the Delete option in NSX-T Manager, it also removes the registration …