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VMware NSX Cookbook

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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782174257
Length 584 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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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 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

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:

  1. 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:

  1. Click the Out of sync status link to find more...
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