Upgrading / Migrating from vSphere 5.x to 6.x (6.5 , 6.7) , 7.x best practices & Approach
Migrating and Upgrading physical systems is night mare, However with VMWare vSphere its not that complicated, a proper planning will
Read morePart 6 : VMWare NSX-T Gateway Firewall configuration
This post we will cover the north – south firewall rules configuration in NSX-T. Click on security – under
Read morePart 5: VMWare NSX-T Distributed firewall configuration
Create Segments Groups First create segments groups for all web and app VM’s. the firewall policies will be
Read morePart 4: VMWare NSX-T Configuring Tier-1 and Tier-0 Gateways
Step 01 – Deploy Tier-1 Gateway Click on Networking – Connectivity – Tier-1 gateway – Add Tier-1
Read morePart 3: VMWare NSX T Edge Nodes deployment and Cluster configuration
Step 01 – Create Uplink Port Groups For edge nodes we need uplink port groups to be connected to
Read morePart 2: VMWare NSX-T Preparing Transport Nodes and Segments
Step 01 – Add vCenter server as compute Manager Click on System – Fabric – Compute Managers –
Read morePart-1 : VMWare NSX T Manager Installation and Initial Configuration
Pre-requisites Below are the pre-requisites for deploying NSX Manager. Necessary resources to deploy NSX-Manager appliance on vCenter Port
Read moreVMWare vSAN 7 Design, implementation and configuration
VMWare vSAN is the leading HCI platform which can be implemented with couple of clicks and driven completely by the
Read moreInstalling and Configuring VMWare Horizon 7.x Step by Step Guide
VMWare Horizon Delivers Desktops and Applications through a Single Platform. It transforms static desktops into secure, digital workspaces that can
Read moreBack to Basics : Install and Configure DHCP Server and Scopes
Part of the back to basics blog series created this blog to cover the installation and configuration of microsoft DHCP
Read moreBack to Basics : Creating Virtual Machine (VM) template
Back to basics series to created to help new people who are trying to adopt the virtualization and IT trends.
Read moreNetScaler Admin Partitions
NetScaler admin partitions are very useful if we need to isolate the network, traffic, virtual routing, IP overlapping and applications
Read morereset root password in vRA 7.x Appliance
Below are the steps to reset vRA appliance root password. Connect to vSphere Client and open the vRA/vRB virtual machine
Read morePart 9: vRA 7.5 fixing installation errors and configuration issues
In this post will cover the issues and the fixes which we might face during the vRA installation and configuration.
Read morePart 8: vRA 7.5 Approvals, Catalog Management and Testing Blue Prints
In this post will cover the vRA approvals , catalog management like services, catalog items and entitlements. After creating all
Read morePart 7: vRA 7.5 Infrastructure and XaaS Blue Prints Creation
This post will cover creation of Blue prints for Virtual machines and Any thing as a service (XaaS). We had
Read morePart 6: vRA 7.5 Custom Groups, End points and Reservation Configuration
In this post will cover the creation of custom groups, end points, fabric groups and reservations and why do we
Read morePart 5: vRA 7.5 Sub tenant Creation and Branding
In this post will cover the Sub tenant creation, why do we need sub tenant and branding. We will also
Read morePart 4: vRA 7.5 Initial Configuration of Default tenant and AD Directory Sync
As vRA installation and initial configuration is completed in previous posts. Will configure local vra admin accounts, integrate vra with
Read morePart 3: vRealize Automation (vRA) 7.5 Installation and IIS server Configuration
In this post we will do the initial configuration of vRA which is very crucial. Pre-requisites are given below. Please
Read morePart 2: Installing SQL for vRealize Automation (vRA) 7.5
This post will cover the SQL server installation for vRA. Please note for before starting vRA configuration and IaaS server
Read morePart 1: Deploying vRealize Automation (vRA) 7.5 Appliance
In this post will cover the first step for vRA to deploy the appliance. The pre-requisites are clearly mentioned below.
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Installing and Configuring vRealize Automation (vRA) 7.5 Step by Step Series
vRealize Automation is a cloud automation tool that accelerates the delivery of IT services through automation and pre-defined policies, providing
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VMWare NSX Active-Active Data Center Design with Global Load balancer
DataCenters are traditionally built as active – passive or production and DR from years. This is the preferred choice for
Read morevYOS Virtual Router for home Lab or SMB Configuration Steps
VyOS is a Linux-based network operating system that provides software-based network routing, firewall, and VPN functionality. This post will cover
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VMWare NSX – Collapsed DMZ Detailed Design Guide
Most of the small and medium size customers doesn’t have enough physical equipment to host the DMZ either physically separate
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VMWare NSX – DMZ Anywhere Detailed Design Guide
DMZ Anywhere takes DMZ security principles and decouples them from a traditional physical network and compute infrastructure to maximize security
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VMWare NSX Detailed Design Guide for Secured Production and DMZ use case
VMWare provides great validated designs for SDDC deployments. However, most of the organizations looks for tailored designs following the standards
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VMWare NSX-V 6.4.x Detailed Installation and Configuration Series
Managing and provisioning of networks is one of the most time-consuming process in a typical 3 tier environment. Lots of
Read morePart 5: VMWare NSX EDGE and OSPF Routing Configuration
This post will cover the installation and configuration of NSX EDGE appliance then will configure OSPF between DLR and EDGE
Read morePart 4: VMWare NSX Logical Switching and DLR Configuration
This post will cover the Logical switch creation and deploying DLR with control VM as we will use dynamic routing
Read morePart 3: VMWare NSX Cluster preparation and Controllers Installation
In this post will cover the Controller deployment, VTEP for VXLAN configuration, Cluster preparation and Transport zone creation which are
Read morePart 4: VMWare vROPS 6.7 AD & VMware Solutions Configurations
We had covered Cluster installation with HA and three nodes in the first 3 parts of this series. Will cover
Read morePart 3: VMWare vROPS 6.7 Additional Data Node Installation Steps
We had covered Deploying 3 appliances, Master and replica Nodes configuration in first 2 parts. Will cover deploying data nodes
Read morePart 2: VMWare vROPS 6.7 Replica Node Installation & HA configuration Steps
As we had installed master node in post 1 will cover configuring vROPS cluster HA and replica master node in
Read morePart 1: VMWare vROPS 6.7 First Node or Master Server Installation Steps
As we had covered all theory in the introduction post can be found here. This post will jump straight into
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VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.7 Master Replica with HA Installation & Configuration Steps
vRealize Operations Manager provides operations management with great visibility across physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures. vRealize Operations Manager (vROPS) uses
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Part 2: VMWare NSX 6.4.x Micro-Segmentation Configuration steps
Securing the Data Center with a Data Center & perimeter firewall is not enough. Last year attacks like wannacry and
Read morePart-1 : VMWare NSX Manager 6.4.x Installation and Initial Configuration
This post will cover deploying NSX Manager and initial configuration of NSX Manager. Micro-Segmentation and other configurations for NSX can
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Upgrade/Migrate from VMWare vCNS / vShield Manager 5.x to NSX 6.2.x – Methodology and Steps
Agent less antivirus is a big boon for IT admins as this simplifies most of the work by achieving the
Read moreVMWare NSX – Common Deployment Issues & Fixes V1.0
This post will cover the common NSX deployment issues or failures and fixes for those issues. We are trying to keep
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Installation and Configuration of Citrix XenDesktop & XenApp 7.17 on vSphere 6.7 Steps
Citrix VDI is the best in class when it comes to user experience, simplicity and security. HDX protocol is very
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Installation and Configuration of Citrix XenDesktop & XenApp 7.17 on Nutanix AHV Steps
XenDesktop VDI and XenApp are the products used by end users not professionals or IT admins. So the first priority
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Installing VMware vCenter Server 6.7 with an embedded Platform Services Controller guide
One of the major changes in vCenter Server Appliance 6.7 is simplifying the architecture by running all vCenter Server services
Read morePart 5 : VMWare VCenter 6.7 : VCenter 6.7 VCHA configuration
This post will cover the vCenter High Availability part (VCHA). VCHA is pretty easy to enable as its available under
Read morePart 4 : VMWare VCenter 6.7 : VCenter 6.7 Installation with External PSC
This post will cover the installation of vCenter server and pointing it to the external load balanced PSC which we
Read morePart 3 : VMWare VCenter 6.7 : PSC loadBalancing with NetScaler
In this post will cover the load balancing of PSC servers with Netscaler. If you are new to Netscaler or
Read morePart 2 : VMWare VCenter 6.7 : PSC External Certificate Installation
Once Both the PSC are installed and configured we need to Replace the Certificate on Both PSC nodes with subnet
Read morePart 1 : VMWare VCenter 6.7 : External PSC for LB Step-By-Step Installation
Having External PSC and load balancing them has become a common trend from vCenter 6.5. This post will cover the
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