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VMware NSX Cookbook

By : Bayu Wibowo, Tony Sangha
Book Image

VMware NSX Cookbook

By: Bayu Wibowo, Tony Sangha

Overview of this book

This book begins with a brief introduction to VMware's NSX for vSphere Network Virtualization solutions and how to deploy and configure NSX components and features such as Logical Switching, Logical Routing, layer 2 bridging and the Edge Services Gateway. Moving on to security, the book shows you how to enable micro-segmentation through NSX Distributed Firewall and Identity Firewall and how to do service insertion via network and guest introspection. After covering all the feature configurations for single-site deployment, the focus then shifts to multi-site setups using Cross-vCenter NSX. Next, the book covers management, backing up and restoring, upgrading, and monitoring using built-in NSX features such as Flow Monitoring, Traceflow, Application Rule Manager, and Endpoint Monitoring. Towards the end, you will explore how to leverage VMware NSX REST API using various tools from Python to VMware vRealize Orchestrator.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Title Page
Packt Upsell
Foreword
Contributors
Preface
Index

Applying the NSX license


As described in choosing the right VMware NSX for vSphere edition, this section will describe the process of applying the license you have procured to utilize the features of NSX.

Getting ready

Things to verify before applying the NSX for vSphere license:

  • Correct license procured for installation of NSX
  • NSX has been integrated as a solution with your vSphere deployment

How to do it...

Perform the following steps to apply the NSX license to your installation:

  1. Log into the vSphere Web Client and click on Administration
  2. Click on Licenses under the Licensing section on the sidebar
  3. Select the Licenses tab and click on the plus sign:
    1. Enter your license key and click on Next
    2. Create a descriptive name for your license and click on Finish
  1. Next, select the Solutions tab and select the NSX Installation:
    1. Navigate to Actions|Assign License
    2. Select the license you added earlier and click on OK