NSX

Configuring NSX Distributed IDS/IPS

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NSX IDS Configuration workflow: Enabling NSX IDSP To enable distributed IDSP for standalone hosts or clusters where traffic passes through NSX virtual network segments – VLAN-backed and overlay.  Note: The configuration flow to enable NSX-distributed IDS/IPS is as follows: Security > [Policy Management] IDS/IPS & Malware Prevention > Settings > Shared Within the Define Scope for Malware Prevention & IDS/IPS Deployment,   select the cluster … Read more

Create an NSX-T manager health check within AVI

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Create an NSX-T manager health check within AVI: As previously mentioned in this post AVI and heath check we want the ability to run an API health check against each node of the pool (NSX manager nodes). Before we create the virtual service we need to create a health monitor for the NSX-T managers. To … Read more

Load Balance NSX-T Managers using NSX-ALB (AVI)

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The NSX-T Management Cluster comprises of three NSX-T Manager nodes to provide high availability and scalability. To support a single access point for the NSX-T Manager user interface and API, you can assign a VIP address for the NSX-T Management Cluster. Once the VIP is set, any UI and API requests to NSX-T are redirected … Read more

NSX-T IDFW how-to guide: How to consume NSX-T IDFW efficiently

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I’ve had the privilege of working with VMware’s BU and the Livefire teams on an IDFW design that can be consumed at scale. Hopefully, people can make use of my findings. Note: That this design can be consumed by VDI. but in this example i’m am using RDSH. Requirements: Just some critical information in the … Read more

NSX-T IDFW how-to guide: Get NSX-T IDFW to consume a specific OU

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NSX-T IDFW (identity firewall) is a great feature that enables customers to create Active Directory group-based Distributed Firewall (DFW) rules within an NSX-T deployment. One of the biggest challenges specifically in larger Active Directory deployments is the total number of users and a total number of groups that NSX-T 3.1.x can consume. At the current … Read more

NSX-T 3.0 IDS, What makes it different from other IDS solutions? And how do I configure it?

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What Is an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Intrusion Detection (ID) is the process of monitoring for and identifying attempted unauthorized system access or manipulation. An ID system gathers and analyzes information from areas within the network to identify possible security breaches which include both intrusions (attack from outside the organization) and misuse (attack from within … Read more

NSX-T Installation: Deploy Additional NSX-T Manager Nodes from UI

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login into the MSX manager UI https://nsxmanagerip Click System -> Overview -> Add Nodes: 2Select the Compute Manager from the drop-down menu, enable SSH (if required), enter the cli and root password, DNS, NTP and select the form factor: Note: Select the same form factor as of the first NSX-T manager deployment in https://virtual-llew.com/nsx-t-deployment-deploy-nsx-t-manager/ Specify the name, … Read more