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VMware NSX Cookbook
VMware NSX Cookbook

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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VMware NSX Cookbook

Configuring VMware NSX Logical Switch Networks

In this chapter, you will learn how to configure VMware NSX Logical Switch Networks. We will be looking at the following recipes:

  • Configuring VXLAN networking
  • Configuring a VXLAN segment ID
  • Creating a NSX Transport Zone
  • Creating a NSX Logical Switch
  • Connecting a Virtual Machine to an NSX Logical Switch
  • Testing an NSX Logical Switch
  • Enabling the Controller Disconnected Operation Mode on a Transport Zone

By now, you should have a vSphere cluster that has been prepared for NSX, added the vSphere cluster onto a Virtual Distributed Switch for VXLAN, and have the physical network ready for VXLAN.

Introduction

In this chapter, we will show you how to configure and prepare the vSphere cluster for VXLAN and create a logical switch network. Before getting into the recipes, here is background information on VXLAN and other VMware NSX objects that are related to it.

VMware NSX Logical Switch and VXLAN

The VMware NSX logical switch is a layer 2 broadcast domain that is implemented using VXLAN (Virtual eXtensible LAN) overlay network. VXLAN is standardized in IETF RFC 7348 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7348). VXLAN adds 50 bytes on top of the original Ethernet frame (with a standard of 1,500 bytes) and encapsulates the source Ethernet frame in a new UDP packet. The 50 bytes consist of:

  • 8 bytes VXLAN header added on top...

Configuring VXLAN Networking

The VXLAN VIB is installed as part of the NSX host preparation but it is not ready to use until we configure VXLAN networking. In this recipe, we will prepare a vSphere cluster for VXLAN:

Attributes

Value

vDS

RegionA01-vDS-COMP

VLAN

130

MTU

1,600

VMKNic IP addressing

IP Pool

IP pool details

Name: VTEP_RegionA01-COMP01

Gateway: 192.168.130.1

Prefix Length: 24

Static IP Pool: 192.168.130.51-192.168.130.53

VMKNic teaming policy

Failover

VTEP

1

Getting ready

To configure VXLAN networking, the following prerequisites need to be satisfied:

  • The NSX Manager must be deployed.
  • The NSX controllers must be deployed.
  • The vSphere cluster should be prepared...

Configuring a VXLAN Segment ID

In this recipe, we will configure a VXLAN segment ID. In a physical network with VLAN, a ID or VLAN ID is required for each VLAN segment. Similar to VLAN, VXLAN requires an ID for each VXLAN segment that will be used by NSX logical switches. The VXLAN segments are identified by a 24-bit VXLAN network identifier (VNI) or segment ID in VMware NSX. In this example, we will configure a segment ID range of 10,000-15,000 with an optional multicast IP address range of 239.1.0.1-239.1.63.254.

Getting ready

VMware NSX VNIs (segment IDs) are between 5,000-167,772,15. As per vSphere maximum configurations, the maximum static/dynamic port groups per vCenter is 10,000; therefore, up to 10,000 VNIs per NSX...

Creating a NSX Transport Zone

An NSX transport zone container can be created before a logical switch. In this recipe, we will create a unicast transport zone called RegionA01_TZ and add the RegionA01-COMP cluster to be part of the transport zone:

Getting ready

By now, you should have a vSphere cluster with the VXLAN and segment ID range configured, as covered in previous recipes. When creating a transport zone, a replication mode must be chosen. See the Introduction section to understand the replication mode options and what to consider.

Once a replication mode has been chosen, you can still change it later in the transport zone level by editing the created transport zone. For example, you can create a unicast transport zone...

Creating a NSX Logical Switch

In this recipe, you will learn how to create a logical switch in NSX. In this example, four logical switches will be created on an existing transport zone, RegionA01_TZ:

Getting ready

To configure a logical switch, the following prerequisites need to be satisfied:

  • The segment ID must be configured; the segment ID range 10,000–15,000 was configured in the previous recipe
  • The transport zone should be created; we created the RegionA01_TZ transport zone in the previous recipe
  • The vSphere cluster(s) should be added into the transport zone; we added the RegionA01-COMP cluster into the RegionA01_TZ transport zone during the transport zone creation in the previous recipe
  • When using hybrid or...

Connecting a Virtual Machine to an NSX Logical Switch

In the previous recipes, we have prepared the VXLAN networking, starting with configuring VXLAN, configuring the segment ID, creating the transport zone, and creating logical switches. This recipe will show you how to connect two VMs, web-01a and web-02a, to a logical switch called Web-Tier:

Getting ready

For this recipe, you will need a VM and a logical switch that you want to connect to.

How to do it...

Follow these steps to connect a virtual machine to a logical switch:

  1. Navigate to Networking & Security | Logical...

Testing an NSX Logical Switch

In the previous recipes, we demonstrated how to configure VXLAN, create a logical switch, and connect a VM to a logical switch. But we have not covered how to test the VXLAN logical switch connectivity. In this recipe, you will learn how to test and validate the NSX logical switch connectivity.

Getting ready

You will need to have at least an NSX logical switch created before we can test. VM is not mandatory; you can test a NSX logical switch even without a VM attached to it. The NSX plugin in the vSphere web client can perform a logical switch ping and the broadcast test.

How to do it...

...

Enabling the Controller Disconnected Operation Mode on a Transport Zone

As covered in the introduction, CDO mode provides additional control plane resiliency during controller connectivity and controller cluster unavailability. With CDO mode enabled, VMs can be moved between ESXi hosts without data plane disruption, even if the whole controller cluster is down. In this recipe, we will show you how to enable CDO mode on a transport zone in NSX.

Getting ready

CDO mode is disabled by default in NSX. To enable CDO mode, the following prerequisites need to be satisfied:

  • NSX is running on Version 6.3.0 or later
  • The vSphere cluster has been prepared for NSX with VXLAN configured
  • The NSX transport zone has been created
  • The vSphere...
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Key benefits

  • Over 70 practical recipes created by two VCIX-NV certified NSX experts
  • Explore best practices to deploy, operate, and upgrade VMware NSX for vSphere
  • Leverage NSX REST API using various tools from Python in VMware vRealize Orchestrator

Description

This book begins with a brief introduction to VMware's NSX for vSphere Network Virtualization solutions and how to deploy and configure NSX components and features such as Logical Switching, Logical Routing, layer 2 bridging and the Edge Services Gateway. Moving on to security, the book shows you how to enable micro-segmentation through NSX Distributed Firewall and Identity Firewall and how to do service insertion via network and guest introspection. After covering all the feature configurations for single-site deployment, the focus then shifts to multi-site setups using Cross-vCenter NSX. Next, the book covers management, backing up and restoring, upgrading, and monitoring using built-in NSX features such as Flow Monitoring, Traceflow, Application Rule Manager, and Endpoint Monitoring. Towards the end, you will explore how to leverage VMware NSX REST API using various tools from Python to VMware vRealize Orchestrator.

Who is this book for?

If you are a security and network administrator and looking to gain an intermediate level for network and security virtualization, then this book is for you. The reader should have a basic knowledge with VMware NSX.

What you will learn

  • Understand, install, and configure VMware NSX for vSphere solutions
  • Configure logical switching, routing, and Edge Services Gateway in VMware NSX for vSphere
  • Learn how to plan and upgrade VMware NSX for vSphere
  • Learn how to use built-in monitoring tools such as Flow Monitoring, Traceflow, Application Rule Manager, and Endpoint Monitoring
  • Learn how to leverage the NSX REST API for management and automation using various tools from Python to VMware vRealize Orchestrator
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Getting Started with VMware NSX for vSphere Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Configuring VMware NSX Logical Switch Networks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Configuring VMware NSX Logical Routing Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Configuring VMware NSX Layer 2 Bridging Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Configuring VMware NSX Edge Services Gateway Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Configuring VMware NSX Distributed Firewall (DFW) and SpoofGuard Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Configuring Cross-vCenter NSX Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Backing up and Restoring VMware NSX Components Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Managing User Accounts in VMware NSX Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Upgrading VMware NSX Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Managing and Monitoring VMware NSX Platform Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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