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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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Restoring a Logical Switch Backing Port Group

Every NSX logical switch created will have a corresponding dvPortGroup per vDS in vCenter Server. If the dvPortGroup backing logical switch is deleted or missing, the associated logical switch will not function. In this recipe, we will restore a missing dvPortGroup backing logical switch. If you want to simulate this, delete a dvPortGroup backing logical switch from the vSphere networking menu.

Getting ready

You should be logged into the vSphere Web Client as an Enterprise Administrator or NSX Administrator.

How to do it...

Follow the steps below to restore a missing dvPortGroup backing logical switch from the vSphere Web Client:

From the vSphere Web Client, navigate to Home | Networking & Security | Logical Switches. Make sure the desired logical switch is listed in the center pane; if it is not, the repair procedure cannot continue. Logical switches with issues will have their status as Out of sync: