Author Archives: Michael Wright

NSX-T Identity Firewall

Today we will be taking a look at the NSX-T Identity Firewall (IDFW) feature. Specifically, we will focus on Active Directory SIDs, how the IDFW service obtains them and ultimately, how IDFW rules must be constructed to leverage them appropriately. Configuration The workflow to enable Identity Firewall in NSX-T 3.1 may be found here, andContinueContinue reading “NSX-T Identity Firewall”

NSX-T Failure Domains

Since their inclusion in NSX-T 2.5, failure domains are often a topic of discussion during the planning phase of NSX-T deployments. In today’s post, we’ll take a deeper look at failure domains to clarify how they are used and the service they provide. NSX-T Service Routers Before we being discussing failure domains, let’s first takeContinueContinue reading “NSX-T Failure Domains”

NSX-T Bridging 101 – Part Two: A Comparison between virtual and physical

In Part Two, we look at the VLAN side of the NSX-T bridge, with a specific emphasis on how a VSS/VDS handles traffic in contrast to a physical switch. A detailed look at Edge Node architecture for bridging and traffic flows is also included.