Category: VMware NSX

VMware VCAP6-NV Exam Experience
On the 15th December 2016, I sat the VMware VCAP6-NV exam. I successfully passed giving me a VCAP trifecta in Network Virtualisation, Desktop and Mobility, and Data Centre Virtualisation. This VCAP was outside my comfort zone as it’s a full-on networking exam working on live kit. This isn’t a multi-choice exam that can be brain-dumped off ...

VCAP6-NV (3V0-643) Study Guide – Part 22. The Final Chapter: Administer and Execute calls using the VMware NSX vSphere API.
This is the final blog of the series I am writing covering the exam prep guide for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Network Virtualisation Deployment (3V0-643) VCAP6-NV certification. The reference guide for the entire blog series is here. At the time of writing there is no VCAP Design exam stream, thus you’re automatically granted the ...

VCAP6-NV (3V0-643) Study Guide – Part 21. Troubleshoot VMware NSX Edge Services Issues .
This is part 21 of 22 blogs I am writing covering the exam prep guide for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Network Virtualisation Deployment (3V0-643) VCAP6-NV certification. At the time of writing there is no VCAP Design exam stream, thus you’re automatically granted the new VMware Certified Implementation Expert 6 – Network Virtualisation (VCIX6-NV) ...

VCAP6-NV (3V0-643) Study Guide – Part 20. Troubleshoot VMware NSX Connectivity Issues.
This is part 20 of 22 blogs I am writing covering the exam prep guide for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Network Virtualisation Deployment (3V0-643) VCAP6-NV certification. At the time of writing there is no VCAP Design exam stream, thus you’re automatically granted the new VMware Certified Implementation Expert 6 – Network Virtualisation (VCIX6-NV) ...

Locked out of VMware vCenter Server by the NSX Distributed Firewall?
You enabled the Distributed Firewall by changing the default rule to DENY but forgot to exclude the virtual vCenter Server first. Now you are locked out. Yup this happend in my lab tonight after a redeploy of NSX and enabling the DFW. There is a way to resolve this situation via the Rest API as per ...

VCAP6-NV (3V0-643) Study Guide – Part 19. Troubleshoot Common VMware NSX Installation/Configuration Issues
This is part 19 of 20+ blogs I am writing covering the exam prep guide for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Network Virtualisation Deployment (3V0-643) VCAP6-NV certification. At the time of writing there is no VCAP Design exam stream, thus you’re automatically granted the new VMware Certified Implementation Expert 6 – Network Virtualisation (VCIX6-NV) ...

VCAP6-NV (3V0-643) Study Guide – Part 18. Configure and Manage NSX Universal Logical Security Objects.
This is part 18 of 20+ blogs I am writing covering the exam prep guide for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Network Virtualisation Deployment (3V0-643) VCAP6-NV certification. At the time of writing there is no VCAP Design exam stream, thus you’re automatically granted the new VMware Certified Implementation Expert 6 – Network Virtualisation (VCIX6-NV) ...

VCAP6-NV (3V0-643) Study Guide – Part 17. NSX Universal Logical Network Objects.
This is part 17 of 20+ blogs I am writing covering the exam prep guide for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Network Virtualisation Deployment (3V0-643) VCAP6-NV certification. At the time of writing there is no VCAP Design exam stream, thus you’re automatically granted the new VMware Certified Implementation Expert 6 – Network Virtualisation (VCIX6-NV) ...

VCAP6-NV (3V0-643) Study Guide – Part 16. VMware Cross-vCenter NSX.
This is part 16 of 20+ blogs I am writing covering the exam prep guide for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Network Virtualisation Deployment (3V0-643) VCAP6-NV certification. At the time of writing there is no VCAP Design exam stream, thus you’re automatically granted the new VMware Certified Implementation Expert 6 – Network Virtualisation (VCIX6-NV) ...

VCAP6-NV (3V0-643) Study Guide – Exam Objective Reference Guide
Update October 2019. From the stats I can see this blog series is still getting hammered for reference. Share the site for others to find it. Appreciate that. I don’t mind paying the domain fees then! Hope you enjoyed the series. Cheers Clint. I’m currently working for Supply Services Limited, New Zealand, as their IT & ...