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You're reading from VMware NSX Cookbook Over 70 recipes to master the network virtualization skills to implement, validate, operate, upgrade, and automate VMware NSX for vSphere

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781782174257

Length 584 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

VMware NSX

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Authors (2):

Tony Sangha

Bayu Wibowo

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with VMware NSX for vSphere FREE CHAPTER

2. Configuring VMware NSX Logical Switch Networks

3. Configuring VMware NSX Logical Routing

4. Configuring VMware NSX Layer 2 Bridging

5. Configuring VMware NSX Edge Services Gateway

6. Configuring VMware NSX Distributed Firewall (DFW) and SpoofGuard

7. Configuring Cross-vCenter NSX

8. Backing up and Restoring VMware NSX Components

9. Managing User Accounts in VMware NSX

10. Upgrading VMware NSX

11. Managing and Monitoring VMware NSX Platform

12. Leveraging the VMware NSX REST API for Management and Automation

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Configuring the NSX Components Syslog

In this recipe, we will configure NSX components logs to be sent to a syslog collector, view the logs via the console, and figure out how to download the tech support log. NSX Manager logs are extremely important during troubleshooting, and knowing where to get the appropriate log is crucial.

Getting ready

You will need to have the following access and configurations present before proceeding with this recipe:

NSX Manager deployed
Access to the NSX Manager appliance via a web client and CLI using either the console or SSH
Syslog collector available for log shipment

How to do it...

This recipe is made up of three different parts, which are as follows:

Configuring the NSX Manager Syslog
Configuring the NSX controller node Syslog
Configuring the NSX Edge Syslog

Configuring the NSX Manager syslog

You can configure NSX Manager to forward logs to an external syslog server from the NSX Manager web interface UI. Perform the following steps to forward NSX Manager logs to...