VMware NSX Network Essentials.
Learn how to virtualize your network and discover the full potential of a Software Defined Data Center. A smarter way to use network resources begins hereAbout This Book Experience the dynamism and flexibility of a virtualized software defined data center with NSX Find out how to design your network...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Packt Publishing,
2016.
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Edición: | 1. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Copyright; Credits; Foreword; About the Author; About the Reviewer; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to Network Virtualization; The traditional network model; The three pillars of a Software Defined Data Center; Introducing the NSX-V network virtualization platform; The power of server virtualization and network virtualization; How to leverage NSX; VMware NSX features; Summary; Chapter 2: NSX Architecture; Introducing network planes; NSX vSphere components; The management plane; The control plane; Three-node controller clusters; Controller roles.
- The data planeOverlay networks; The VLAN packet; A VXLAN overview; The VXLAN frame; The inner Ethernet frame; The life of a VXLAN packet; Summary; Chapter 3: NSX Manager Installation and Configuration; NSX Manager requirements; NSX Manager installation; Understanding the key configuration details; Target
- Management and Edge cluster; Network mapping; NSX Manager virtual appliance management; Register vCenter Server with NSX Manager; Register SSO with NSX Manager; NSX Manager deployment consideration; The communication path; Network and port requirements; User roles and permissions.
- Controller requirementsThe procedure for controller IP pool creation; NSX Controller design consideration; Communication path; Network and port requirements; Controller deployment consideration; The NSX data plane; The host preparation procedure; Summary; Chapter 4: NSX Virtual Networks and Logical Router; NSX logical switches; Logical network prerequisites; Host preparation; Segment ID (VNI) pool; Steps to configure the VNI pool; Transport zone; Configuring a global transport zone; Creating logical switches; Understanding replication modes; Unicast mode packet walk.
- Design decisions for unicast mode VXLANMulticast mode packet walk; Design decisions for multicast mode VXLAN; Hybrid mode packet walk; Design decisions for hybrid mode VXLAN; Connecting virtual machines to logical switches; Testing connectivity; The Distributed Logical Router; Deploying a Distributed Logical Router; Procedure for deploying a logical router; Understanding logical interfaces; Logical router deployment considerations; Layer 2 bridges; Deploying an L2 bridge; Design considerations for the L2 bridge; Summary; Chapter 5: NSX Edge Services; Introducing Edge services.
- Introducing Edge form factorIntroducing OSP, BGP, and ISIS; Exploring Open Shortest Path First; Understanding basic OSPF terminology; Updating a topology database; Exploring Intermediate System to Intermediate System; Exploring Border Gateway Protocol; Deploying an NSX Edge gateway; Configuring OSPF on NSX Edge; Configuring OSPF routing on Distributed Logical Router; NSX routing design decisions; NSX Edge NAT; NSX Edge logical load balancer; Server pools; Virtual server; Application profile; Design considerations while load balancing; Generating a certificate; Setting up a load balancer.