Adventures in architectures
So we have covered the typical challenges of a multi-tenant network and designed a solution to one of these, it’s time to get down to the bones of it and do some configuration! Let’s implement it in the lab, I have set up an NSX ESG Cust_1-ESG and an NSX DLR control VM Cust_1-DLR with […]
Based on my last post, you’ll understand some of the challenges that are faced with traditional approaches to datacenter networking so let’s get into the high-level conceptual design here of how we might solve one of these problems. Most service providers have or are at least familiar with using MPLS for customer segregation in a […]
As of late, i’ve been getting my feet wet in more networking things – Firstly out of necessity, but it has grown into a genuine area of interest to me. I have a homelab that I generally like to simulate a production working environment in, but I thought I had a neat opportunity to lab […]
Just a quick link referral today, I had the privilege to be interviewed by the great guys over at OpenTechCast during the UK VMUG in Birmingham a while back about the recent datacenter networking article, more in the pipeline as well as system architecture and design, also a nice little prod at the end about […]
I had a bit of a storage outage in my lab due to a funky behaviour on the Synology that I use as primary storage for all my VMs: Today I Learned: Adding IP address to interfaces on Synology causes reboots :/ Lab now in not such great shape. 80 VMs with APD. #vExpert — […]
Over the last 12 months my posting has been dialled back, this isn’t for lack of wanting or ideas, mainly a lack of time and mental bandwidth. Reason being, I have been designing and implementing a new cloud platform (namely “STC”1https://www.novosco.com/cloud-solutions/single-tenant-cloud) for my employer, Novosco – as with any new service or product this requires […]
I’ve been putting off doing VCAP level exams for a long time, probably longer than I should have in hind-sight. But a month ago I took my brave pills and booked what would be my first VCAP level exam: VCIX6-NV. So the date was set and I have been studying in pretty much all the […]
I protect any account I have with two factor auth, at least the ones that support it (this site for example has 2FA for admin logon), it’s not that inconvenient (especially not with Authy/Duo) and greatly increases security of your critical accounts. Let’s start with the endgame: However, I haven’t protected my publicly accessible firewall […]
I swapped out my single Fortigate 100D at home a while back for a cluster of two in active/passive, as part of this migration, that I have written about before I needed to terminate any DHCP or PPPoE interfaces on a different piece of kit than the clustered firewalls. I have had this in the […]
A quick one today, VMware have released the names of those chosen to receive the “vExpert NSX 2016” and “vExpert VSAN 2016” titles, which are one of a few new vExpert tracks for specialising in particular areas. I’m very lucky and proud to have been chosen for these lists alongside some of the smartest and […]
