NSX 4.x VRF Gateways – Part 2: VRF Config…

NSX 4.x VRF Gateways – Part 2: VRF Config…

Welcome to part-2 of the NSX VRF series. Part 1 of this series discussed VRF architecture and its use cases and the advantages that VRF offers over traditional routing isolation techniques. In this post, I will demonstrate VRF configuration validation to ensure things are working as expected.


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NSX 4.X VRF Issue “Overlapping Trunk VLAN on…

NSX 4.X VRF Issue “Overlapping Trunk VLAN on…

I came across an interesting issue while configuring VRF gateways in NSX 4.x. The configuration was erroring out with the message “Logical Switch trunk-vlan overlapping with another Logical Switch in the same underlying Edge host-switch is not allowed. Change VLAN configuration.”


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Are the vSAN disks encrypted or not, and is the…

Are the vSAN disks encrypted or not, and is the…

There was an internal question that came up, and I figured I would write a quick article as I had to grab some screenshots anyway. If you have vSAN Encryption – Data At Rest enabled, how do you verify the disks are actually encrypted? There are a couple of things you can do, and one […]


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Replacing the VMware Identity Manager (vIDM)…

Replacing the VMware Identity Manager (vIDM)…

Overview: Why and When to Replace the vIDM Certificate VMware Identity Manager (vIDM), also known as Workspace ONE Access, uses an SSL certificate to secure its web interface and establish trust with integrated VMware products (like vRealize/Aria Automation and Operations). Replacing this […]


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