The Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) managed service is included as part of the basic offering of VMware Cloud on AWS. Users can run, deploy, manage, and operate Kubernetes clusters on top of VMware Cloud on AWS, like they can with on-premises vSphere. The SDDC console provides a mechanism to enable…
DHCP can be turned on for each segment during the provisioning process. On a new tier-1 gateway, DHCP can’t be configured until the DHCP profile is set on it. To enable DHCP on a newly created Tier-1 gateway, edit the Tier-1 gateway configurations under Networking and Tier-1 Gateways. Then click…
The steps involved to do this are as follows: Figure 7.55 – The HCX Migration section Figure 7.56 – The HCX migration group application selection Figure 7.57 – HCX migration resource mappingNOTEHCX supports different migration types beyond vMotion. Bulk Migration uses vSphere Replication to replicate the VM data and requires…
Figure 7.32 – HCX compute profile resource activation Figure 7.33 – Select Deployment Resources and Reservations Figure 7.34 – Select Management Network Profile Figure 7.35 – Select a vSphere replication profileNOTEIt’s possible to pair HCX appliances either using the internet or DX. If you would like to leverage DX for…
14. After deploying and entering the credentials, the vSphere Client will have a new HCX plugin. The migration and site pairing configurations will be done from the plugin. To access it in the vSphere Client, click on Menu and select HCX, as shown in the following screenshot: Figure 7.24 –…
The VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) service enables users to connect and migrate workloads from on-premises to VMware Cloud on AWS and back again, or from VMware Cloud on AWS to/from another VMware Cloud vSphere-based environment. HCX has a number of unique features that help to address the most sophisticated…
In this chapter, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies involved in configuring integrated services. These services encompass the NSX Advanced security service, which offers a Layer 7 firewall and Intrusion Prevention System/Intrusion Detection System (IPS/IDS) security features. Additionally, you will explore VMware HCX, VMware Aria Operations for…
After the service mesh has been successfully deployed, users can continue configuring the network extension service.The Layer 2 extension service is a unique capability of VMware HCX, powering live migration of workloads with uninterrupted network connectivity. A Layer 2 network extension enables you to retain an original IP address by…
VMware Aria Operations for Logs aggregates logs from all infrastructure-related services in VMware Cloud on AWS, such as vCenter, ESXi, NSX, and the SDDC console. It is automatically preconfigured for all services. From the Cloud Service console, navigate to Services and select VMware Aria Operations for Logs. Once inside the…
Port mirroring allows us to copy and redirect packets to a destination monitoring device. This is useful for monitoring and analyzing specific traffic in use cases such as the following: Port mirroring configuration includes specifying the traffic to be monitored (referred to as the source) and determining the direction in…
