Since I have a 10 Gbit switch, I thought I would test to see what sort of network throughput I can get between VMs in two scenarios – one using standard networking and one when connected using NSX logical switches. I have previously done this and noticed that the throughput when using the VTEP vmk’s … Read more
In my opinion, if you’re wanting to learn or sit exams, nothing beats practising on physical equipment. Online material is great, but you really do need to get proper hands on to fully understand all of the technology areas you’re interested in studying and certifying for. My lab has grown somewhat in the past few … Read more
Now that the NSX manager appliance is installed and set up with vCenter, it’s time to deploy the control cluster and prepare the hosts. But before we do this, we need to define IP Pools for the Controller cluster and hosts to use. Head over to Groups and Tags from within the Networking and Security … Read more
The blog is a natural progression from setting up my 2 node vSAN homelab, although I have now added a third host and done away with the witness appliance (technically my third host is now the witness, but I gain another compute node). The end result of this blog is for a VM to sit … Read more
Today I’m going to talk about setting up a 2 node vSAN witness homelab. Homelabs are important for anyone wanting to progress their knowledge, although some hardware can be quite expensive, especially if you want to work with multiple hosts! Nested environments are quite popular but I think nothing beats having physical hardware to play … Read more
*** This is no longer applicable *** I’ve always had a desire to become VCP certified in the DCV track, however as I am self employed the cost of the course has always been prohibitive. In the UK, I had been looking at prices of around £3k which is a lot of money! At work … Read more