NSX, pfSense, and OSPF
Jun12

NSX, pfSense, and OSPF

Just when I thought all of my dynamic routing dreams would come true… OSPF and pfSense fail me (somewhat). Read more!

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NSX 6.4.1 is here w/ vSphere 6.7 support and more!
May24

NSX 6.4.1 is here w/ vSphere 6.7 support and more!

Hey all – you may have been wondering why I haven’t posted about vSphere 6.7 yet.  Well, there are literally two reasons: one is that my lab runs VMware NSX (6.4.0) and so obviously with that comes more compatibility dependencies and the second is that Veeam has no support for vSphere 6.7 yet.  I know, it may seem silly to require Veeam in a lab but I simply have too many hours spent setting things up just right and...

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New packet slinger for the lab – Nexus N3K-C3048TP-1GE
Apr21

New packet slinger for the lab – Nexus N3K-C3048TP-1GE

Adding a Cisco Nexus 3K to my lab is exciting, but check this article out so you understand caveats upgrading firmware!

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NSX 6.x – Manually Remove Installation
Mar04

NSX 6.x – Manually Remove Installation

Want to fully remove NSX from your vSphere environment but your NSX Manager is no longer registered/responding? Check this article out!

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NSX 6.4 brings Layer 7 inspection to the scene!
Feb25

NSX 6.4 brings Layer 7 inspection to the scene!

Come check out the new context-aware (Layer 7) filtering in NSX 6.4!

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Rack, stack, and a little bit of a tour!
Jul10

Rack, stack, and a little bit of a tour!

Today was productive – Dell R510 and APC Smart-UPS 3000XL both racked, cabled, configured, and tested! Lab/rack tour included!

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